Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1909 - 2010 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Size/Number of Items/Parts: 930 boxes, No. of Boxes: 930
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar assumed office as Secretary-General of the United Nations on 1 January 1982. On 10 October 1986, he was appointed for a second term of office, which began on 1 January 1987.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of the records of Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar, 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:
S-1022: Secretary-General’s trips
S-1023: Peacekeeping – code cables
S-1024: Political matters – country files
S-1026: UN celebrations, concerts and public events
S-1027: Administrative and management matters
S-1028: UN councils, commissions, committees and conferences
S-1029: Political matters - disarmament
S-1031: Secretary-General’s personal files
S-1032: Secretary-General’s correspondence with related organizations and individuals
S-1033: Secretary-General’s meetings
S-1041: Press matters and public relations
S-1043: Political matters – trouble areas and terrorism
S-1046: UN disaster relief operations
S-1047: UN General Assembly
S-1048: UN Secretariat departments
S-1049: UN Security Council and other organs
S-1051: UN specialized agencies and other international organizations
S-1055: Political matters – human rights
S-1056: Secretary-General’s correspondence with heads-of-state, member governments, and representatives/observers to the UN
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Some access limitations apply. See the series and file levels of description for details and consult archivist.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
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Finding aids
Series descriptions and file lists available
