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General Assembly Appoints Kurt Waldheim to Succeed U Thant

12/22/1971 23:47:29

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Secretary-General-elect Kurt Waldheim addresses General Assembly

12/22/1971 23:48:00

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General Assembly Appoints Kurt Waldheim to Succeed U Thant

12/22/1971 23:46:54

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General Assembly Concludes its Twenty-sixth Session

12/22/1971 23:46:52

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General Assembly Concludes Twenty-sixth Session

12/22/1971 23:46:56

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General Assembly Addressed by President of Mauritania

09/24/1971 10:27:41

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General Assembly Addressed by President of Mauritania

09/24/1971 10:27:41

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General Assembly Addressed by President of Mauritania

09/24/1971 10:27:41

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Libya, Singapore, Togo and Beylorussia Continues General Debate

10/11/1971 12:29:44

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General Assembly Debates 'Restoration' of Rights of People's Republic of China

10/18/1971 00:10:22

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General Assembly Opens Its Twenty-Sixth Regular Session; Elects Adam Malik of Indonesia as President

09/21/1971 13:18:58

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Burma, Mongolia, Ghana, Ukraine, Central African Republic Speak in Continuing General Debate

10/08/1971 00:01:25

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General Assembly Opens Its Twenty-Sixth Regular Session; Elects Adam Malik of Indonesia as President

09/21/1971 13:16:17

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Fifth Committee Begins First Reading of 1972 Budget Estimates; Approves Sums for International Court, Hospitality, Income

10/15/1971 16:33:02

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Assembly Appoints U Thant for Further Term as Secretary-General

12/02/1966 16:47:25

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Foreign Ministers of Kenya, Sierra Leone, Spain And Dominican Republic Speak in General Debate

10/01/1971 23:49:49

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Seven More Countries Heard in General Debate

10/06/1971 23:58:35

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General Assembly Opens Its Twenty-Sixth Regular Session; Elects Adam Malik of Indonesia as President

09/21/1971 13:02:54

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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria addresses General Assembly

10/12/1971 00:00:15

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General Assembly Recognizes People’s Republic of China as Only Legitimate Representative of China Expels "Representatives of Chiang Kai-Shek"

10/25/1971 21:46:18

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Headline General Assembly Appoints Kurt Waldheim to Succeed U Thant; Sets Up Special Committee on Financial Situation Twenty-Sixth Session Ends: 1972 Budget of $213.1 Million Approved

Caption Description The General Assembly concluded its twenty-sixth session today after appointing Kurt Waldheim, Permanent Representative of Austria, as Secretary-General of the UN for a five-year term beginning on 1st January 1972. The appointment of Mr. Waldheim was made by acclamation. The Security Council had recommended his appointment yesterday. In other actions at its final meeting of the session, the Assembly approved a 1972 budget of $213.1 million, and established a 15-member Special Committee on the Financial Situation of the U.N. It also adopted a number of other resolutions on administrative and financial matters.
Mr. Waldheim (at microphone) is seen taking the oath of office as Secretary-General, which was administered by the President of the Assembly, Adam Malik (at the presidential rostrum) of Indonesia. Standing next to Mr. Malik are Secretary-General U Thant (left) and C.A. Stavropoulos (right), Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly Affairs. Standing on the podium are the Presidents of the Security Council, of the Economic and Social Council and of the Trusteeship Council, the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly and the Chairmen of the Assembly's Main Committees.

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NICA ID 84687

Production Date 12/22/1971 11:27:14 AM

City/Location New York

Country United States of America

Credit UN Photo/Joel Landau

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