UN General Assembly
1961

4. I should like to pay a tribute of respect and admiration to the memory of Mr. Dag Hammarskjold, the late Secretary-General of the United Nations. Mr. Hammarskjold was not only the administrative head of this Organization; he also fulfilled highly responsible functions in international life. By the vigour of Ms action and the exceptional qualities he displayed in the fulfilment of his task, Mr. Hammarskjold became in this Organization an official whom it was difficult to replace, and his death in the line of duty constitutes a loss the magnitude of which will be fully realized as time goes by and all that his activities meant for peace becomes clear,