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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7 INTRODUCTION 9

Chapter I SIR ERIC DRUMMOND Secretary-General of the 1920-1933 17

Sir Eric Drummond and his Appointment as the First Secretary- General 19 The Functions of the League Secretary-General 27 Drummond and the International Civil Service 33 Drummond's Views on the League and the Secretariat 43 The Secretary-General's Political Role 51 The Sino-Japanese Conflict: 1931-1933 77 Drummond's Resignation and Later Career 96 Sir Eric Drummond's Contribution to World Order 100

Chapter II JOSEPH AVENOL Secretary-General of the League of Nations 1933-1940 105

The Selection of Joseph Avenol as Secretary-General 108 The Sino-Japanese Conflict and Japanese Withdrawal from the League 116 The Italo-Ethiopian War 124 The Decline of the League and the Rush Toward War 137 The Crisis in the League Secretariat: 1938-1939 141 The Bruce Report 146 The League's Last Political Action—The Expulsion of the Soviet Union 149 The Princeton Transfer 152 The Resignation of Secretary-General Avenol and his Attempt to Shut Down the League 158 The Afterward 166

Chapter III SEAN LESTER Secretary-General of the League of Nations 1940-1947 173

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Chapter IV TRYGVELIE Secretary-General of the 1946-1953 201

The Election of as Secretary-General 207 The Iranian Issue 213 Palestine: 1947-1949 217 The United Nations Guard (Field Service) 224 The Berlin Blockade 226 The Peace Mission and Chinese Representation 230 The Korean War 236 The Issue of American Communists in the UN Secretariat 251 Lie's Views on His Office and United Nations Political Functions 256 The Extension of Lie's Term and His Final Resignation 264

Chapter V DAG HAMMARSKJOLD Secretary-General of the United Nations 1953-1961 271

Hammarskjold at Peking 279 Crisis in the Middle East: 1956-1957 283 The Hungarian Revolution 295 Lebanon 298 The Laotian Crisis 305 The Congo 309 Hammarksjold's View of the UN and the Office of Secretary- General 327

Chapter VI UTHANT Secretary-General of the United Nations 1961- 341

The Election of 344 The Congo Crisis 350 West New Guinea 362 The Cuban Missile Crisis 368 The Yemen Observation Mission 375 The Federation of Malaysia 377 in Cyprus 381 The Kashmir Question 386 Secretary-General Thant's Re-election 390 The Arab-Israeli War and the Withdrawal of UNEF: 1967 393 The War in Vietnam 400 Table of Contents 15

Chapter VII THE SECRETARY-GENERAL IN WORLD POLITICS: Resources and functions 415

Resources neutrality 416 political information 420 diplomatic skill 422 prestige 424 structural position 426 constitutional theory 427 record 428 political constituency 431 authorizations or grants of power 433 skilled personnel 436 tangible resources 438 Political Functions 440 diplomatic functions 441 communication 441 articulation and aggregation of interests 442 legitimization 445 rule-making 447 conflict-management functions 448 participation 449 mediation 451 arbitration 452 accomodation 453 mobilization of resources 455 policy planning 456 field operation 457 interposition 458 integration functions 459

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 465

INDEX 469