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AG-001 · Fonds · 1946 - 1964

Fonds consists of a very small portion of the records of Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold those which were left at the Secretariat after selected records were transferred to Andrew Cordier and/or Sweden. Arranged in the following record series.

UN. SECRETARY-GENERAL (1953-1961 HAMMARSKJOLD)
S-0847: Minutes of the Secretary-General's private meetings with the Under-Secretaries-General 1946-1958
S-0844: Miscellaneous administrative records 1948-1964
S-0846: Miscellaneous operational records 1953-1961
S-0928: Press releases 1953-1961

Related records: For Congo Mission records (ONUC) which were created by Hammarskjold and subsequent Secretary-General U Thant see S-0845 and S-0849 (part of the Secretary-General U Thant fonds AG-005). Most of Secretary-General Hammarksjold's records are held by the Department of Manuscripts at the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm (approx. 61 linear ft.) and by Columbia University Library in New York (approx. 38 linear ft.). At the National Library of Sweden, the following Secretary-General's records are held within the Dag Hammarskjold collection: Correspondence and memorabilia 1953-1961; Country files 1953-1961; Photographs 1953-1961; Records related to the Middle East conflict 1956-1961; Records related to the Congo crisis 1960-1961; Trip files 1953-1961. At the Columbia University Library Rare Book and Manuscript Division the following Secretary-General Hammarskjold records are held within the Andrew Cordier Papers: Trips and trip files 1953-1961; Miscellaneous 1953-1961; Subject files 1946-1961; Peacekeeping and crisis files 1953-1961.

Secretary-General - Dag Hammarskjold
AG-002 · Fonds · 1941 - 1947

Fonds consists of the records of the Temporary London Office, which primarily documents staff recruitment activities.

Also included in the fonds are files created earlier by the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations, which were brought forward into the filing system of the Temporary London Office.

Fonds is arranged in the following record series.

Accounting records (1945-1947) S-0934
Cables from the International Labour Organization and United Nations New York (1946-1947) S-0933
Central Registry files (1945-1947) S-0925
Executive Director's cable, information circulars and other records (1941-1947) S-0926

Related records: For the records of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations see AG-009.

Temporary London Office
AG-003 · Fonds · 1991 - 2004

Fonds consists of the records of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission created in the course of its operations. Arrangement is in the following record series:

Records of the Office of the Force Commander - Correspondence with Iraq, Kuwait and the Gulf Cooperation Council
Records of the Office of the Force Commander - Minutes of meetings
Records of the Office of the Force Commander - Liaison offices, patrol & observation bases, and Kheitan Support Centre
Records of the Office of the Force Commander - Incidents, complaints and violations
Records of the Office of the Force Commander - Boundary Demarcation Commission
Records of the Office of the Force Commander - Return of Kuwaiti property and missing persons
Records of the Office of the Force Commander - Operational subject files
Records of the Office of the Force Commander - Plaques
Records of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer - UNIKOM Service Insitute, UNIKOM Club, and Kheitan Club
Records of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer - Correspondence
Records of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer - Operational subject files
Records of the Office of the Chief Operations Officer - Maps and related records
Records of the Office of the Chief Operations Officer - Operational subject files
Records of the Security & Safety Section - Investigation reports
Records of the Security & Safety Section - Operational subject files
Records of the Procurement Section - Local Committee on Contracts meetings
Records of the Claims and Property Survey Board Unit - Property survey cases
Records of the Office of the Chief Military Personnel Officer - Memorabilia
Miscellaneous records

UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
AG-004 · Fonds · 1919 - 2000

The sub-fonds are arranged by predecessor departments/offices.

  • Department of Economic Affairs (1946-1954)
  • Department of Social Affairs (1946-1954)
  • Technical Assistance Administration (1950-1958)
  • Department of Economic and Social Affairs (1955-1977)
  • United Nations Office of Interagency Affairs and Coordination (1969-1977)
  • Department of Technical Cooperation for Development (1978-1991)
  • Department of International Economic and Social Affairs (1978-1991)
  • Development and International Cooperation (1978-1991)
  • Department of Economic and Social Development (1992-1992)
  • Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development (1992-1996)
  • Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis (1993-1996)
  • Department for Development Support and Management Services (1993-1996)
  • Department of Economic and Social Affairs (1997-present)
UN. Department of Economic Affairs
AG-005 · Fonds · 1935 - 1979

Fonds consists of the records of Secretary-General U Thant, relating to his responsibilities as chief administrative officer of the Secretariat and as chief coordinator of the legislative, political, socio-economic, and military bodies of the United Nations. Also included are records from an earlier period, when he was Burmese Representative to the United Nations, and private records from his post-retirement years. Fonds is arranged in the following record series.

BURMA. PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS
Briefs, correspondence, speeches (1935-1974) S-0890

UN. SECRETARY-GENERAL (1961-1971 : U THANT)
Administrative and management matters - administration of the Secretariat (1953-1972) S-0855
Administrative and management matters - top echelon personnel (1957-1974) S-0852
Memorabilia - gifts - moving images (1961-1971) S-1001
Memorabilia - gifts - photograph albums (1961-1971) S-1002
Memorabilia - photographs (1962-1972 ) S-0975
Memorabilia - sound recordings (1961-1971) S-0512
Memorabilia - tributes and gifts (1962-1972) S-0551
Peacekeeping - code cables (1961-1971) S-0862
Peacekeeping - Congo (ONUC) (1961-1964) S-0874
Peacekeeping - Congo (ONUC) 1960-1965 S-0875
Peacekeeping - Congo (ONUC) - subject files and correspondence with member states 1959-1964 S-0845
Peacekeeping - Congo (ONUC) - United Nations Advisory Committee on the Congo verbatim minutes 1960-1963 S-0849
Peacekeeping - Cuba 1962-1971 S-0872
Peacekeeping - Cuba 1962-1964 S-0873
Peacekeeping - Cyprus 1960-1971 S-0869
Peacekeeping - Cyprus 1964-1971 S-0870
Peacekeeping - Dominican Republic 1961-1971 S-0867
Peacekeeping - general 1960-1971 S-0879
Peacekeeping - India/Pakistan 1962-1973 S-0863
Peacekeeping - India/Pakistan 1964-1971 S-0868
Peacekeeping - Middle East 1957-1973 S-0861
Peacekeeping - other countries 1961-1971 S-0878
Peacekeeping (official documents) 1960-1971 S-0888
Peacekeeping - other countries 1961-1971 S-0878
Peacekeeping - Political and Social Security Council Affairs analysis 1962-1971 S-0881
Peacekeeping - Vietnam 1961-1972 S-0871
Peacekeeping - Vietnam 1962-1972 S-0866
Peacekeeping - West Irian (UNTEA) 1950-1963 S-0876
Peacekeeping - Yemen (UNYOM) 1963-1967 S-0877
Political matters - country files 1960-1971 S-0884
Political matters - disarmament 1961-1971 S-0880
Press clippings 1958-1975 S-0860
Press conferences 1961-1971 S-0889
Press releases 1950-1974 S-0891
Public relations 1951-1972 S-0864
Secretary-General's correspondence with heads-of-state, governments, and representatives to the United Nations 1961-1972 S-0882
Secretary-General's correspondence with individuals and organizations 1960-1974 S-0887
Secretary-General's correspondence with outside organizations (international conferences, expositions, meetings, etc.) 1961-1979 S-0859
Secretary-General's speeches 1961-1971 S-0885
Secretary-General's statements 1961-1967 S-0886
Secretary-General's trips and engagements 1961-1971 S-0883
United Nations commissions, committees and conferences 1962-1972 S-0858
United Nations General Assembly 1953-1971 S-0856
United Nations Security Council and other organs 1962-1971 S-0853
United Nations specialized agencies 1962-1972 S-0854
United Nations subsidiary bodies 1960-1972 S-0857

U THANT, 1909-1974
Private records - 1961-1971 period 1953-1972 S-0892
Private records - manuscript 'View from the UN' 1962-1974 S-0894
Private records - post-retirement 1971-1974 1963-1975 S-0893
Private records - Season's greetings cards 1961-1974 S-0895

Languages: Some French, Spanish, and numerous others

Secretary-General - U Thant
AG-006 · Fonds · 1945 - 1983

Fonds consists of records of Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, relating to his responsibilities as chief administrative officer of the Secretariat and as chief coordinator of the legislative, political, socio-economic, and military bodies of the United Nations. Fonds is arranged in the following record series.

