UN General Assembly
1947

Another organ of the United Nations is the Trusteeship Council. It has made an inspiring beginning in its work. As a member of that body I can bear personal witness that the tone, the atmosphere, the earnestness, and the responsibility of the deliberations of this Council are of the very highest order. I have no doubt whatever that this Council will do great and lasting weak on behalf of the peoples of the Trust Territories and we supervise their steady and orderly progress towards self-government. All these things are good and we must never forget them. All these things are extremely good, and they offer and will continue to offer high hopes to all right-thinking people. But they are not good enough.