Hammarskjöld, Dag, 1905-1961
Person
Biography
Dag Hammarskjöld was Secretary General of the United Nations from 1953 until he died in a plane crash in 1961. Khrushchev wanted to get Hammarskjold out ot the position of Secretary General and suggested that the U.N. be run by a three-man board representing Western, Communist and Neutralist groups.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Newsclippings, 1961-1972
File
Identifier: B436.02.0003.0010
Abstract
File contains newsclippings about United Nations, trouble spots around the world, the battle of the communists and the western world. There are also articles about Dag Hammarskjold who was secretary general of the United Nations from 1953-1961. He was the second secretary general of the United Nations.
Dates:
1961-1972