He said: "We call on the free world to draw a clear line between friends and foe, fly an unmistakably anti-Communist flag ... we also call on it to harden confidence in its eventual victory, strengthen the unity among free nations, display moral courage and fight unitedly to the finish."
嚴總統於大會開幕時以地主國元首身份親臨致詞，呼籲自由世界，劃清敵我與敵友的界限，展開鮮明的反共旗幟，堅定反共必勝的信心，加強民主國家的團結合作，發揮無比強大的道德勇氣，共同奮鬥到底。