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Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, holding a press conference at United Nations.

The General Assembly this morning appointed by acclamation Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations for a five-year term beginning 1 January 1982. The appointment, coming minutes after the Assembly meeting opened, followed a Security Council recommendation made 11 December. Assembly President Ismat T. Kittani (Iraq) administered the oath of office to Mr. Pérez de Cuéllar, whose term will run to 31 December 1986. A lawyer and career diplomat, the Secretary-General-designate served most recently as Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim’s Personal Representative on the situation in Afghanistan and as UN Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs.
Secretary-General-designate Javier Pérez de Cuéllar addressing the General Assembly from the rostrum after taking the oath of office this morning. Seated on the podium behind him are, from Ieft, Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, General Assembly President Ismat T. Kittani (Iraq), and Under-Secretary-General for Political and General Assembly Affairs William B. Buffum.

The Security Council today requested Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar to visit Iran and Iraq in an effort to implement Security Council resolution 598 (1987) of 20 July.
Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar announcing his readiness to go to Iran and Iraq at the request of the Security Council. The Secretary-General said that he would leave towards the end of next week.

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Headline Security Council Meets to Discuss the Situation in Cyprus

Caption Description The Security Council this afternoon unanimously called on all parties to the present fighting in Cyprus to cease all firing and requested all States to exercise the utmost restraint and to refrain from any action which might further aggravate the situation. The Council first discussed the Cyprus situation on Tuesday and then again on Friday following the coup staged by rebel forces against the Government of Archbishop Makarios on Monday, 15 July.
Here, the Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations, Ambassador Javior Perez de Cuellar, President of the Council is introducing a draft resolution contained in document S/11350. Seen to his left in Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, and to his right Under-Secretary-General Arkady N. Shevchenko, Department of Political and Security Council Affairs.

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Production Date 07/20/1974 11:39:39 AM

City/Location New York

Country United States of America

Credit UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata

File size 2.38 MB