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Print Name of Person Submit Image Signature of Person Submit ROUTING SLIP FICHE DE TRANSMISSION Mr. Lemieux

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MESSAGE FROM THE SECHEEARY-GEHEML

This is traditionally the season of goodwill ead good cheer.

As tha festive season approaches5 we n®y look abound the world in vain for manifestations of either goodwill or good cheer. In tlia past twelve months I have seen more crises and greater international tension that I can recall at any time during the eleven years that I have spent at and with the United Nations. During the last twelve months, we have seen the moimting escalation of the conflict in Viet-Ham with its tragic, and often forgotten, story of human suffering and agony. The simmering situation in the Middle East erupted into open war this summer and,

while the United Hations could not prevent the conflicts it was able at least to bring about a ceasefire. The prospects for the future peace of the area depend upon the extent of co-operation which the countries directly concerned are willing to give to the efforts of o the United Nations and to the Special Representative of the Secretary- General. More recently the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean rose to aew levels of tension,, but fortunately en armed conflict was averted by th@ diplomatic efforts that the crisis evoked sad the consensus adopted by the Security Council. While the record of the United Hatio&s in regard to the maiataiaancs of international peace and security has fallen short of our expectations and those of an anxious world, nevertheless, it has been proved again in several delicate instances how vital a role the United nations can play in reducing dangerous tensions end in affording Msmber States the instrumentalities to emerge from critical situations and work towards their peaceful solution.

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The efforts of the United Nations and its family of agencies and institutions to promote economic and social progress also give grounds for encouragement, although the targets may not have yet been fully reached. I take this opportunity to extend my appreciation to all those working in this field, including those in remote and distant places. I have referred earlier this year to the "crisis of confidence" t that the United Nations seems to be facing at the present time. I feel that this crisis can and must be overcome and that the Member States will have to make the effort required to give a fresh impetus to the work of the Organization and to strengthen its capacity to serve the cause of peace and progress. There is no other alternative to the ever looming danger of a nuclear catastrophe. I hope my colleagues in the United Nations and in the field offices, as well as those devoted men and woman who are engaged in various peacekeeping missions3 will never falter in their confidence in the United Nations and their faith in its ultimate success. As the Hew Year approaches, let us dedicate ourselves anew to the great tasks aheadj, both in the field of peacekeeping and in the work of peace-building. I wish you and every member of your family a very happy holiday and a rewarding New Year.

December 1967 GEORGE TODORCHEV( CORRESPONDENT OF THE BULGARIAN IMS AGENCY TO UNITED NATIONS

DEAR MR. NASSIF,

I AM VERY GLAD TO INFORM YOU THAT THE NEW YEAR

MESSAGE SO KINDLY MADE BY H.E. SECRETARY GENERAL U THANT TO BULGARIAN

GOVERNMENT AND TO BULGARIAN PEOPLE ¥AS PUBLISHED IN ALL BULGARIAN

NEWSPAPERS AND TRANSLATED BY THE BULGARIAN RADIO AND TELEVISION.

I AM OBLIGED TO EXPRESS AGAIN MY DEEP GRATITUDE

TO H.E. SECRETARY GENERAL FOR HIS KIND RESPONSIVITY.

I AM ALSO VERY THANKFUL TO YOU FOR YOUR SO FRIENDLY

MANIFESTETED IMPORTANT HELP IN THIS CONNECTION.

SINCERELY YOURS, f.7

TO MR. RAMSES NASSIF ( G.TODORCHEV ) PRESS AID TO THE SEKRETARY GENERAL UNITED NATOINS 28

of t&« 2tea ?Q;*3F0 2 gg and Oimsusset and ps©pl© of I still 2leli @f s^1 vleit; to yea? I had of tesiteg tl^s fsl@aSi^ osi. p^opl© of NEW YORK TIMES, Tuesday, 19 December

fhWWiprSomber Note •ith the Umt^HSrafcons'*' 7f Referring to continuing con^ Ifoofiftaptessage to Staf flict and tensions in Vietnam, the -Middle East and Cyprus, Special to'Tb* New York Iliriea the: Secretary General called UNITED NATIONS, N Y, upon his staff to keep faith in Dec. 18 — Secretary General the United Nations to combat Thant's holiday message to the ttfe "crisis of confidence" that United Nations staff, which he said confronts the organ- ization * wag circulated today, strikes k somber note "As the festive season ap- proaches, we may look around the world mi vain for manifes- tations' ipf' either goodwill or good cheer," he said. "In the past 12 months 'V have seen more .crises,,. andv greater inter- national \le'fl'S?o^tEan|I-.can re- call December 18, 1967

