40. Editorial Note
On November 16, Acting Secretary Hoover delivered an address before the Eleventh General Assembly entitled “The Tasks of the Eleventh General Assembly.” See Department of State Bulletin, November 26, 1956, pages 835–838.
Secretary Dulles indicated in mid-October his wish to address the regular session of the Eleventh General Assembly, and arrangements were made for the Secretary to give his speech on November 15. However, Dulles was stricken by severe illness during the first week of November and was confined to the hospital for several weeks.