Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1953 - 1979 (Creation)
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Series
Extent and medium
No. of Boxes: 10
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
UN. Under-Secretary General for Special Political Affairs (1958-1972: Bunche; 1971-1979: Guyer)
Series consists of incoming and outgoing clear and code cables, articles, newsclippings, photographs, correspondence, and press releases regarding the Secretariat. Included are records relating to its organization and staff, Secretary-General's annual reports, information on the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), records regarding the memorial service of Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, and newspaper clippings on the death of Secretary-General U Thant. Also included are records pertaining to the trips or diplomatic visits taken by the Secretary-General to places such as Geneva, Costa Rica, Switzerland, and Addis Ababa; press releases and cables on the ceremonies in San Francisco marking the 25th Anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter; and the First International Conference on Human Rights in Teheran, April 1968. Correspondents include Secretary-General U Thant, Chef de Cabinet C. V. Narasimhan, Under-Secretary-in-Charge of Congo Civilian Affairs Ralph Bunche, Resident Representative, Director of Special Fund Programmes Gustavo Duran and President Richard Nixon. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Alphabetical by subject
