Series relates to matters addressed by U Thant as the Permanent Representative of Burma to the UN. Issues such as peace-keeping missions, appointment as Secretary-General, critical situations in Cyprus, Hungary, South West Africa and the Korean Peninsula, UN administrative matters, representation within the UN, and disarmament are covered. The series also consists of speeches, interviews and memorabilia relating to U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma. Records consist of letters, memoranda, speeches, transcripts of interviews, reports, and briefs. Correspondents include U Thant, Secretary-General; C.V. Narasimhan, Associate Managing Director of the UN Special Fund; Henry Cabot Lodge, Permanent Representative from the US; Frank N. Trager, Professor of International Affairs, New York University; U Nu, Prime Minister, Burma; Adlai Stevenson, Permanent Representative from the US. U Thant was Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971. Series arrangement: alphabetical.
Series consists of cables, business cards, aide-memoires, drafts, letters, biographies, invitations, General Assembly documents, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, speeches, Security Council documents, Security Council resolutions, translations, press statements, programs, itineraries, handwritten notes, and interview transcriptions. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: nations applications for admittance to the United Nations; United States involvement in Vietnam; political situation in East Pakistan; Secretary-General's health; Secretary-General's trips; Secretary-General's resignation; Warsaw Pact; nomination and appointment of UN personnel; anniversaries of countrys' independence; disarmament; death and health of heads of state; hijacking of airplanes; space flight; and the 1965 visit of Pope Paul VI to the United Nations. Correspondents include Dr. Ralph Bunche, Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs; U Thant, Secretary-General; Jose Rolz-Bennett, Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs; C.V. Narasimhan, Under Secretary-General for General Assembly Affairs and Chef de Cabinet; Roberto E. Guyer, Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs; Prince Norodom Sihamouk of Cambodia; Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister, Canada; Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia; Roger Seydoux, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations; Ahmed Sekou Toure, President, Republic of Guinea; Indira Ghandi, Prime Minister, India; General Agha Muhammed Yahya Khan, President, Pakistan; Leopold Sedar Senghoz, President, Republic of Senegal; Lord Caradon, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations; Arthur J. Goldberg, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations; Lyndon Johnson, President, United States; George Herbert Walker Bush, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations; Paul G. Hoffman, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme; Adlai Stevenson, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations; Richard M. Nixon, President, United States; Pope Paul VI; and Josip Broz Tito, President, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Files are arranged alphabetical by country. U Thant was Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971.
Series consists of member states case files documenting the correspondence of the Secretary-General with heads-of-state, General Assembly representatives, and others, including correspondence about crises within countries among top echelon staff. Records include correspondence, handwritten notes, code cables, photographs, newspaper clippings, minutes of meetings, and a variety of other types. Arranged alphabetically by country.
Series consists of photo albums, many of which were official gifts from member nations to the Secretary-General during his travels. In addition, there is a small volume of photographs albums which date from the period when U Thant was ambassador of Burma to the United Nations. Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult the archivist. Arranged chronologically.
Locations: Boxes 1 to 14 are shelved at Q323-R011-SU01; boxes 15 to 28 are in SU02; oversized and unboxed albums associated with boxes 1 to 28 are all in SU02.
Series consists of background papers, cables, handwritten notes, drafts, aide-memoires, statistics, General Assembly resolutions, General Assembly documents, letters, maps, memoranda, lists, press releases, newspaper clippings, photographs, press statements, translations, speeches, reports, Security Council documents, Security Council draft resolutions, and Security Council resolutions. Subjects include but are not limited to the following border dispute in Kashmir demilitarization of the state of Jammu and Kashmir Kashmiri cease-fire negotiation Tashkent Declaration United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) death of General Nimmo of UNMOGIP Rann of Kutch dispute United Nations India and Pakistan Observer Mission (UNIPOM) appeals to member states for observers for UNIPOM independence of East Pakistan and Bangladesh refugees in East Pakistan Indian and Pakistani fighting in East Pakistan United Nations East Pakistan Relief Operation (UNEPRO) appeals to member states for monetary donations to UNEPRO WHO and UNICEF aid to UNEPRO and evacuation of United Nations and international personnel from Dacca. Correspondents include C.V. Narasimhan, Under Secretary-General for General Assembly Affairs and Chef de Cabinet C.V. Narasimhan, Deputy Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Dr. Ralph Bunche, Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs Constantin A. Stavropoulos, Legal Counsel U Thant, Secretary-General Brian Urquhart, Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs General Robert H. Nimmo, Chief Military Observer, UNMOGIP David B. Vaughan, Under Secretary-General for General Services Samar Sen, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Sadruddhin Aga Khan, High Commissioner of Refugees Indira Ghandi, Prime Minister of India Agha Shahi, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Paul Marc Henry, Assistant Secretary-General in charge, UNEPRO Roberto E. Guyer, Under Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs Ismat T. Kittani, Assistant Secretary-General for Inter-Agency Affairs Vittorio Winspeare-Guicciardi, Under Secretary-General and Director-General of UN Office, Geneva Bahgat El Tawil, Representative of the Secretary-General in Dacca Muhammed Zafrulla Khan, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations and Gopalaswami Partasarathi, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. Files are arranged in a loose reverse chronological order. U Thant was Secretary-General from 1961-1971.
