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1950 United Nations Secretary-General selection

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American candidate, Nervo would have at least six votes in the Security Council, and a French vote would give him the required 7-vote majority. Secretary of State Dean Acheson was adamant that "no Latin American candidate would be accepted by the United States," saying that the Latin American countries "would very seriously embarrass themselves by running up against a United States veto." President
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letters to the Security Council and the General Assembly declaring that he would not be a candidate for re-election. Lie finally agreed not to send those letters, and the United States pressed the United Kingdom and France for a three-year term extension. Lie subsequently declared publicly that he would not serve for more than three years.
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ballot. Austin denounced the "Soviet maneuver" as a "trick and a trap", saying that the Korean War was "approaching victory" and the U.S. Congress would be hesitant to continue funding the effort with an untested Secretary-General at the helm. He claimed that "this was in no way a threat but simply an analysis of a situation".
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instructed its U.N. ambassador to abstain on every candidate except Lie, causing Padilla Nervo to withdraw from the race. However, Charles Malik pointed out that the Soviet Union was offering to vote even for anti-Communist candidates, and the "opportunity to exploit such rare phenomenon should not be passed over lightly."
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for another five years. The United Kingdom wanted to extend Lie's term for no more than two years, which would allow a "more acceptable" Secretary-General to be appointed if the Soviet Union withdrew from the United Nations. France favored a one-year extension, but it supported the British position of a two-year maximum.
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Finally, the General Assembly voted 46-5-8 to extend Lie's term by three years to 2 February 1954. Only the five Soviet bloc countries voted against the resolution. Six Arab countries abstained because of Lie's stance on Palestine, comparing Israeli actions against the Palestinians to North Korea's
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of the Philippines. The United States said that it would only support Lie. The United Kingdom preferred Lie but would not veto any of the other candidates. The Soviet Union was willing to vote for any candidate except Lie. China was willing to vote for Padilla Nervo, Malik, or Romulo. France was
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were both rejected by votes of 4-0-7. Egypt, India, China, and the Soviet Union voted in favor, while the other countries abstained. The Security Council then voted 7-1-3 to send a letter to the General Assembly reporting that it had been unable to reach agreement. Although the Soviet Union voted
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The Security Council discussed the question on 20 October 1950 and 21 October 1950. The United States, United Kingdom, Cuba, Norway, and Yugoslavia were opposed to the Indian proposal, which left it one vote short of a majority. The Soviet Union then proposed further consultations of the permanent
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on 17 October 1950. Austin chided the Soviet Union for "thwarting the will of the majority" and pointed out that Malik had turned down a previous attempt by the United States to consult on the selection. Malik argued that the Security Council had only voted on two candidates so far, and "the cause
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Meanwhile, the Soviet Union boycotted the United Nations on the grounds that the Chinese seat belonged to Communist China. France indicated that it would vote for Lie if the Soviet Union returned, but it would prefer a different candidate if the Soviet Union had left the United Nations permanently.
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for a second term. Although supporters of Boutros-Ghali pointed to the precedent set by the United States in 1950, other members of the Security Council were unwilling to refer the matter to the General Assembly over a U.S. veto. Boutros-Ghali was forced to suspend his candidacy, becoming the only
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At the Security Council on 30 October 1950, the Soviet Union proposed a resolution asking the General Assembly to postpone the appointment of a secretary-general. The Soviet proposal was rejected by a vote of 1-7-3. The Soviet Union then announced publicly that it would no longer recognize Trygve
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Lie hoped to receive another five-year term, but he was willing to accept a two-year extension if he were allowed to save face by first declaring that he would "refuse to serve for longer than two years." Toward the end of September 1950, he grew frustrated with the inaction and threatened to send
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Support for Lie was lukewarm among the other three permanent members. Lie was "not entirely satisfactory" to the United States, but "he had been generally sympathetic to our views." The United States took the position that the General Assembly could amend its 1946 resolution to extend Lie's term
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was vetoed by the United States in a 14-1-0 vote. Supporters of Boutros-Ghali hoped to use the precedent set by the United States in 1950 to take the matter to the General Assembly. France attempted to extend Boutros-Ghali's term by two years in office, but Boutros-Ghali suspended his candidacy
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At the critical Security Council meeting on 25 October 1950, U.S. Ambassador Austin was confidently predicting a United Nations victory in the Korean War. Austin talked of the need for Lie to remain in office to oversee the postwar reconstruction of Korea. However, events were already in motion
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The Security Council met in secret session on 25 October 1950. Padilla Nervo's withdrawal was announced by France, and Benegal Rau withdrew his own name from consideration. U.S. ambassador Austin "wondered what answer he could be expected to give to the parents of those who had died in Korea."