Bear Mr. Secretary-General: I write to you. as a friend and an admirer. I feel most strongly that you cannot let stand your pessimistic message of this date to the United Nations staff* Everything you say is true. On the otherhand, the first principle of the United Nations " to save successding generations from the scourge of war"(and this was meant to be a major warj has been met. I know how you feel about Vietnam. I feel the same but , and this is the point, due largely to your repeated attacks, feite the repeated pronouncements of almost 122 Member States, the United States has stopped short of going the whole way. The war remains basically a stalemate, though I admit a dangerous one* The United Nations has been able to control& the Middle East situation and was in the final analysis at the heart of the Cyprus affair. The Peacekeeping Committee may have failed to make progress for the moment but the United Nations has not failed in the field ofipeacefceeping. On Human Rights, on Economic and Social Affairs, we have gone forward ip. an extraordinary manner. We have not kept pace with the expanding population explosion but we have certainly carried out the mandate of the Organization. I feel very strongly, that you as Secretary-General of 122 Member States of all J&JLt>~ei> races, religions and nationalities has to l-ed. It is all very wwll and nice for the i £ Pope to call for a day of Peace but he only represnts a small fraction of the population. A The call really ought to come from you and you are in an enviable position if you can look at it this way. That is to say the message of the Charter is^loud and clear.That message has not been tarnished or changed. And ssafcsJAyje as I have tried to state, the Charter and the United Nations has done pretty well mankind and nature being what it is today.So in conclusion, I hope you will change your mind and decide to lead with a

New Year's Message that will make the front pages of every newspaper in the World.

Sincerely. • r JAMES BOYD 3O SUTTON PLACE NEW YORK, N. Y. 1OO22 *&>•

Ramses Nassif. UNITED NATIONS Press Services Office of Public Information United Nations, N.Y. (FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA ~ NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD)

Press Release SG/SM/880 18 December 1967

MESSAGE BY SEGRrTARY-jgENEPAL TO UNITED NATIONS _STAFF

Folloving is the text of a message by the Secretary-General, U Thant, to the staff of the United Nations, on 18 December; "This is traditionally the season of good will and good cheer. As the festive season approaches, we may look around the world in vain for manifestations of either good will or good cheer. In the past twelve months I have seen more crises and greater international tension that I can recall at any time during the eleven years that I have spent at and with the United Nations. "During the last twelve months, we have seen the mounting escalation of the conflict in Viet-Nara with its tragic, and often forgotten, story of human suffering and agony. The simmering situation in the Middle East erupted into open war this summer, and, while the United Nations could not prevent the conflict, it was able at least to bring about a ceasefire. The prospects for the future peace of the area depend upon the extent of co-opera- tion which the countries directly concerned are willing to give to the efforts of the United Nations and to the Special Representative of the Secretary- General. More recently, the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean rose to new levels of tension, but fortunately an armed conflict was averted by the diplomatic efforts that the crisis evoked and the consensus adopted by the Security Council, "While the record of the United Nations .in regard to the maintainance of international peace and security has fallen short of our expectations and those of an anxious world, nevertheless, it has been proved again in several delicate instances how vital a role the United Nations can play in reducing dangerous tensions and in affording Member States the instrumentalities to emerge from critical situations and work towards their peaceful solution.

(more) •.-2- • • Press Release SG/SM/880 18 December 1967

"The efforts of the United Nations and its family of agencies and institutions to promote economic and social progress also give grounds for encouragement, although the targets may not have yet been fully reached. I take this opportunity to extend my appreciation to all those working in this field, including those in remote and distant iplaces. "I have referred earlier tliis year to the T6risis of confidence' that the United Nations seems to be facing at the present time. I feel that this crisis can and must be overcome and that the Member States will have to r.ake the effort required to give a fresh impetus to the work of the Organization and to strengthen i'ie capacity to serve the cause of peaca end progress., There is no other alternative to the ever looming danger of a^nuclear catastrophe. I hope my colleagues in the United Nations and in the field offices, as well as those devoted men and women who are engaged in various peacekeeping missions, will never falter in their donfidence in the United Nations and their faith in its ultimate success. . . . . "As the New Year approaches, let us dedicate ourselves anew to the great tasks ahead, both in the field of peacekeeping and in the work of peace-building. "I wish you and every member of your family a very happy holiday and a rewarding New Year." cvu/cc cc: Mr. Narasimhan Mr. Lemieuy

6 December 1966

Messagejfrc?mtlie Secretary-General. Once again, Christmas and. the Hew Tfeai- are approaching, and I would like to offer- all sgr friends and colleagues in the United Nations my varmest greetings and good wishes. In jay message last year I stated "In the past twelve months I have seen more crises and greater international tension than I can recall at any time during the eleven years that I have spent at and with the United Hationsw. I am afraid that the year that lias passed has confirmed my feeling that international tension is still on the rise,, and there is no lack of international crises. la addition to the problenis that we had on our hands last year vs have had the recent events in the heart of Bur-ope, on which I have eoiBmonted at length elsev?here.

