UN General Assembly
1961

44. About the current controversy regarding the reorganization of the office of the Secretary-General I have this to say. We are aware that the substantially increased membership of the Organization, and the rapid expansion of its activities, may make some administrative reorganization of the Secretariat desirable. But we feel that this could be achieved without sacrificing or undermining the authority, independence and international character of the office of the Secretary-General, as prescribed by the Charter. We do not believe that the substitution of one Secretary-General by a triumvirate body with possible veto rights will in any way strengthen the executive arm of the Organization. We feel that the result of such a step would be to carry the political and ideological differences, from which the world is unfortunately suffering today, into the executive organ of the United Nations and thereby paralyse its effective and impartial functioning.