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UN. Executive Assistant to the Secretary-General (1946-1961: Cordier) Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs (1958-1972: Bunche)

Series consists of reports, incoming and outgoing clear cables, correspondence, briefing papers, press conference transcripts, press releases, itineraries, and notes from meetings relating to Ralph Bunche's trips to the Congo during the spring/summer of 1960, fall 1962, and winter 1963. During these trips, Bunche represented the Secretary-General or acted as a consultant during the decolonization process. Correspondents include Under-Secretary for Special Political Affairs Ralph Bunche, Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, and Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba.

Accession Number: 75/7

Actual Linear Feet: 1/2

UN. Executive Assistant to the Secretary-General (1946-1961: Cordier) Office for Special Political Affairs (1958-1972: Bunche)

Series consists of correspondence, press releases, and incoming and outgoing clear cables regarding the cooperation of various foreign governments with the United Nations efforts in the Congo. This support involved both military and civilian operations and included both the reinforcement of United Nations troops and airlifts of relief supplies. The files also contain information on investigations into missing aircraft (Italy); the need for English and French speaking officers (Ireland); information regarding the Nigeria/Mali airlift; issues surrounding the transfer of military forces to civilian status (Pakistan); the Congo's embargo on exports from South Katanga (Portugal); expulsion of Sudanese refugees from the Stanleyville area; and expulsion of the Soviet embassy staff (U.S.S.R.). This series also includes files on the cities of Gaza and Jerusalem. Correspondents include Under Secretary for Special Political Affairs Ralph Bunche, Executive Assistant Andrew Cordier, and General Sean Maceoin.

Accession Numbers: 75/7, 72/88

Actual series size: 9.25 feet

UN. Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs (1960-1962: MacFarquhar; 1963-1964: Duran)

Series consists primarily of progress and monthly reports, mission reports, and reports created by various experts. These files originated from the offices of Special Assistant for Congo Civilian Operations Gustavo Duran and Special Advisor for Civilian Affairs in the Congo Sir Alexander MacFarquhar. Records include reports on the role of UNESCO, assistance to provinces, problems of unemployed youth in Leopoldville, and progress reports on agriculture, communications, education, finance, foreign trade, health, labor, magistrature, military, natural resources, and public administration. Also included are mission reports on the investigation into the effects of the overflow of Lake Tanganyika in the City of Albertville and regarding the damage and repair of bridges in Katanga. Reports by experts include investigations of fiscal offices and the treasury, studies of water transportation, summary of the refugee situation in the Congo, the housing situation, developments of the Central Bank, and information on the labor market. This series also includes reports of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Resolution 1746 (XVI) 1962.

UN. Executive Assistant to the Secretary-General (1946-1961: Cordier) Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs (1958-1972: Bunche)

Series consists of correspondence, reports, photographs, incoming and outgoing clear and code cables, press releases, etc. The series includes legal and administrative files, files of individuals such as the correspondence of Officers-in-Charge Max Dorsinville and B. F. Osorio-Tafall, Ambassador of Tunisia Taieb Sahbani, and press conference transcripts of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, information on mercenaries, financial information, staff lists, records of the Office of Public Information, general reports regarding the critical situation in Stanleyville, and photographs of United Nations personnel and army and police officials engaged in military exercises or with tribesmen and President Kasavubu.

Accession Numbers: 75/7, 72/88

UN. Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs

Series consists of correspondence, incoming and outgoing clear and code cables, press releases, photographs, newspaper articles, publications, and reports. These records originated primarily in the Offices of Special Assistant for Congo Civilian Operations Gustavo Duran and Special Advisor for Civilian Affairs in the Congo Sir Alexander MacFarquhar. Incorporated with these files are records from Political Affairs Officer Fou Tchin Liu, Principal Secretary of the Conciliation Commission for the Congo Dragoslav Protitch, Under-Secretary in Charge of Civilian Affairs in the Congo Godfrey Amachree and Special Assistant for Burundi and Rwanda Affairs Jan G. Schumacher. Files include information on the financial and administrative status of the Congo Fund; documentation on the Office of Public Information; information on agricultural training, communication and transportation projects; Conciliation Commission minutes; statistical information relating to the economy; documentation regarding education; records on the implementation of the Security Council Resolution (1961); police training records; government information bulletins and details on the technical assistance program in Rwanda-Burundi; data on food production; and correspondence regarding specialized agencies such as the World Health Organization and the International Telecommunications Union.