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proposed that each member of the Security Council should secretly nominate two candidates. The list of 22 names would then be submitted to the permanent members, who could strike out any names that they found unacceptable. The Security Council would vote on anyone who remained on the list. The
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ended in a Communist victory in 1949, Lie supported the admission of Communist China to the United Nations. The Nationalist Chinese ambassador gave a press conference on 31 May 1950 in which he denounced Lie and threatened to veto him. However, he was willing to extend Lie's term for one year.
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The veto threat was controversial, as the United States had previously stated that it would not use the veto except when the security of the United States was threatened. However, the Latin American countries fell into line behind the United States. The U.S. position grew stronger when France
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Cuba told the United States that it would continue to support Lie, although other Latin American governments favored the Indian proposal as "a means of conciliation". The Cuban ambassador suggested that the United States adopt the Indian proposal but exempt Lie's name from being struck off the
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The General Assembly took up the appointment of a secretary-general on 31 October 1950 and 1 November 1950. U.S. Ambassador Austin praised Lie's "stand against aggression in Korea," while Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky said that the vote made a "mockery" of the United Nations. The General
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The United States was worried about the French position and pressed the French government to change its instructions. The United States also asked the other candidates to withdraw, with particular attention paid to Padilla Nervo. Since Cuba and Ecuador could be counted on to vote for a Latin
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The United States opposed the proposal. Austin pointed out that Lie had already received 9 votes, but his name would surely be struck off the list by the Soviet Union. He asked rhetorically, "Is the spoken word without value? Is there no integrity?" Norwegian ambassador Arne Sunde gave an
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The Secretary-General of the United Nations is appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council. Therefore, candidates can be vetoed by permanent members of the Security Council. At the first Secretary-General selection in 1946, the Soviet Union was opposed to
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On 18 October 1950, the Security Council met at the request of the Soviet Union. Soviet ambassador Yakov Malik reiterated that the Security Council was not yet deadlocked and should still explore other candidates, "particularly from Latin America and Asia." Indian ambassador
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citizen were nominated, Jebb had already told the Norwegian ambassador that the UK was "not interested seeing Indian as Secretary General." However, France declined to issue instructions to its U.N. ambassador, allowing him to vote at his own discretion.
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was first rejected by a vote of 1-4-6, with the Soviet Union voting in favor and Nationalist China voting against. Trygve Lie's reappointment was then rejected by a vote of 9-1-1, with the Soviet Union vetoing and Nationalist China abstaining.
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The British government had already instructed its delegation to abstain on the Indian proposal, but it acquiesced to American wishes by authorizing Jebb to vote against. Although the United States remained worried about the British vote if a
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of peace" would be best served by agreeing on another candidate. However, Austin said that the Soviet Union should serve "the cause of peace" by agreeing to Lie's re-selection. Malik replied that he had received "a firm
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The Indian proposal set off a flurry of diplomatic activity as the superpowers appealed for support. The Soviet Union approached several delegations and offered to vote for their candidates. U.S. Secretary of State
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British and French ambassadors commended the "ingenious" scheme, and the Nationalist Chinese ambassador found it "satisfactory and fair." Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, and the Soviet Union also favored the Indian plan.
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Assembly voted 37-9-11 to reject a Soviet proposal to postpone the question. It also voted 35-15-7 to reject an Iraqi proposal to study the process of appointing the Secretary-General and develop a solution.
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and U.S. monopolists" and attacked the United States for abandoning its "widely advertised position" of not using the veto. Malik then demanded that the Security Council vote on the remaining candidates.
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pressed other members of the Security Council to hold firm on Lie, saying that allowing him to be vetoed "would damage the prestige of the Security Council by stultifying the clearly expressed majority."
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agreed with Acheson and authorized a veto. Acheson instructed the U.S. delegation that the Soviet Union could not be permitted to allow a Soviet victory at the U.N. to "prejudice our victory in Korea."
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Lie as Secretary-General after his term ended on 2 February 1951, since any vote by the General Assembly to extend his term was "an artificial maneuver designed to circumvent the Charter."