On the other hands I can only hope that the most recent developments in regard to the situation in South East Asia may hold. some hope for e .just and peaceful settlement in the raonths ahead. This is sot the right occasion for me to ch'ell at length on the somewhat glo-ray record, not just of the United Rations but of the international eonununity, in regard to the maintenance of international peace and security. This is rather art occasion to look ahead and see if we can discern souse silver linings la the clouded skies. I hsve already referred to the question of Viet-!ta. I inay also hope thai, so far as the tragic situation in Nigeria is concerned^ the setive involvement of the Organization of African Unity and its Consultative Committee siay yet "bring about a political solution acceptable to all concerned and put an end to the terrible suffering csf hundreds of thousands of human beings. My concern Ms been aataly with the humanitarian aspects of the situation and I have tried, personally sad through asy representstive, to do my best to help is this regard* We are fast apppoaehing the time when we s^e planning for the Secoad Development Decade. However disappointing the First Development Decade may have been, it has taught us mauy lessons, which I hope ssay be borne in sitiS in planning for the next Decade. An all-out attack on the problem of global poverty is needed at the present tirae, and 1 am convinced that the United nations and its family of egeueies and iastitutioas could be a good launching pad for tM6 operation. Soon we will be eelebratiisg the tweaaty-fifth amiiversary of the tfeited ffetioss. I have already put forward some suggestions in regard to the best way is which this aasivereary may be celebrated. I hope that, before we are due to observe this occasion, the iaternstioaal situation would have taken & turn for the better a»d that we may have a happier future to look forward to and a brighter one to bequeath to our eMldrea and grandchildren. As the Hew Year approaches, I ask you once again to ^oin with tse in offering our renewed dedication to our common objectives. I wish fell staff members and colleagues, not only in Hew York and in the various regional offices, but in every part of the world, a very happy holiday season and a Kew Year full of good things. CVH/CG cc: Mr. Lemieux

She Secretary-General of the United nations presents his compliments to the Permanent Seprea^atative of the Hungarian People's Bepublic to the ttoited Mations and has the honour to ax&novrledge with deep appreciation the few Year greetings from the President of the Presidential Council, the Gaa&rni&a of the Revolutionary Workers* and Peasants Governments and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the I&ingarian People's Republic j BO kindly conveyed by the Permanent Bepresentative in his Hote Ho* 571 dated i8 Decem-ber 1966 « She Secretary-General would appreciate it very much if the Immanent Regoresentative i*rould be so good as to convey the greetings of the Secretary-General to the President of the Presidential Council, the Chairman of the ^Revolutionary Workers' and Peasants' Government and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hungarian People's Republic, She Secretary-Genera! avails himself of this opportunity to renew to the Permanent Representative of the Bulgarian People's Republic to the United Kations the assurance of his highest consideration.

SI Beeeaber 1968 * PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE DF THE HUNGARIAN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC TD THE UNITED NATIONS

ID EAST 75TH STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10021

No 571

The Permanent Representative of the | Hungarian People's Republic to the United Nations \ presents his compliments to the Secretary-General i- [• of the United Nations and has the honour to forward ; hereby to him the New Year greetings^f_romjbhe • President of the Presidential Council, the Chairman \ of the Revolutionary Workers' _and Peasants1 Gov- i ernment, and the Minister; of Foreign Affairs of f .the Hungarian People's Republic^ ;

The Permanent Representative of the : Hungarian People's Republic avails himself of : this opportunity to renew to the Secretary- General of the United Nations the assurances of his highest consideration, i

