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Election of Dag Hammarskjold as UN Secretary-General in succession to Trygve Lie...

Catalogue reference: FO 371/107050

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FO 371/107050
Date
1953
Description

Election of Dag Hammarskjold as UN Secretary-General in succession to Trygve Lie as recommended by the Security Council; circumstances of Trygve Lie's resignation. Code UP file 155 (papers 29 to end)

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
File 155 (papers 29 to end)
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2864527/

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