Accession Numbers: A/225, A/521, A/431, A/433, A/624, A/706-75/7, A/481

UN. Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs (OUSGSPA) (1959-1972: Bunche; 1963-1964: Protitch; 1965-1970: Rolz-Bennett; 1970-1978: Guyer; 1979-1981: Perez de Cuellar; 1981-1988: Cordovez)

Series consists of numbered and unnumbered master clear cables, UNFICYP (United Nations Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus) - Geneva clear cables, situation reports, press cables, code cables, Cyprus assessment reports and mediator reports. Items document clearances, visits, cease-fire violations, flight rotations and personnel alterations such as medical conditions, transfers and replacements. Also includes drafts of monthly reports, extracts from local presses, reports on the political climate in Cyprus, and shooting incidents. Subjects include Enonis; Eoka-B; 1975 Cyprus talks in Vienna; 1977 and 1980 intercommunal talks; Greek president Kyprianov; Turkish leader R. Denktash; and the Third Pan-Cyprian Congress of 1984. Correspondents include Special Representatives of the Secretary-General, UNFICYP, L. Weckman-Munoz and R. Osario-Tafall; UNPeace-Keeping Force in Cyprus Commander Maj.-Gen. Prem Chand; Information Officer S. Yacoub; Information Officer for the Office of Public Information K. Beaven; UN Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus Chief Administrator B. Hausner; Chef de Cabinet C. V. Narasimhan; and Under-Secretary-General of Special Political Affairs Rolz-Bennett.

Accession number: 1990/021

Actual series size: 32 boxes

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UN. Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs (1965-1970: Rolz-Bennett; 1970-1978: Guyer; 1974-1985: Urquhart; 1979-1981: Perez de Cuellar; 1981-1988: Cordovez; 1986-1992: Goulding)

Series consists of numbered and unnumbered clear and code cables (incoming and outgoing), incident reports, minutes, correspondence, memoranda, daily press briefings, missing persons case files, United Nations documents and maps regarding the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) mission to maintain law and order and promote a return to normal conditions for Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots in Cyprus. Includes minutes of intercommunal talks between the Turkish-Cypriot and Greek-Cypriot communities and meeting minutes of the Committee of Missing Persons in Cyprus. Subjects include Turkish-Cypriot and Greek-Cypriot complaints regarding agreement violations; and humanitarian matters including missing persons and the resettlement of Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots. Also includes, contributing countries; finance, meetings of the Secretary-General; and local Cypriot organizations. Correspondents include President of Cyprus Spyros Kyprianou; President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Rauf Denktash; and Special Representatives of the Secretary-General in Cyprus: B. F. Osorio Tafall, Hugo J. Gobbi and Reynaldo Galindo-Pohl.

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UN. Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs (OUSGSPA) (1958-1972: Bunche; 1963-1964: Protitch; 1965-1970: Rolz-Bennett; 1970-1978: Guyer; 1979-1981: Perez de Cuellar; 1974-1985: Urquhart; 1981-1988: Cordovez)

Series consists of materials documenting the progress of the United Nations Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), including information reports, incident reports, notes for briefings, strength reports, rotation reports, visit requests, visit and air clearances, casualty briefings, directives, operation information, staff lists, country files, cables, instructions, personnel files and correspondence. Subjects include armed elements, troop movements,and civil defense training; Cypriot relations with the UN; freedom of movement; Yukon supply flights; flag related incidents; Lonelines projects; Operation Mayflower; Ledra palace; and S/RES/54. Correspondents include Under-Secretary-General of Special Political Affairs R. J. Bunche; Special representative of the Secretary-General, Cyprus, Lt. Weckmann-Munoz; UNFICYP Commander Lt.-Gen. D. Prem Chand; and UNFICYP Commander Gen. G. G. Griendel.
Series contains photographs of the Auscon headquarters and the Mayflower Operation, located in the "M" section of the alphabetically arranged series. These photographs are still in glue-backed photograph albums and are in need of archival sleeving.

Accession number 1987/005, boxes 1-14

Actual series size: 52 boxes

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Series consists of cables relating to UNFICYP. Numbered code cables relates to UNFICYP Operation's including the resolution of military incidents and upates of the political situation in Cyprus. Correspondence include: Under-Secretaries-General Ralph Bunche and Jose Rlz-Bennett, Secretary-General U Thant, Officails from Legal Office and Field Service, and UNFICYP top echelon (including Chief Administrative Officer Frank Begley and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Carlos Bernardes).
Accession 72/88

UN. Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs (OUSGSPA) (1958-1972: Bunche; 1965-1970: Rolz-Bennett; 1970-1978: Guyer; 1974-1985: Urquhart; 1986-1992: Goulding)

Series consists of materials documenting the progress of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Materials include personnel files, General Assembly reports, UN documents, accident and incident reports, country file, press releases, news clippings, cables, briefings, reports on adopted resolutions and correspondence. Subjects include the kidnappings of Alec Collet, Adrian Walsh, Jan Stenning and William Jorgensen; legal claims against Israel for losses and damages to UNRWA and UNTSO propert; the Financing Working Group; Secretary-General's appeals for contributions; the protection of Palestine refugees; emergency assistance to Lebanon; the Palestine National Guard; the Ben-Porat resettlement plan; the Mia Mia and Nuweimeh camps; and the UN Conciliation Commission to Palestine. Also contains documentation on the implementation of resolutions 37/120, 38/83, 39/99, 40/166, 41/69, 35/13 C, E, F, 34/52, 33/112 and 42/69. Correspondents include Political Advisor J. C. Aime; Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel E. Suy; Seconded for the Staff on Secondment from the Secretariat to UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) J. A. Miles; and Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs B. Urquhart.

Accession number: 1992/0069

Actual series size: 5 boxes

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