New York, December 18, 1968

Secretary-General of the United Nations United Nations Headquarters

New York United Nations Headquarters, New York 16 December, 1968 A message from the Secretary-General Once again, Christmas and the New Year are approaching and I would like to offer all my friends and colleagues in the United Nations my warmest greetings and good wishes. In my message last year I stated: "In the past twelve months I have seen more crises and greater international tension than I can recall at any time during the eleven years that I have spent at and with the United Nations". I am afraid that the year that has passed has confirmed my feeling that inter- national tension is still on the rise, and there is no lack of international crises. In addition to the problems that we had on our hands last year we have had the recent events in the heart of Europe, on which I have commented at length elsewhere. On the other hand, I can only hope that the most recent developments in regard to the situation in South East Asia may hold some hope for a just and peaceful settlement in the months ahead. This is not the right occasion for me to dwell at length on the somewhat gloomy record, not just of the United Nations but of the international community, in regard to the maintenance of international peace and security. This is rather an occasion to look ahead and see if we can discern some silver linings in the clouded skies. I have already referred to the question of Viet-Nam. I may also hope that, so far as the tragic situation in Nigeria is concerned, the active involvement of the Organization of African Unity and its Consultative Committee may yet bring about a political solution acceptable to all concerned and put an end to the terrible suffering of hundreds of thousands of human beings. My concern has been mainly with the humanitarian aspects of the situation and I have tried, personally and through my representative, to do my best to help in this regard. We are fast approaching the time when we are planning for the Second Development Decade. How- ever disappointing the First Development Decade may have been, it has taught us many lessons, which I hope may be borne in mind in planning for the next Decade. An all-out attack on the problem of global poverty is needed at the present time, and I am convinced that the United Nations and its family of agencies and institutions could be a good launching pad for this operation. Soon we 'Will be celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. I have already put forward some suggestions in regard to the best way in which this anniversary may be celebrated. I hope that, before we are due to observe this occasion, the international situation would have taken a turn for the better and that we may have a happier future to look forward to and a brighter one to bequeath to our children and grandchildren. As the New Year approaches, I askyou once again to join with me in offering our renewed dedication to our common objectives. I wish all staff members and colleagues, not only in New York and in the various regional offices, but in every part of the world, a very happy holiday season and a New Year full of good things. (\

CHRISTMAS 1968 THIS ISSUE'S COVER "Christmas at the top of the world" A Child was born by this long ago; Jorgen Grinde as long before, (photographed in Verbier, Switzerland) as ever since. EDITOR'S NOTE In mother's pain We have now reached the last issue of the News is life renewed. for the year; with your copy you will find the 1969 Her fervent hopes calendar of pay days and holidays. are mankind's own: As the Secretary-General said in his message to the staff, this is hardly the occasion to dwell upon That pain be less. 1968's gloomy record of crises and rising interna- That children grow, tional tensions, although these inevitably continue to That Man mature, occupy our thoughts. Instead, perhaps, we should That peace shall come. simply exchange wishes for a happier and more peaceful New Year, accepting the commitment to Dedicated to UNICEF work harder and better in 1969; for humdrum as that by Kaare K. Nygaard M. D. may sound, it is probably the most useful way in which to express the rededication to our common cause of which U Thant spoke. OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE EARTHQUAKE The next issue of the News will be on 16 January. VICTIMS IN IRAN In the meantime, we wish everyone from the third The UN Relief Committee reports that on 15 basement to the thirty-eighth floor a happy holiday November, volunteers collected $2,488. 25 for the season. Our thoughts go out as well to colleagues victims of the earthquake in Iran; several hundred who are a long way from home and to friends on far- dollars more were sent to the Committee in personal flung missions. This issue carries greetings from cheques. The Committee is grateful to everyone for all of us in this house to members of the UN family helping. round the world. The deadline for contributions to the next issue of the Secretariat News is 6 January and they should be sent to the editor, room 508. n IN THE NEWS Vice-President Hubert Humphrey paid an un-official visit to Headquarters on 26 November; he met with Dr. Bunche - and was warmly greeted by many staff members. Photo: T. Chen | H. E. M. Terence Nsanze, Burundi's Ambassador to the USA and his country's Permanent Represen- tative to the UN, gave a reception at the UN on Than- ksgiving evening. Seldom have a host and hostess a- ppeared on these precincts in such glorious dress; the Ambassador's train and spear were 10' long. Everybody wanted to be photographed in the company of such magnificence - even photographer Max Machol insisted on having his picture taken with the Ambas - sador and Madame Nsanze. City officials and a group of sixth graders from UNIS launched the Traffic Department's annual Holi- day Safety Programme on 25 November. Outside the UN, Transportation Administrator Designate, Cons- tantine Sidamon-Eristoff, representing the Mayor, and Acting Traffic Commissioner Theodore Karagh- euzoff, posted the first of 50, 000 posters which will appear at 8, 000 street intersections. "Cross at the Green, not in between", say the posters in nine languages, "In any language, it's a way of life".

