UNITED NATIONS Genera'As.embly l:XElt~PLA~RES D'ARCHH/ES FILEGOPY Iraiourner/Relurn10mSlribulion C.111 -.. Fortie~a sessionPROVISIONAL A/40/PV.26 8October 1985 mGLISHA President: later: later:GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVISIONAL VERBATIM RECORD OFTHE'lWFNTY-SIXTH MEETING HeldatHeadquarters, NewYork, onTuesday, 8OCtober 1985,at10a.m. Mr.DEPINIES Mr. ~_t.-KAWARI (VicePresident) fHr.DEPINIES(Spain) (Qatar) (Spain) -General debate [9](continued) Statements weremadeby: Mr.Jarrett (Liberia) Mr.Gurinovich (Byelorussian SovietSocialist Republic Mr.TjonKieSim(Suriname) Thisrecordcontains theoriginal textofspeeches delivered inEnglish and interpretations ofspeeches intheotherlanguages. Thefinaltextwillbeprinted intheOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly. Corrections shouldbesubmitted tooriginal speeches only. Theyshouldbe sentunderthesignature ofamemberofthedelegation concerned, within one~eek, totheChief,Official Records Editing Section, Department ofConference Services, roomDC2-750, 2UnitedNations Plaza, andincorporated inacopyoftherecord. 85-64l53/A 3880V(E)EMS/3 A/40/PV.26 2-5 Themeeting wascalledtoorderat10.30a.m. AGENDA ITEM9(continued) GENERAL DEBATE Hr.JARRETT (Liberia):TheGovernment andthepeopleofLiberiaextend profound sympathy totheGovernment andthepeopleofP.Egieo onthedevastating earthquake whichcausedthelossofthousands oflivesandthedestruction of property. wepraythatGodwillstrengthen andcanfort thebereaved families, provide shelter andassistance tothehomeless andhealtheinjured. Ibringwarmgreetings fromtheHeadofStateofLiberia, HisExcellency Samuel Kanyon Doe,andfromtheGovernment andthepeopleofLiberia. Itgivesmegreatpleasure toextendtoyou,Sir,thesincere congratulations oftheLiberian delegation onyourelection asPresident oftheGeneral Assembly at itsfortieth session. Yourunanimous election, atthetimeoftheobservance of thefortieth anniversary ofthefounding oftheUnitedNations, isawell-deserved tribute toyouasastatesman andasaneminent diplomat andscholar whohas contributed enormously toabetterunderstanding oftheUnitedNations. Itisanequalprivilege formetopayatribute toyour predecesso~, Hir; Excellency Mr.PaulJ.F.LusakaofZambia, whoseelection asPresident ofthe Assembly atitsthirty-ninthsessionwasacredittoourOrganizationandanhonour totheentireAfrican continent. Thes~ccess whichattended ourlastsession was attributable innosmallmeasure tohisableandastuteleadership.BHs/emv A/40/PV.26 6 (Mr.Jarrett, Liberia) Theenergyofthesecretary-General intheservice oftheunitedNations, as wellashisconstant dedication tothecauseofinternational peaceand co-operation, continue tocommand andmeritourrespect andadmiration. Wehave listened tohisviews,comments andsuggestions overthepastmonths. We compliment himforhi~matureandbalanced utterances andurgehimtocontinue to discharge hisdutieswiththecourage andtheconviction ofhisconscience. Itwastheassignment ofmyMinister ofForeign Affairs toup-dateatour thirty-ninth session theprogress whichhadbeenmadebymyGovernment inits process ofreturning ourcountry tocivilian rule.Withinthenextweek,Liberians willgotothepollsinfulfilment ofthesolemnpromise whichtheHeadofState madetotheLiberian people- apromise induced bynoexternal influence -to returnthecountry tocivilian democratic rule.Thattransition isnearing completion withfourpolitical parties currently campaigning fortheelections whichwillbeheldon15october 1985. TheLiberian peopleareexcited bytheprospect ofparticipating inafree election forthefirsttimeinalmost100years,andlookforward tothe institution ofacivilian Government basedontheprinciples ofdemocracy andequal participation ofalltheLiberian peopleinpeace,unityandprogress. Fortyyearshaveelapsed sincethebirthofourUnitedNations andthroughout thoseyears,ithasgonethroughbittertrialsandtribulations. Thisfortieth anniversary istherefore amilestone whichmeritsspecial recognition. Thatthe Organization hascomethisfarisatributetothevisionofthosewhodrewthe founding plans,andatestimonial tothesoundness oftheguiding principles upon whichitwasbuilt. Equally important overthepastfourdecadesistherealization apd recognition byallnationsthat,although ourOrganization hasnotliveduptoour expectation, yetitreprasents thebesthopeforthesurvival ofourworld community.BUS/DV A/40/PV.26 7
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a transcript of a speech delivered at the United Nations General Assembly, discussing various topics such as international relations, democracy, and human rights. The speaker, Mr. Jarrett from Liberia, congratulates the President of the General Assembly and extends condolences to another country affected by a natural disaster. The speech also touches on the progress of democratic reforms in Liberia and the country's transition to civilian rule.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations