Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1923 - 1979 (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
Size/Number of Items/Parts: 33 linear ft. of textual records, No. of Boxes: 64
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Established in 1967 as a division of the Department of Social and Economic Affairs; in 1970 became a separate department. Ceased to exist at the end of 1978.
The functions of the Office were: to assist the Secretary-General in strengthening coherence of the United Nations system; to represent the Secretary-General in communication with specialized agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IEAE), and other intergovernmental organizations; to assist departments and related bodies in matters of coordination with specialized agencies the IAEA, and other intergovernmental organizations; to assist with coordination and resolving of differences between inter-organizational bodies; to assist the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, their subsidiary organs and other intergovernmental organizations in the formulation of decisions involving system-wide activities; to exercise initiative with regard to inter-organizational problems; to serve as the secretariat for the Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC); to assist with implementation of the Secretary-General's policies in regard to specialized agencies, the IAEA, and other organizations (ST/SGB/Organization, Section G, March 1976).
The Under-Secretary-General for Interagency Affairs and Coordination was C. V. Narasimhan.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of the following series.
S-1003 Under-Secretary-General's working files 1951-1978
S-0575 Administrative Committee on Coordination records
Assistant Secretary-General's records
Division of Narcotic Drugs records
Representation and Liaison Unit records
Under-Secretary-General's Mekong Committee records
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Most of the records in this fonds have unrestricted access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
One series entered in database