HELP '. THE NON-BRAIN-DRAIN IS HERE ! ". . . The brain-drain from ....;... is of gigantic proportions: over 7, 000 persons emigrated in 1967. Of course, this would include a majority of women, children and non-brains, but still the flow of talented and highly-trained persons is so grave as to frustrate the development of the country". "Well, not much point in hanging around here". from a UNDP Resident Representative's letter Saturday Review ANDREW A. S. STARK vested interest, from both professional and financial On 1 October, U Thant points of view, in improved working conditions. appointed Andrew A. S. Secondly, although I don't believe that morale in Stark, C.M.G. , C. V. O., general is so bad, I do think that we, the staff, may to the new post of Under have more confidence if we feel that the UN's admin- Secretary -General for istrative organs are ready to listen to and help us Administration and Man- with our problems". With a very diplomatic smile, agement, responsible for he added, "Incidentally, I am a firm believer in the the two offices of the general usefulness of informal consultations prior to Controller and of Per- embarkation upon the more formal variety, or as a sonnel; working with him parallel adjunct". will be the Assistant What does the creation of a new post which bridges Secretaries-General in the Office of the Controller and the Office of Person- charge of these Offices. nel mean to the Secretariat9 To put it in a very sim- Before coming to the ple way (as Mr. Stark did for our benefit) the Con- Secretariat, Mr. Stark troller's Office provides the pegboard: the board can held ambassadorial rank at the United Kingdom Mis- be so big; we can afford so many holes; the size of sion to the UN. He was a member of the Committee the holes must be this, that and the other. The Of- of Seven, one of the "seven wise men" whose report on fice of Personnel provides the pegs: this one fits into the reorganization of the Secretariat, awaited with so this hole; that one - if we push a bit here and pull a much interest, appeared two weeks ago. bit there - might get into the fourth hole from the top. During his first days on the new job, Mr. Stark But, asks the Controller's Office, can we afford to plodded about the building, intent upon meeting his push and pull that particular hole out of shape at this new staff. Fifth Committee sessions and other busi- particular moment9 It is at this point that the use- ness intervened. "In the meantime, I try to go where - fulness of an arbiter with an equal interest in pegs ever I'm asked to go. I may have to throttle back and pegboard might become evident - particularly if later, of course, but in a job like this there's nothing the arbiter is concerned not only with the Head- more useful than personal contact and I'd like to meet quarters' pegboard but also (and this is how Mr. as many staff members as I can". Stark sees his job) with the much broader pattern of Although both Mr. Stark and his post are new in the UN operations throughout the world. "In an orga- Secretariat, there is something very familiar about nization of this size and complexity,so widely dis - the sound of a West Lothian burr in room 3627; like persed, one cannot overemphasize the importance Sir Alexander whose office that used to be, Mr. Stark of preserving cohesion, of developing attitudes of is a Scot; and from his forthright manner, plain and mind which lead us to think always in terms of a warm, one suspects that he might be that kind of Scot united effort - a family effort, if you like, for in who, in the best tradition, puts salt on his porridge. whatever part of the world we serve the UN, we are He joined the United Kingdom Foreign Office in all part of the same family". 1948 after six years of military service and a brief Mr. Stark has positive views on the value of train- assignment with the Board of Trade. His Foreign ing - "Not only linguistic training, although this is Office posts included those of Assistant Private Sec- important, but also on-job and in-career training. retary to the Secretary of State; head of Chancery of Private industry, of course, has been engaged in the Embassies in Belgrade and Rome; Counsellor at this kind of thing for years - and not for altruistic the Embassy in Bonn; head of the Establishment and purposes. It is obvious, for instance, that for a Organization Department of the Foreign Office. What specialist in a substantive department, periodic does he do in his leisure hours9 "I read a great deal. contacts with his academic or professional counter- I love all sports - golf, skiing, tennis", Rather sadly parts will be useful; he will refresh his experience, he added, "I don't play any of them very well". gain knowledge. Equally useful to the administrative Mr. Stark said that he was exceedingly glad to have man is an occasional opportunity to study new tech- served on the Committee of Seven. "It gave me an niques and exchange views with counterparts on opportunity to look at the structure of the United working problems of other organizations. Training Nations in some detail. Without this experience, it helps a staff member - indeed, improves his career would take much longer to understand the complexities prospects. It makes him more flexible, mobile, of the Organization. The Committee's mandate, as "transferrable"; and these are qualities which I think you know, was not simply cheese-paring; it was to we must seek to develop among ourselves, for they seek ways of re-organizing the Secretariat along more are qualities which are