UN General Assembly
1962

5. In the introduction to his annual report (A/5201/ Add.1] the Secretary-General states .that the past year has been a critical period in. the life of the Organization. The reasons for this statement are well known to all of us, but it is a source of confidence and hope that even in this critical period the United Nations has continued its activities, and that they have resulted in certain important achievements, in various fields. In this connexion, I would like to express the great satisfaction of my Government at the solution of a problem longstanding on the agenda of the United Nations, a solution which has resulted in the independence and sovereignty of Algeria, as a great contribution not only in ending a "hot war", but also in establishing the right of a heroic nation. The realistic policy followed in this connexion by France has never been ignored nor left unappreciated by the Afghan Government. The role played by United Nations deliberations in this problem has been historic, and great.