UN General Assembly
1966

117. Mr. President, let me begin by congratulating you on your unanimous election to the office of President and by wishing you every success In your conduct of the debates at this important session of the General Assembly. 118. Argentina Is attending the present session of the United Nations General Assembly at a very crucial juncture in its history. A nation which Is unswervingly dedicated to peace and liberty has decided to become the master of Its own destiny. This means the modernization of its institutions and a firm determination to avail itself of the most up-to-date facilities in order to achieve a high level of technological development and the greatest possible economic efficiency, It also requires a profound social sense which will enable all Argentinians to share In the material well-being and in the benefits of knowledge and culture. This genuinely revolutionary process epitomizes the will of a people which is prepared to change the present in order to build a more prosperous and befitting future.