going to serve the Organiza- efficient and therefore more economic lines. I still tion best". Photo: T. Chen have much to learn about the Secretariat - sound ad- UN FEDERAL CREDIT UNION visers are fortunately at hand". The Credit Union Office will observe a three-day We asked him if he had any thoughts about the gene- holiday, 25, 26 and 27 December. It will be open ral feeling of malaise within the staff, the apparent on Monday and Tuesday, 30 and 31 December, but dissatisfaction with management-staff relationship will then close again until Monday, 6 January 1969, which is prevalent in the house at the present time. to enable the staff to close accounts for the year and "In the first place, I wish we could abolish this 1 post the annual dividends. Co-maker loan business distinction between 'management and 'staff which will not be conducted in the new year until Tuesday seems quite artificial to me", said Mr. Stark. "Sure- 7 January. ly the fact is that all members of the Secretariat, Internal Revenue Department dividend reports whether they are administrative, substantive or ser- (form 1099) for the year 1968 will be mailed to Credit vice personnel, are 'staff and have an equally Union members during January 1969. GOODNIGHT LADIES '. Campbell was a flashing Miriam and Ann Crocker, Irene Dunne, American movie star and later US bless her, gave excellent performances in two very delegate to the UN when everybody liked Ike, played different roles. Miss Crocker ought to get a job in a Mary in MGM's production of "The Women" thirty Health Club - she's devilishly efficient at putting years ago; and in those halcyon days, Jean (Crystal) people on the mat; ah, well, she works in the Office Harlow' s bubble bath was the most daring thing which of Personnel and they are no doubt making good use had happened since Salome (or was it Garbo9) doffed of her talents there. her seven veils. Many of the cast helped on the production side too. Well, "The Women" by Clare Booth Luce is a re- But the Stage Manager was an old stalwart of UN markable sturdy comedy. Revived by UN Theatre Theatre, Faith W. Barrington, assisted by Maxwell for a week in December, produced by Martin Reed Silvera. The Technical Director, who also worked and directed by Krishna Singh, it was recognizably with Krishna Singh on the excellent, unobtrusive and contemporary, still funny, still close to the bone, functional set design, was Barry DeCrummere , less shocking only because we (poor us) are much aided by Vladimir Velasco. Mary Jane Giglio and more accustomed to seeing our women get down to Don Millington served as right and left hands of pro- the nitty-gritty; let's face it, we don't shock easily ducer Martin Reed; Gabriella Fried did the make-up. any more. Herbert Deuts^ch provided original music; Loretta It's hard to know where to begin when you've got a Thomas was the Costume Co-ordinator; Ole Hamann case of twenty-two ladies, all of them attractive and designed the programme; Claude lent his talents. all of them performing well. A special bouquet should go to Elissa Nanna for the There is, of course, the saga of Martin Reed's choreography of the dance sequence, a happy bonus search for talent. It wasn't easy to find twenty-two at the play's end. girls willing and able to act in the play. But never The most cheerful thing about UN Theatre's pro- say die. He was loping along the tenth floor corridor duction this year was that everyone, cast and audience one day (no doubt intent upon putting up another of enjoyed themselves at the show. The play was a those "women wanted" posters which decked the halls good choice, bright, light and funny, well staged, for so many weeks) when he saw in front of him a fe- directed and acted. male form with a most promising rear view. He As the curtain fell, we could only look forward to tapped her on the shoulder. "I say, I could use you: " next December's offering by the reliable team of said the indomitable Mr. Reed. "Do you mind telling Singh and Reed. me your name and where you work9" The girl looked plainly horrified as well she might; she was a new staff member and it was her first day at the UN. THIS MORNING'S HEADLINES Horrified, but interested. Helen Munch finally agreed "SECOND COMMITTEE 1237th meeting to play two roles in the play and gave a most enjoyable Outflow of trained professional and technical performance in each although she had never been on personnel at all levels from the developing a stage in her life before. The same may be said of to the developed countries, its consequences the producer's other "hunches"; Vairin Mathews, and practical remedies for the problems re- Lydia Dal Dosso, Leona Cyphers, Julietta Cardillo, sulting from it (47)" Journal No. 4558 Eglantina Brandao, Loretta Thomas, Enid Carey, * * * Leonor Pardo, Anne Pepper and May Chang were all "BOLIVIA: Establishment of a pilot demons- fine to watch and listen to. How Martin found them, tration farm and preparation of a feasibility we don't know, but the obvious pleasure with which study for the agro-industrial development of they performed was infectious and the audience en- the Abopo-Izizog region"" DP/L. 93 joyed them all tremendously. Gloria Kaufman-Klein, as usual, was a delight to see in action; it takes a pro to invest the tipsy Coun- tess de Lage with so much warmth and endearing, plebeian charm. Anastasia Titov's Mrs. Morehead was also a pleasure - and a surprise; Mrs. Titov, elegantly at ease on a stage, is new to UN Theatre, and we'll look forward to seeing her again soon. Bridget David, waspish