Hammarskjolds Passing : New Problem For… 1961

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GV. Pan round A.V.N. General Assembly to show empty chair on dais. LS. Delegates voting for president. LS. Pan as Mongi Slim of Tunisia comes down to dais to take his position as president pan to gv. applauding assembly. MS. Adlai Stevenson addressing assembly...

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Cataloguer:
James
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
85771
Sort Number:
UN 3540 D
Time in/Out:
02:00:01:00 / 02:01:49:00
Canister:
UN 3540 D
Film ID:
2996.17
Issue Date:
1961

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