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The world at the U.N. Plaza, ca. 1965 - ca. 1968

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Channel: PublicResourceOrg · 2010 · Education

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ARC Identifier 12046 / Local Identifier 59.249. This film describes the peacekeeping role of the United Nations, focusing on the roles and responsibilities of the men and women who work for the Mission to the United Nations, and specifically U.S. Representative, Arthur J. Goldberg. We see Goldberg meeting with U.S. ambassadors, travelling to Chicago to speak about the importance of the U.N's involvement in foreign policy, and meeting with Secretary General U Thant and Undersecretary Ralph Bunche. Mrs. Arthur Goldberg and other Mission wives meet with newly arrived foreign delegate wives to help acclimate them to the American culture and character, and the General Assembly hosts a reception onboard a tour cruiser for delegates and their wives. Included is footage of the emergency Security Council meeting during the 1967 Middle East War and the passage of the United Nations cease fire resolution. Throughout the film are numerous interior and exterior shots of the buildings and council rooms which comprise the United Nations Plaza. Department of State. Office of the Secretary. (09/1789 - ) DVD copied by Justin Grimes.

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