UN. SECRETARY-GENERAL (1972-1981 : WALDHEIM)
Administrative and management matters 1970-1981 S-0897
Peacekeeping - Africa 1963-1981 S-0902
Peacekeeping - code cables 1972-1981 S-0898
Peacekeeping - Cyprus 1971-1981 S-0903
Peacekeeping - India/Pakistan/Bangladesh 1971-1977 S-0900
Peacekeeping - Middle East 1945-1981 S-0899
Peacekeeping - Vietnam and Indo-China 1954-1981 S-0901
Political matters - country files 1963-1981 S-0904
Political matters - disarmament 1972-1981 S-0905
Political matters - miscellaneous records 1972-1981 S-0906
Press matters and public relations 1971-1981 S-0973
Secretary-General's correspondence with heads-of-state, governments, and representatives/observers to the United Nations 1965-1981 S-0907
Secretary-General's correspondence with intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations 1971-1981 S-0972
Secretary-General's correspondence with outside organizations and individuals 1971-1982 S-0974
Secretary-General's correspondence with United Nations associations 1971-1981 S-0988
Secretary-General's meetings 1973-1975 S-0984
Secretary-General's messages and statements 1971-1981 S-0985
Secretary-General's personal files 1971-1983 S-0986
Secretary-General's trips 1972-1981 S-0987
United Nations celebrations, concerts, and other events 1972-1981 S-0989
United Nations commissions, committees, and conferences 1971-1981 S-0913
United Nations emergency and relief operations 1972-1981 S-0990
United Nations General Assembly 1972-1981 S-0908
United Nations Secretariat departments 1968-1981 S-0983
United Nations Security Council and other organs 1971-1981 S-0909
United Nations special programmes 1971-1981 S-0971
United Nations specialized agencies and other bodies 1972-1981 S-0910
United Nations subsidiary bodies 1971-1981 S-0911

Secretary-General - Kurt Waldheim
AG-007 · Fonds · 1954 - 2003

Fonds consists of the records of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia created in the course of its operations. Arrangement is in the following record series:

Records of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
Records of the Office of the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General
Records of the Office of the Special Prosecutor
Records of the Office of the Political Adviser
Records of the Office of the Rehabilitation and Economic Affairs Office
Records of the Office of the Spokesman
Records of the Security Planning Unit
Records of the Local Committee on Contracts - Meetings
Records of the Information/Education Division - Director's records
Records of the Information/Education Division - Analysis Unit's records
Records of the Information/Education Division - Production Unit's records
Records of the Boards of Inquiry Unit - Headquarters Boards of Inquiry cases
Records of the Boards of Inquiry Unit - Civilian Police Component Boards of Inquiry cases
Records of the Boards of Inquiry Unit - Theft cases
Records of the Boards of Inquiry Unit - Civilian Investigation Boards cases
Records of the Boards of Inquiry Unit - Closed cases
Records of the Boards of Inquiry Unit - Military Component Boards of Inquiry cases
Records of the Boards of Inquiry Unit - Miscellaneous records
Records of Mr. Rafeeuddin Ahmed relating to Kampuchea/Cambodia
Records of the Office of the Director of Administration and Officer-in-Charge, UNTAC
Records of Civil Administration Headquarters
Records of Civil Administration Provincial Headquarters
Records of the Electoral Component
Records of the Civilian Police
Records of the Military Component
Records of the Human Rights Component

UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia
AG-008 · Fonds · 1948 - 1973

Fonds consists of records of the United Nations Operation in Congo relating to its mandate, missions and operations. Records include correspondence, reports, cables, Registry and non-Registry files on various matters. Fonds is comprised of the following four sub-fonds:

  • Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General in the Congo, Office of the Officer-in-Charge and Office of the Chef of Civilian Operations (AG-008-001)
  • Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (AG-008-002)
  • Branch Offices of the ONUC (AG-008-003)
  • Office of the Force Commander (AG-008-004)

Related records: For additional records relating to ONUC see the Secretaries-General Hammarskjold (AG-001) and U Thant (AG-005) fonds.

UN Operation in the Congo
AG-009 · Fonds · 1942 - 1949

Fonds consists of the records of the Preparatory Commission created in the course of its activities, which included organizing and documenting the first sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Fonds is arranged in the following record series.

PREPARATORY COMMISSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (1945-1946 : San Francisco and London)
Cables 1945-1946 S-0929
Minutes 1945-1946 S-0931
Official documents 1945-1946 S-0930
Non-Registry files 1945-1946 S-0924
Registry files 1945-1946 S-0539
Permanent Headquarters Committee Records 1945-1946 S-0532

Conditions of access: No access restrictions apply.

Related records:

Records of the Temporary London Office see AG-002.
Records of the the preparatory commission in Brian Urquhart Fonds, S-1053

Preparatory Commission of the United Nations
AG-010 · Fonds · 1889 - 1958

Fonds consists of the following records of the Commission, which were turned over to the United Nations when the Commission's functions were transferred to it. Each series documents a particular period of the organization, with the Office of the Treasurer the by the Secretary-General's correspondence next, and finally the Records Registry of the Permanent Office (where the predominant date starts about 1927). Fonds consists of the following record series.

S-0536-Office of the Treasurer - records of governmental contribution (1893-1929)
S-0914-Secretary-General's correspondence (1911-1926)

*S-0915-Records Registry files of the permanent office (1912-1958)

Conditions of access: Almost the entire fonds has no access restrictions; one item in S-0915-0051-01 is "Strictly confidential"Some access limitations apply. See the series and file levels of description for details and consult the archivist.

Languages: Most of the records are in French

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International Penal and Penitentiary Commission