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The first session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 10 January 1946 at Central Hall in London, United Kingdom. Trygve Lie of Norway addresses the General Assembly on the occasion of his formal appointment as first Secretary-General of the United Nations, on 2 February 1946.
William O'Dwyer, right, Mayor of the City of New York, presenting to Trygve Lie, Secretary-General of the United Nations, the deed conveying to the United Nations all New York City property within the United Nations permanent headquarters site along the East River and Manhattan, during ceremony held on city playground located within site area. Seen at extreme left are Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, and Colonel William Roy Hodgson, acting Australian representative on the United Nations Trusteeship Council.
On behalf of his father, John D. Rockefeller III presented Secretary-General, Tyrgve Lie, with a check for $8,500,000 for the purchase of the 6-block Manhattan East River site where the United Nations will build its permanent headquarters. Mr. Lie exhibits the check for the East River site. Ceremony took place on the first anniversary of the Security Council in New York. Empire State Building, New York.
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Headline General Eisenhower Visits United Nations 
Caption Description General Dwight D. Eisenhower (centre), President-elect of the United States, pays a visit to United Nations Headquarters.  This picture shows the President-elect and Mr. John Foster Dulles (right), U.S. Secretary of State-designate, being greeted at the public entrance of the General Assembly building by Mr. Trygve Lie, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and (behind him) Mr. Shamaldharee Lall, (extreme left), Assistant Secretary-General for Conference & General Services, and Mr. Byron Price, Assistant Sectary-General for Administrative & Financial Services. 
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Production Date 11/24/1952 9:04:37 PM 
City/Location New York
Country United States of America
Credit UN Photo
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