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of India if they were acceptable to the Soviet Union. However, Soviet Ambassador Malik was noncommittal, and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyshinsky would not meet with the British ambassador.
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invasion of South Korea. Nationalist China also abstained, and Australia abstained because it felt the vote was an illegal circumvention of the U.N. Charter.
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after a two-week deadlock in the Security Council. There has been no further challenge to the use of the veto to block the selection of a secretary-general.
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The 1950 selection marks the only time that the General Assembly voted on a secretary-general without the recommendation of the Security Council. In 1966,
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On 12 September 1950, the British ambassador approached the Soviet ambassador about the Secretary-Generalship. The United Kingdom was prepared to vote for
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impassioned speech in defense of his fellow countryman, claiming that the elimination of Lie would be "tantamount to a Soviet victory in the Korean War."
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The General Assembly was called back into session for 19 October 1950. Attempting to avoid the impending vote, Soviet ambassador
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that would turn the war into a stalemate. Earlier that day, Chinese Communist troops ambushed United Nations forces at the
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began on 25 June 1950. Since the Soviet Union was boycotting the Security Council, it was unable to veto
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As the end of his 5-year term approached, Lie's actions drew opposition from both sides of the
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The permanent members met for consultations on 23 October 1950. The Soviet Union nominated
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On 12 October 1950, the Security Council met for a formal vote. Polish Foreign Minister
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willing to vote for any candidate who could get 7 votes at the Security Council.
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Hampton, Francis T. P. (27 November 1966). "What Is a Secretary-General?".
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members, which the Security Council agreed to by a bare majority of 7-0-4.
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against the letter, procedural matters are not subject to the veto.
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of Norway as the first Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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voted on the office of Secretary-General despite a veto in the
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of Canada. The Security Council compromised by selecting
