humanity in reducing the numbers of nuclear weapons in their arsenals and in halting the future development of such weapons. If next month's summit meeting is approached in a spirit of co-operation and with the necessary determination, it will mark the turning point in the arms race that people everywhere are looking for. There are moments in the affairs of men and in the affairs of nations which must be recognized and acted upon. In my own country the Maori have a saying: "I hea koe i tangihanga o te riroriro?" ~he literal translation is: "Where were you when the riroriro -the grey warbler -sang?" The grey warbler sings in the springtime, the time when the hard work of turning and breaking the soil and planting the seed has to be done. The question is a rhetorical one. It implies that people must recognize critical passages in time and make their contribution. Let us hope and pray that there is a recognition next month in Geneva of the critical passage in time through which we are now passing. There could be no more dramatic way of marking the fortieth anniversary of this Organization than to take a decisive step now away from the prospect of destruction. Mr. MARINESCU (Romania) (interpretation from French): Mr. Chairman, I should like first of all to congratulate you most sincerely on behalf of the Romanian delegation on your election as Chairman of the First Committee. The active role played in international relations by Indonesia, a country with which Romania enjoys bonds of friendship, your widely recognized diplomatic skills, and MLG/jcl A/C.l/40/PV.S 52 (Mr. Marinescu, Romania) your experience in multilateral diplomacy, all offer the best assurances that, under your guidance, the results of this Committee's work will be positive. I should also like to congratulate the other officers of the Committee and to 
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