31. Editorial Note
The 13th regular session of the U.N. General Assembly opened at 3 p.m., Tuesday, September 16. Sir Leslie Munro, President of the 12th General Assembly, presided over the opening, appointment of a Credentials Committee, and election of a President. Prior to the election, Czechoslovakia withdrew the candidacy of Jiři Nosek in favor of Mohammed Ahmed Mahgoub of Sudan. The General Assembly then elected Charles Malik of Lebanon President of the 13th session, casting 45 votes for Malik, 31 for Mahgoub, and 4 abstentions. Malik assumed the Chair immediately after the elections. For a record of these proceedings, see U.N. doc. APV.747.