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Romulo 688:Carlos P. Romulo 682:of Lebanon, and 656:Carlos P. Romulo 654: 653: 645: 627: 626: 618: 600: 599: 591: 573: 572: 564: 538: 435: 434: 426: 408: 407: 399: 373: 290:Security Council 286:General Assembly 227: 194: 193: 179: 172: 164: 149: 147: 146: 136: 134: 133: 123: 121: 120: 107:Carlos P. 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Truman 672: 648: 621: 594: 567: 555:Regional group 536: 505: 487: 482: 453: 444:Western Europe 429: 402: 390:Regional group 371: 366: 307: 250: 245: 238: 233: 225: 196:(veto ignored) 195: 188: 180: 177: 173: 170: 165: 162: 144: 142: 131: 129: 118: 116: 29: 24: 22: 12: 11: 5: 1737: 1735: 1727: 1726: 1716: 1715: 1712: 1711: 1698: 1695: 1692: 1691: 1676: 1660: 1641: 1623: 1604: 1588: 1572: 1556: 1540: 1516: 1500: 1476: 1457: 1442: 1423: 1405: 1387: 1371: 1355: 1339: 1323: 1307: 1288: 1269: 1250: 1234: 1215: 1199: 1175: 1159: 1143: 1127: 1108: 1087: 1071: 1055: 1033: 1014: 987: 986: 984: 981: 977: 976: 974: 973: 965: 958: 947: 939: 928: 922: 919: 918: 916: 915: 910: 905: 900: 895: 890: 885: 880: 875: 870: 865: 860: 855: 850: 845: 840: 835: 830: 824: 821: 820: 815: 813: 812: 805: 798: 790: 776:1996 selection 751: 748: 734: 731: 709: 706: 671: 668: 665: 664: 661: 658: 646: 638: 637: 636:Latin America 634: 631: 619: 611: 610: 607: 604: 592: 584: 583: 580: 577: 565: 557: 556: 553: 550: 547: 543: 542: 535: 532: 504: 501: 486: 483: 481: 478: 452: 449: 446: 445: 442: 439: 427: 419: 418: 415: 412: 400: 392: 391: 388: 385: 382: 378: 377: 370: 367: 365: 362: 312:Lester Pearson 306: 303: 294:1996 selection 257: 256: 253: 252: 240: 222: 221: 218: 217: 214: 211: 208: 204: 203: 200: 197: 186: 182: 181: 176: 174: 169: 167: 161: 158: 154: 153: 140: 127: 114: 110: 109: 104: 99: 92: 88: 87: 80: 73: 66: 58: 57: 54: 53: 47: 42: 31: 30: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1736: 1725: 1722: 1721: 1719: 1708: 1707: 1701: 1700: 1696: 1687: 1680: 1677: 1673: 1669: 1664: 1661: 1656: 1652: 1645: 1642: 1637: 1633: 1627: 1624: 1620: 1616: 1611: 1609: 1605: 1601: 1597: 1592: 1589: 1585: 1581: 1576: 1573: 1569: 1565: 1560: 1557: 1553: 1549: 1544: 1541: 1536: 1532: 1525: 1523: 1521: 1517: 1513: 1509: 1504: 1501: 1496: 1492: 1485: 1483: 1481: 1477: 1473: 1469: 1464: 1462: 1458: 1453: 1446: 1443: 1439: 1435: 1430: 1428: 1424: 1419: 1415: 1409: 1406: 1401: 1397: 1391: 1388: 1384: 1380: 1375: 1372: 1368: 1364: 1359: 1356: 1352: 1348: 1343: 1340: 1336: 1332: 1327: 1324: 1320: 1316: 1311: 1308: 1303: 1299: 1292: 1289: 1285: 1281: 1276: 1274: 1270: 1266:. p. 13. 1265: 1261: 1254: 1251: 1247: 1243: 1238: 1235: 1231:. p. 19. 1230: 1226: 1219: 1216: 1212: 1208: 1203: 1200: 1195: 1191: 1184: 1182: 1180: 1176: 1172: 1168: 1163: 1160: 1156: 1152: 1147: 1144: 1140: 1136: 1131: 1128: 1124: 1120: 1115: 1113: 1109: 1105: 1101: 1096: 1094: 1092: 1088: 1084: 1080: 1075: 1072: 1068: 1064: 1059: 1056: 1051: 1047: 1040: 1038: 1034: 1030: 1026: 1021: 1019: 1015: 1010: 1006: 999: 997: 995: 993: 989: 982: 970: 966: 963: 959: 956: 951: 948: 944: 940: 937: 932: 929: 927: 924: 923: 920: 914: 911: 909: 906: 904: 901: 899: 896: 894: 891: 889: 886: 884: 881: 879: 876: 874: 871: 869: 866: 864: 861: 859: 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 825: 822: 818: 811: 806: 804: 799: 797: 792: 791: 788: 784: 781: 777: 773: 768: 766: 762: 758: 749: 747: 743: 739: 730: 727: 723: 722:Charles Malik 719: 716: 707: 705: 701: 698: 692: 689: 685: 681: 680:Charles Malik 677: 669: 662: 659: 657: 652: 647: 644: 640: 639: 635: 632: 630: 625: 620: 617: 613: 612: 608: 605: 603: 602:Charles Malik 598: 593: 590: 586: 585: 581: 578: 576: 571: 566: 563: 559: 558: 554: 551: 548: 545: 544: 539: 533: 531: 527: 523: 520: 514: 511: 502: 500: 496: 493: 484: 479: 477: 475: 470: 469:Warren Austin 466: 461: 458: 450: 443: 440: 438: 433: 428: 425: 421: 420: 416: 413: 411: 406: 401: 398: 394: 393: 389: 386: 383: 380: 379: 374: 368: 363: 361: 357: 355: 351: 346: 342: 340: 339:Resolution 83 336: 331: 328: 325:. After the 324: 319: 317: 313: 304: 302: 299: 295: 291: 287: 282: 280: 276: 272: 268: 264: 251: 249: 244: 241: 239: 237: 232: 229: 228: 223: 215: 212: 209: 206: 205: 201: 198: 192: 187: 184: 183: 175: 168: 166: 159: 156: 155: 152: 141: 139: 128: 126: 115: 112: 111: 108: 105: 103: 102:Charles Malik 100: 98: 97: 93: 90: 89: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: 63: 59: 52: → 51: 48: 46: 43: 41: 38:←  37: 36: 32: 20: 1705: 1685: 1679: 1668:FRUS 1950 II 1663: 1657:. p. 1. 