as she was - poor Sylvia'. tickled the ribs and touched the heart; while Glenys O'Brien brought a professional touch in both presence and voice to the role of Mary, a good sweet girl married to a hound dog, but spirited, too, in Miss O'Brien's sensitive and sympathetic portrayal. Crystal - ah, Crystal! Esther Magloire was splendidly seductive, convincing, and just as lovely as the photos of Travis had led everyone to expect. Tessa Mills, the perennially-pregnant Mrs. Phelps Potter, was gruesome; funny-gruesome, of course, Ifif human-gruesome; for as always, Tessa, one of the UN Theatre "regulars" brought her part to life: Elissa Nanna appealed; Nancy Carter was striking; Christina Palaci did a very good job in a tricky part "All right, sir, would you mind trying the button - is she really more than twelve years old? Carol again?" The New Yorker recipients were not active members of the Blood Donors' Club, but they signed advance pledges agree- ing to provide a donor at the January 1969 campaign. Who may donate Blood? Anyone, between the ages of 18 and 61, who is in good health and weighs 110 pounds or more, is usually able to donate blood. However, if you have had a his- tory of hepatitis, you will unfortunately not be accepted as a blood donor when the Red Cross Bloodmobile is here. Instead, you will have to give blood at the Greater New York Program Center, at 310 East 67th Street, where the blood is used for important research work: of course, such a donation still makes you a member of the UN Headquarters' Blood Donors' Club. If you have had malaria, you cannot donate blood until two years after treatment. And, if a prospective donor has taken anti-malarial medications, he is deferred for six months. If you have taken anti-malarial medications re- WE NEED BLOOD cently, or have had hepatitis or malaria, and you You may have read many requests for donating have any questions about donating blood, please call blood. These appeals appear in the News at least the Blood Bank Committee on extension 3262. There once a year. So, thinking that you already know what are always some people who have had hepatitis, who will be said on this page, you may be tempted not to wish to donate blood, and special arrangeme nts will read beyond this point. But we hope you will not give be made by the Blood Bank for this group to go to- in to this temptation as there is something different gether to the Center at 310 East 67th Street. to tell you this time. The Simple Process of Blood Donation Why do people give blood? A recent survey of All donors are screened carefully by the Staff of 5,581 consecutive donors at the Memorial Blood Bank the Red Cross Bloodmobile: a medical history is in San Francisco, the oldest community blood bank taken, and the temperature, pulse, blood pressure in the United States, showed that 80% of them were and haemoglobin level of the blood are checked men, 57% were married, and only 18% of these donors before donating. had less than a high-school diploma. Nearly four- About one pint of blood is taken from each donor - fifths (including almost every woman) said that they by a fully-trained nurse or technician. The normal donated blood for humanitarian reasons. Half had adult, of average weight, has twelve or thirteen relatives or friends who had received transfusions, pints of blood in his body. and a few (just under 5%) had even had transfusions The volume of fluid lost through blood donation is themselves. replenished in one or two days. A healthy person On Tuesday, 7 January and Wednesday, 8 January, can safely donate blood four times a year. the Red Cross Bloodmobile will come to the UN again. Donating blood is easy and safe. The entire pro- The unit will be stationed at the South end of the cedure may take up to forty-five minutes, but the Secretariat Lobby, as on previous occasions. actual donation is over in five to ten minutes (the Within a few days, pledge forms will be sent to time is taken up mainly in the necessary prelimina- every staff member and delegation. If you agree to ries before the donation and in the brief rest after- donate blood, you will become a member of the UN wards). Headquarters' Blood Donors' Club for the next eight- You can eat a normal breakfast or lunch on the day een months, and then you are eligible to receive blood you donate, although excessive amounts of fatty for yourself and your immediate dependents. Some- foods should be avoided during the four hours be- one who has no dependents can designate one or two fore your appointment. near relatives as beneficiaries. And, when blood is Now, we come to the SURPRISE OF THIS CAM- available, it can be provided for other relatives. PAIGN. The Blood Bank Committee has decided to Blood can be given to a person anywhere in this organize a RAFFLE this time. Everybody who country or in Canada. donates a pint of blood on 7 or 8 January, or, for One-third of all the blood, which will be collected one reason or another, is rejected by the Red Cross in January, will be given to the Greater New York staff on these two days, will be given a free ticket Blood Program for the use of indigent patients. At for this raffle. The PRIZE is a portable radio the last campaign, in February, this blood was given (AM/FM) - phonograph (3 speed) made by Sharo, to patients in the Harlem Hospital and in the Roose- which can be operated on AC or DC current or trans- velt Hospital. istor batteries. The draw of the raffle will take No requests for blood from the UN Blood Bank, in place in the Health Service at 2 p. m. on 10 