Series consists of interview transcriptions, business cards, memoranda, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, agendas, brochures, cables, diagrams, handwritten notes and letters, maps, postcards, speeches, translations, agreements, cartoons, drafts, information circulars, invitations, press releases, resumes, notes for the record, programs, airfreight bills, magazines, journals, drawings, tear sheets. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: investigation into the death of Dag Hammarskjold; American public opinion regardingand the Secretary-General; donations; situation in the Middle East, Occupied Territories; biography of U Thant entitled U Thant - the Search for Peace by June Bingham; Hymn to theby W.H. Auden and Pablo Casals; conflict in Vietnam; assassination of Martin Luther King; situation in Tibet and the Dalai Lama; Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation; nuclear disarmament;25th Anniversary; changes in the new charter for the UN; acknowledgements of books, gifts, requests, assistance and comments; appointments requested by letter; interview by David Sureck for Look Magazine; offers of services; regrets for invitations to speak, articles, photos, sponsorship and messages; end of the year statements by U Thant; Christmas card lists; shots fired at the Soviet mission; Dag Hammarskjold memorial, death, foundation and 10th anniversary. Correspondents include U Thant, Secretary-General; C.V. Narasimhan, Chef de Cabinet; Piero Vinci, Permanent Representative from Italy; June Bingham, Author; Dalai Lama; Henry T. Heald, President, Ford Foundation; Thor Heyerdahl, Explorer; Jacqueline Kennedy; Coretta Scott King; John V. Lindsay, Mayor, City of New York; Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, President and Publisher, The New York Times; Bertrand Russell; George Ivan Smith, Director,Information Centre; Brian Urquhart, Director, Offices of the Under-Secretaries-General for Special Political Affairs; Robert Muller, Director, Executive Office of the Secretary-General; Eleanor Roosevelt. U Thant was Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971.
Series consists of a variety of tributes and gifts from sources worldwide to Secretary-General U Thant. Items include honorary certificates, drawings, scrolls, photographs, a wood relief, books, sound recordings, special boxes, and a flag, among others. Certificates are arranged chronologically; the remainder by record or object type.
Locations - Boxes 1 to 2 are at Q323-R011-SU5 boxes 3 to 9 (oversize) are shelved at Q323-R011-SU1
Series consists of audio recorded speeches and statements given by U Thant at United Nations meetings and while visiting countries universities ceremonies and other official functions (and by other speakers as noted). Also included are recordings produced by broadcasters and private individuals. Extent is 93 audio reels (ca. 112 hr.). Most are 7 reels recorded at 3-3-4 ips (inches per second). Copyright restrictions may apply please consult the archivist. Arranged chronologically.
Series consists of appendices, memoranda, newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, letters, reports, lists of departmental papers and participants, monthly surveys, daily summary committee proceedings. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: survey of European relations; the 'German Question'' Cyprus; NATO and worldwide alignments; disarmament - conferences on, test ban, de-nuclearization of Latin America and Africa, reaction to China's 3rd nuclear explosion, anti-ballistic issue, treaty of non-proliferation, chemical and biological weapons; human rights - Syrian and Soviet Jewry; 'East/West relations'; China - conflict with India, seating of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the General Assembly, 'cultural revolution,' representation on the Security Council, relations with other Asian nations; Africa - apartheid, Senegalese crisis, Congo situation; Middle East - refugee camps, relations between Mid East and North African Arab states, Arab oil as political factor, Israeli incorporation of the Jordanian sector of Jerusalem, recent developments in Iraq; Vietnam - possible role of the UN, Paris talks, US position on the 'Vietnam Question,' general debate of the General Assembly, observations on President Nixon's speech on Vietnam; Southern Rhodesia - oil embargo, illegal regime; United States - foreign policy, President Nixon's visit to China, Soviet-US relations, President Nixon's commission on the UN; problem of mercenaries; disengagement; 'microstate' problem; political aspects of environmental questions; 'good offices' policy of the UN. Correspondents include U Thant, Secretary-General; Constantin A. Stavropoulos, Legal Counsel; Aleksei E. Nesterenko, Under-Secretary for PSCA; E.D. Kiselev, Under-Secretary, PSCA; William Epstein, Chief, Armaments Control and Enforcement Measures Section; V.P. Suslov, Under-Secretary, PSCA; L.N. Kutakov, Under-Secretary, PSCA; Yakov Malik, Permanent Representative from USSR; Professor Hans J. Morgenthau, Chairman, Academic Committee on Soviet Jewry; Charles W. Yost, Permanent Representative, US; Shabtai Rosenne, Permanent Representative, Israel. U Thant was Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971.
DAG 1 / 5.2.2.13
Series consists of aide-memoires, cables, drafts, handwritten notes, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, reports, letters, and press statements. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: Secretary-General's lectures, meetings, and trips; political situation in Algeria, Laos, Morocco, Tunisia, and Cambodia; Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia; civil war in Nigeria; Chinese Premier Chao En Lai's visit to Africa; withdrawal of United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF); 2nd Afro-Asian Summit; representation of People's Republic of China at the United Nations; German Democratic Republic application for United Nations membership; USSR; and South Africa's relationship with the United Nations. Correspondents include Dr. Ralph Bunche, Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs; C.V. Narasimhan, Under Secretary-General for General Assembly Affairs and Chef de Cabinet; U Thant, Secretary-General; Jose Rolz-Bennett, Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs; and Alexei E. Nesterenko, Under-Secretary, Department of Political and Security Council Affairs. Files are arranged by subject. U Thant was Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971.
