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Portrait of Mr. Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

This picture, taken during the meeting, shows U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld (left), and Mr. Henry Cabot LODGE, Jr., U.S. Representative to the U.N., holding an informal consultation on the issue.

The new Secretary-General designate of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjöld (right) of Sweden, arrived in New York by air from Stockholm today. He will be inducted tomorrow afternoon at a ceremony to be held before the General Assembly. Here, at Idlewild Airport, Secretary-General Trygve Lie welcomes his successor as he was alighting from the plane.

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Headline UN Secretary-General Visits Laos

Caption Description While in Vientiane, UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and his party took part in the Basi ceremony, a traditional Laotian way of honouring and wishing well to someone. Part of the ceremony involves the lying of cotton cords draped from bowls of flowers to the wrists of the person being honoured, while the Lao elders recite a blessing. Here, Mr. W. Wachtmeister (right), personal assistant to the Secretary-General; and Mr. W. Ranallo (centre), personal aide to the Secretary-General, receive the Basi cord from an elder.

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NICA ID 365182

Production Date 03/09/1959 9:27:55 PM

City/Location Vientiane

Country Laos

Credit UN Photo

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