DAG 1 and 5.2.2.2.1
Series consists of aide-memoires, background papers, drafts, cables, code cables, General Assembly documents, General Assembly draft and final resolutions, handwritten notes, letters, memoranda, interview transcriptions, pamphlets, press releases, newspaper clippings, photographs, press statements, news summaries, reports, Security Council documents, Security Council resolutions, and translations. Subjects include but are not limited to the following United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) fighting in Lake Tiberias area UNEF cost estimates Arab Cairo Summit withdrawal of UNEF Security Council resolutions hijacking human rights violations 1967 Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria, and Jordan Palestinian refugees and UNRWA appeals for assistance border disputes United Nations Observer Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL) Jerusalem 1973 Yom Kippur War United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine (UNTSO) and personnel issues for UNEF and UNTSO. 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 C. A. Stavropoulos, Legal Counsel U Thant, Secretary-General Brian Urquhart, Director, Offices of the Under-Secretaries-General for Special Political Affairs Jose Rolz-Bennet William C. Powell Yosef Tekoah, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations Shabtai Rosenne, Acting Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations Gideon Rafael, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations Abba Eban, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Israel Lord Caradon, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Charles W. Yost, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations Norman Ho, Chief, Overseas Briefing Unit, External Relations Division, Office of Public Information Michael Comay, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations George J. Tomeh, Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations Lieutenant-General Odd Bull, Chief of Staff, UNTSO and Mohamed Awad El Kony, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Republic to the United Nations. Files are arranged by subject and are somewhat alphabetical thereunder. U Thant was Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971.
DAG 1, 5.2.2.1.1
Series contains correspondence (with heads of the organizations), reports, speeches, press releases, etc., relating to the Secretary-General's involvement with the specialized agencies of the United Nations. Arranged alphabetically by name.
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 appendices, business cards, interview transcriptions, leaflets, memoranda, newspaper clippings, photographs, tables, cables, code cables, handwritten notes, letters, maps, reports, speeches, translations, cartoons, drafts, press releases, transcripts of press conferences, pamphlets, summary reports of meetings, foreign press extracts. Subjects include but are not limited to the following: war crimes committed by North and South Vietnamese forces; negotiations in Paris; request for UN observers for South Vietnamese elections; legality of American action in Vietnam; bombing of North Vietnam by the U.S.; Security Council discussion of situation in Vietnam; '17 Nation Appeal' non-aligned countries appeal to halt conflict in Vietnam; Commonwealth Mission for Peace in Vietnam; U.S. prisoners of war and missing in action; health situation of Vietnamese civilians; cease-fire; proposals to resolve conflict; excerpts from the General Assembly with references to U Thant and the situation in Vietnam; relations between U Thant and U.S. administrations regarding Vietnam; situation in Laos and Cambodia; violations of human rights in South Vietnam; reaction and involvement of the Soviet Union; the National Liberation Front's relationship to the North Vietnamese government; reaction of the general public, organizations, governments and heads of state to statements made by U Thant on Vietnam; special mission to investigate alleged persecution of Buddhists by Diem Administration. Correspondents include U Thant, Secretary-General; Tran-Chanh-Thanh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Vietnam; Ho Chi Minh, President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam; Lyndon B. Johnson, President, U.S.; Arthur J. Goldberg, Permanent Representative, U.S.; George McGovern, Senator, U.S.; Charles W. Yost, Permanent Representative, U.S.; Nguken Huu Chi, Permanent Observer to the UN from the Republic of Vietnam; Tran Van Lam, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Vietnam; Akira Matsui, President, Security Council; Abdul Rahman Pahwak, President of General Assembly; Constantin Stavropoulos, Legal Counsel; Dr. Benjamin Spock, Co-Chairman, National Committee for A Sane Nuclear Policy, Inc.; Martin Luther King, Jr., Spring Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam; H. Ross Perot; Jose Rolz-Bennett, Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs; C.V. Narasimhan, Chef de Cabinet; Joan M. Vinson, National Coordinator, National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia. U Thant was Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971.
DAG 1 / 5.2.2.3.1
Series documents the Secretary-General's appearances with heads-of-state and other representatives of member nations and at special events of various types, photographs of the Department of Public Information, with captions on verso, which are currently filed by month (February 1969 through December 1971, boxes 1 to 23). Additional photographs in this series are: by journalists and journals documenting events at the United Nations; by journalists documenting Visits to a wide variety of countries and regions; a set of miscellaneous photographs of smaller sizes, undated, some with captions, some without; a set of family photographs (dated 1951); a set of studio portraits (1961-1966, with box 48 containing the oversize portraits). Photographs are various sizes. Some copyright restrictions may apply; please consult the archivist. Arranged in the order described above.
Locations: Boxes 1 to 47 are shelved at FF123-R002-SU13 and 14; box 48 (oversize) is shelved at FF123-R020-SU08