DAG 1 / 5.2.2.10
Series consists of the personnel case files of top echelon staff the responsibility of the Secretary-General. The files served as biographical files as well as administrative files. Records vary widely including correspondence and code cables handwritten notes programs press statements newspaper clippings etc. Arranged alphabetically by case file.
Series consists of United Nations Operation in the Congo records of both Secretaries-General Hammarskjold (1953-1961) and U Thant. U Thant became Acting Secretary-General on 3 November 1961 he was appointed Secretary-General on 30 November 1962. The records were created in the course of political military and support activities relating to peacekeeping operations in the Congo during this period. In addition to subject files there is a set of Secretary-General Hammarskjold's correspondence with member states pertaining to the problems in the Congo. After his accidental airplane death in the Congo on 18 September 1961 interim officials including Acting Secretary-General U Thant kept subsequent Congo records files with Hammarskjold's. Included is Secretary-General U Thant's correspondence with member states pertaining to the problems in the Congo. In addition there is a set of U Thant's clear cables. Boxes 1 to 6 of this series are Hammarkskjold records while boxes 7 to 12 are U Thant records. Arranged in various sets of files as follows - correspondence and cables (to September 1961) correspondence with member states (to September 1961) then a set of 10 files on unrest, incidents etc. (14 July 1960 to 19 June 1961) Secretary-General U Thant's country files (predominantly to 1963) some of U Thant's subject files and his clear cables (November 1961 to June 1964).
Series consists of cables, code cables, letters, press releases, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, Security Council documents, Security Council draft resolutions, and Security Council resolutions. Subjects include but are not limited to the following political upheaval in the Dominican Republic United States troops sent to the Dominican Republic in 1965 Organization of American States (OAS) response to crisis United States-supported regime Imbert junta and fighting by Imbert's forces human rights violations credentials of Dominican Republic's representatives to the United Nations border disputes between the Dominican Republic and Haiti and relations between the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean countries. Correspondents include C.V. Narasimhan, Under Secretary-General for General Assembly Affairs and Chef de Cabinet Jose Rolz-Bennett, Deputy Chef de Cabinet Jose Rolz-Bennett, Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs Jose A. Mora, Secretary-General, Organization of American States Rene Chalmers, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Haiti U Thant, Secretary-General Guaroa Velazquez, Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations Jose Antonio Mayobre, Special Representative of the Secretary General in the Dominican Republic and Dr. Jottin Cury, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Constitutional Government, Dominican Republic. Files are arranged in a loose reverse chronological order. U Thant was Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971.
DAG 1 / 5.2.2.4
Series consists of aide-memoires, handwritten notes, cables, drafts, lists, General Assembly draft resolutions, press releases, letters, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, reports, interview transcriptions, itineraries, and translations. Subjects include but are not limited to the following U Thant's efforts to mediate Vietnam conflict cessation of bombing by United States United States withdrawal from Vietnam USSR's relationship with Vietnam Ralph Bunche's meetings with Adlai Stevenson possibility of United Nations observers in Saigon U Thant's meetings with Arthur Goldberg, United States Representative to the United Nations negotiations leading up to the Paris Peace talks and the Pope's potential visit to Vietnam. Correspondents include Dr. Ralph Bunche, Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs C.V. Narasimhan, Under Secretary-General for General Assembly Affairs and Chef de Cabinet U Thant, Secretary-General Jose Rolz-Bennett, Acting Chef de Cabinet Lord Caradon, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Alain L. Dangeard Norman Ho, Chief, Overseas Briefing Unit, External Relations Division, Office of Public Information Pope Paul VI and Ho Chi Minh, President, Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Files are arranged by subject. U Thant was Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971.
DAG 1 / 5.2.2.3.2
Series consists of cables, business cards, handwritten notes, letters, speeches, translations, drafts, press releases, notes on meetings, declarations, transcript of a radio address, resolution of a UN organization. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: Cuban missile crisis; UN inspections of Cuban missile sites; 'interception area' - Cuban blockade; draft proposal for the creation of UN Observation Group to normalize the situation in the Caribbean; proposals to resolve crisis from USA and USSR; Kennedy-McMillan talks; reaction to the crisis from various heads of state; return of the body of Major Anderson from Cuba to the U.S.; draft protocol written by the USSR and Cuba; request made by U Thant of Castro to allow observers from Latin American countries to verify removal of offensive weapons from Cuba. Correspondents include U Thant, Secretary-General; Nikita Khrushchev, Chairman, USSR; John F. Kennedy, President, U.S.A.; Adlai Stevenson, Permanent Representative from U.S.; Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, India; Haile Selassie, Emperor, Ethiopia; Agda Rossel, Permanent Representative, Sweden; V.A. Zorin, Permanent Representative, USSR; Harold McMillan, Prime Minister, United Kingdom; Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell of Kingston. U Thant was Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971.
DAG 1 / 5.2.2.6.2