UN General Assembly
1961

203. If, therefore, we can settle the question of the Secretary-General rapidly in the spirit of co-operation and confidence which we all desire, we shall have taken a step to strengthen our Organization so that it may once more become an instrument for peace and for the unity and progress of mankind. This is the hope expressed, on behalf of my country, as this session of the General Assembly opens in one of the most critical phases of history for the destiny of man and of human civilization.