UN General Assembly
1971

217. Our Sovereign, King Baudouin, his Government and all the Belgians have always placed their trust in the person and the actions of the Secretary-General, held them in high esteem and given them their support. We are gratified that his visits to Belgium and our actions in the United Nations have borne ample witness to this fact. 218. Among the immense services he will have rendered us, I would like to mention one in particular: the admirable report in which he has just, presented to us his views on the political responsibilities of the Secretary-General [see Aj 8401/Add. 1, paras. 124-137]. We, for our part, fully support this conception, and we would like the choice of his successor to be made with serious consideration given to the political responsibility, unique in the world, of the Secretary-General.