Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1946 - 1974 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
Size/Number of Items/Parts: 30 linear ft. of textual records, 57 boxes, No. of Boxes: 57
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea (UNCURK) was established in 1950 to bring about the establishment of an independent democratic government for all of Korea.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Files from the office of the Principal Secretary, 1950-1973, contain correspondence with United Nations Headquarters, United Nations Development Program, UNICEF, World Health Organization, and other United Nations agencies; governments, delegations, embassies, and other organizations, particularly the Republic of Korea, on general topics. Also included are espionage case files, 1968-1971; reports on elections, 1954-1971, and various committee minutes, agendas, and rules of procedure; press releases; reports, and radio and television interviews.
Files of the Research Department, 1953-1973, contain reports, monthly, fortnightly, and weekly summaries of developments; press releases; minutes; working papers; and United Nations and UNCURK resolutions. Registry files, 1956-1974, contain correspondence, cables, reports, staff lists, accounts, and other documents relating to the administration of UNCURK.
Fonds consists of the following Series:
S-0690 Subject Files of the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea (UNMCK)
S-0689 Subject Files of the United Nations Commission for Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea (UNCURK) in the Research Department
S-0691 United Nations Korea Cemetery register files
S-0688 Subject Files of the United Nations Commission for Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea (UNCURK)
S-0687 Correspondence Files of the United Nations Commission for Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea (UNCURK)
S-0686 Administrative Files of the Office of the Principal Secretary of the United Nations Commission for Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea (UNCURK)
S-0685 Administrative Files of the United Nations Commission for Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea (UNCURK)
S-0684 Subject Files of the United Nations Temporary Commission on Korea (UNTCOK)