1654: 1644: 1635: 1626: 1615:FRUS 1950 II 1596:FRUS 1950 II 1591: 1580:FRUS 1950 II 1575: 1564:FRUS 1950 II 1559: 1548:FRUS 1950 II 1543: 1537:. p. 1. 1534: 1508:FRUS 1950 II 1503: 1497:. p. 5. 1494: 1468:FRUS 1950 II 1451: 1445: 1434:FRUS 1950 II 1417: 1408: 1399: 1390: 1379:FRUS 1950 II 1374: 1363:FRUS 1950 II 1358: 1347:FRUS 1950 II 1342: 1331:FRUS 1950 II 1326: 1315:FRUS 1950 II 1310: 1304:. p. 8. 1301: 1291: 1280:FRUS 1950 II 1263: 1253: 1242:FRUS 1950 II 1237: 1228: 1218: 1207:FRUS 1950 II 1202: 1196:. p. 1. 1193: 1167:FRUS 1950 II 1162: 1151:FRUS 1950 II 1146: 1135:FRUS 1950 II 1130: 1119:FRUS 1950 II 1100:FRUS 1950 II 1079:FRUS 1950 II 1074: 1063:FRUS 1950 II 1058: 1052:. p. 1. 1049: 1025:FRUS 1950 II 1011:. p. 1. 1008: 832: 769: 753: 744: 740: 736: 720: 711: 702: 693: 673: 670:Instructions 528: 524: 519:Commonwealth 515: 510:Dean Acheson 506: 497: 488: 480:Second round 473: 462: 454: 358: 347: 343: 332: 320: 308: 283: 262: 260: 246: 242: 234: 230: 160: 94: 44: 1672:Document 95 1619:Document 91 1600:Document 90 1584:Document 89 1568:Document 88 1552:Document 93 1512:Document 87 1472:Document 86 1438:Document 84 1383:Document 75 1367:Document 83 1351:Document 82 1335:Document 78 1319:Document 74 1284:Document 73 1246:Document 72 1211:Document 71 1171:Document 68 1155:Document 58 1139:Document 64 1123:Document 60 1104:Document 57 1083:Document 52 1067:Document 69 1029:Document 43 684:Benegal Rau 678:of Mexico, 575:Benegal Rau 492:Benegal Rau 465:Yakov Malik 364:First round 316:Trygvie Lie 275:Trygvie Lie 151:Philippines 1697:References 549:Candidate 534:Candidates 437:Trygve Lie 384:Candidate 369:Candidates 335:Korean War 305:Background 271:Korean War 248:Trygve Lie 236:Trygve Lie 96:Trygve Lie 91:Candidate 750:Aftermath 715:MacArthur 552:Position 387:Position 1718:Category 759:and the 323:Cold War 267:Cold War 113:Country 936:Members 185:Vetoes 138:Lebanon 65:  962:GRULAC 943:Reform 546:Image 381:Image 207:Round 178:4 / 11 171:4 / 11 163:9 / 11 148:  135:  125:Norway 122:  983:Notes 202:None 199:None 157:Vote 969:WEOG 931:UNSC 913:2021 908:2016 903:2011 898:2006 893:2001 888:1996 883:1991 878:1986 873:1981 868:1976 863:1971 858:1966 853:1962 848:1961 843:1957 838:1953 833:1950 828:1946 724:and 708:Vote 474:niet 451:Vote 333:The 261:The 216:2nd 213:2nd 210:1st 50:1953 40:1946 955:EEG 476:." 352:or 1720:: 1670:, 1653:. 1634:. 1617:, 1607:^ 1598:, 1582:, 1566:, 1550:, 1533:. 1519:^ 1510:, 1493:. 1479:^ 1470:, 1460:^ 1436:, 1426:^ 1416:. 1398:. 1381:, 1365:, 1349:, 1333:, 1317:, 1300:. 1282:, 1272:^ 1262:. 1244:, 1227:. 1209:, 1192:. 1178:^ 1169:, 1153:, 1137:, 1121:, 1111:^ 1102:, 1090:^ 1081:, 1065:, 1048:. 1036:^ 1027:, 1017:^ 1007:. 991:^ 767:. 971:) 953:( 945:) 934:( 809:e 802:t 795:v

Index

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Trygve Lie
Charles Malik
Carlos P. Romulo
Norway
Lebanon
Philippines
Soviet Union
Trygve Lie
Trygve Lie
Cold War
Korean War
Trygvie Lie
Secretary-General
General Assembly
Security Council
1996 selection
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Lester Pearson
Trygvie Lie
Cold War
Chinese Civil War
Korean War
Resolution 83
Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar
Girija Shankar Bajpai

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