UN General Assembly
1947

The French delegation thinks it futile and dangerous to dissimulate the extent and gravity of the crisis towards which we have been moving for some time and which is now patent. The very existence of the United Nations Organization is at stake; at any rate, its structure and its effectiveness. In these circumstances, we must speak coolly, but clearly. If we do so, the spirit of conciliation and mutual understanding upon which the United Nations was founded can and must survive.