UNITED NATIONS President: later:GeneralAssembly EXE\\~PlA~F:ES D't.h\ii~ii J~;"; FILECOpy aretournerIReturn\0DistributiOn C.ill Fortieth session GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OFTHETWELFTH MEETmG HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, onFriday, 27September 1985,at10a.m. Mr.DEPINlts ~ir. AL-.~AW1..IU (Vice-President)PROVISIONAL A/40/PV.12 27September 1985 ENGLISH (Spain) (Qatar)A -Address byHisMajesty KingHussein ibnTalal,KingoftheHashemite Kingdom ofJordan General debate [91(continued) Address byGeneral Wojciech Jaruzelski, PrimeMinister ofthePolish People's Republic Statementsweremadeby: Mr.Fischer (German Democratic Republic) Mr.Rabetafika (Madagascar) Mr.Dest(Afghanistan) Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinaltextwillbeprinted intheOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speeches only.Theyshouldbe sentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, within oneweek, totheChief,Official Records EditingSection, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-750, 2unitedNations Plaza, andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 85-64069/A 3447V(E)AMH/3 A/40/PV.12 2 Themeeting wascalledtoorderat10.20a.m. ADDRESS BYHISMAJESTY KINGHUSSEIN IBNTALALOFTHEHASHEMITE KINGDOM OFJORDAN ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): TheAssembly willnowhear anaddress byHisMajesty KingHussein ibnTalaloftheHashemite Kingdom ofJordan. HisMajasty KingHussein ibnTalaloftheHashemite KingdomofJordanwas escorted intotheGeneral Assembly Hall. ThePRESIDENT (interpretation fromSpanish): OnbehalfoftheGe~eral Assembly, Ihavethehonourtowelcome totheunitedNations HisMajesty KingHussein ibnTalaloftheHashemite Kingdom ofJordan, andtoinvitehimto address theGeneral Assembly. KingHUSSEIN (interpretation fromArabicj: Itisagreathonourforme totakepartincelebrating thefortieth anniversary oftheunitedNations. Established astheparamount international organization, itsgoalsweresetinthe veryfirstwordsofthePreambl~ toitsCharter, namely: "•••tosavesucceeding generations fromthescourge ofwar•••andtopromote socialprogress andbetterstandards oflifeinlarger freedomn Itgivesmegreatpleasure toopenmyremao;s withawordofgreeting tothis worldOrganization, totheStateswhichparticipated initsestablishment andto alltheeminent persons whowereinstrumental informulating itsloftyprinciples. Ilikewise greetthosewhocontributed, withhonourandsincerity, tothegrowthof thisgreatinstitution, aswellasthosewhohaveserveditsaimsandprinciples. Special recognition isduetothesuccessive Secretary-Generals oftheUni.ted Nations. Inparticular, Iampleased toconvey, inmyownnameandonbehalfofmy country, mywarmest greetings andsincerest bestwishesto Mr.JavierPerezdeCuellar. Iamalsohappytoconvey mysincerest congratulations toMr.JaimedePinies onhiselection tothepresidency ofthefortieth session oftheGeneral Assembly.------- ----_ .._-------- MIll3 A/40/pv.12 3 (KingHussein) Iam~confident ofhisableleadership and1wishhimsuccess inthistask.Iwould alsoliketothankMr.PaulJohnLusakaforhisworthyefforts inconducting the presidency oftheprevious sessionoftheGeneral Assembly. 1wouldalsoliketotake)thisopportunity toexpress onceagain,onDIYown behalfandonthatoftheGovernment andPeOpleoftheHashemite Kingdomof.Jordan, ourdeepfeelings ofsorrowandsympathy fortheGovernment an'dpeopleofMexicoon theuagedythat bef~llthemasaresultoftherecentearthquake. 1pray th~t theywillO'lercome thistragedy withperseverance, courage a.ndfaith. Inthepast40years,theworldhasinevitably undergone anumberof developments andchanges characterized byunprecedented speedanddiversity. Every socialorscientific advance hasbrought withitanewreality, fraught with striking ironies. Greataspirations inspired byaparticular development soon collided withapprehensions andnegative effects arising fromthatsamedevelopment. Duringthesameperiod, thew()rldwasthrustintothenuclear erawithboth itsdestructive devices anditspower-gene~a'ting plants. Mankind enjoyed the fruitsofmassive progress inscience andtechnology onlytoliveinconstant terroroflethalweaponry madepossible bythatsameprogress. Similarly, the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a record of a speech by King Hussein of Jordan at the United Nations General Assembly, discussing various global issues, including the anniversary of the UN, international cooperation, and the challenges faced by humanity. The speech touches on themes such as war, social progress, and the impact of technological advancements on society.

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International relations, Culture