UN General Assembly
1955

20. San Francisco did one thing if it did not do anything else: that was to proclaim to the world that behind the four statesmen, the heads of the four great countries, who were to meet at Geneva shortly thereafter, was the goodwill of the nations of the world and the expectation of these nations that the statesmen, in spite of all the difficulties that faced them, would make a beginning and open a road towards co-operation. It was also the hope of San Francisco that in that other, and perhaps more proximate, centre of difficulty in the Far East, a similar road would be opened. We proclaimed these hopes at San Francisco. I am happy to think that we are still on that course. And while the pace of our travels may not be satisfactory to some, it is a matter of congratulation that there are no roadblocks on the way yet.