UN General Assembly
1962

2. Let me at the outset also pay my homage to the Acting Secretary-General and to his collaborators, both in the Secretariat and in the specialized agencies, for their self-denying labours in the vineyards of peace and human progress, U Thant was placed at the helm of this great ship when her captain was stricken down by a cruel and, as yet, mysterious fate. With patient skill, he has managed to navigate the stormy waves which had threatened the life of this Organization, and thus he has deservedly earned our admiration.