January: the past year, have been refused, In an average the winner's name will appear in the News. The month, fifteen pints of blood are given to three staff raffle is not an attempt to bribe you to donate blood, members and delegates and their families. But, but we hope that the publicity for it will increase sometimes, there is an unusual demand made on the interest in this campaign. UN Blood Bank. Last April, for example, fifty-five In the February 1968 campaign, 479 pledges were pints of blood were given to nine persons, of whom made and 299 pints of blood were collected. This four were the parents of staff members: one patient was a record for recent years. We hope that, next required fifteen pints of blood. Also, four of the nine month, we can pass this number. Please fill out the pledge form which you will receive soon and return has taken up this cause (there have been at least two it to the Blood Bank Committee, room 557, exten- meetings there recently to protest the progressive sion 3262. plans of the Ford Foundation), surely our Adminis- * * * tration could reassure its lower echelon staff of its "There is a bond that links every man, woman and support in our behalf. a worried G.4 child on earth so closely, so intimately, that every difference of skin colour, religious belief or cultural To the editor: heritage seems small beside it. Never varying more All the boys of P and T Stationary Supplies would than five or six degrees, composed of 55 per cent like, through the News, to wish their friends at Head- water, the life stream of blood that runs in the veins quarters and overseas a merry Christmas and a of every member of the human race proves that the bright, prosperous New Year. family of man is a reality". World Health, June 1968 H. Prescod, C. Prince, J. Peacock, E. Orefice, * * * C. Sinckler, J. Acuna, R.Barclay, J. Wilson, Michael Irwin (Chairman), Melvin Silverman-(Vice- M. Aghebekian. Chairman), Jeanette Aballea, Betty Johnson, An - thony Mango, and Cecil Redman (Members, Blood THE HOL-HIC: - DAY SEASON Bank Committee). Well, here it is the end of the holiday season - the time when I usually take time out to write a few letters to my good friends, the time when I remember all Letters to the Editor the good things, and indulge myself to the extent of To the editor: getting a little sentimental. On the morning of my sixtieth birthday, I had ex- It's a rainy evening, the doorbell rings intermit- pected the distaff half of my loyal staff to await on me tently, but here in my den it's cozy and comfortable. in a Delegation, with the suggestion that the time had I'm sitting before a nice open fire with my type- come for me to change myself for two of thirty writer, sort of half listening to the Hi-Fi and slowly years old - or, even, three of twenty ! sipping a nice, very dry double Martini. I only wish Judge then, my surprise and delight on finding you were here, but since you are not, the least I can in your issue of 15 November, the lovely birthday do is to toast your health and happiness, so time out, letter addressed to my by my friends of the UNDP old pal, while I bend my elbow to you. office in Jerusalem, and I hasten to seek the hospi- I just took time out to mix another Martini, and tality of your columns to thank them for this charac- while I was out in the kitchen I thought of all the time teristically kind and very touching gesture of theirs. I would waste this evening if I went out to mix ano- It was a great solace to one who, at one minute to ther drink every once ina while, so I just made up a midnight on 20 November, was still eligible to be big pitcher of Martt Martinies and brought it backinw counted among the "Rising Young Executives", but, ith me so I1 d have it right here besidement and who, at one minute past midnight, became inexorably wouldn't have to wat time making more of them. So numbered among the "S. O. B. 's " '. now I'm all set and here goes. Besides Martinis are The health and happiness which are offered to me a great drinkk. For some reasonthey neverseeme and my wife are with us in goodly measure. The to affec me in the slighgtest. Can dirnk thrm all day wondrous climate of Jerusalem gives us the first, long. So here goes. while the second is assured and reassured by the The gr4atets think in tje word is friendship. An unceasing devotion and the unfailing friendliness and believe me pal you are the treatest pal anybody ever comradeship of the writers of the letter. Our office had. Do you remember all theswill times we had to is indeed a "Happy Ship", as anyone at Headquarters, getherpal? The wonderful camping trisp. 1/11 never especially yourself, Sir, is cordially invited to come forget the time yoi put the dead skunk in mh sleeping and see for himself. A warm welcome and a cold bag. Ha. Ha. Boy hwo we laughed din we. Ndverdid bottle await you : J. P. B. Ross, get the stin kout of it. But it wass pretty funny any- UNDP Resident Representative wah. I still laught about.it onec in while. No as We've already applied for a transfer. It sounds like muhc as i used to. But what theheck? After all you our sort of place, ed. stiilmy bes old pal. And if a gut camothave aluagng on a good friend one in a whihle waht the heck. To the editor: Dam pitcher was empty so I just wentoutandma de As one of the General Service staff, many of another one and I same wisch you were here al pal to whom are soon to be evicted from our apartments in help me drink thes martoni because they ar3 simply the area between 42nd and 45th Streets, 1st and 2nd deliusius. Pardn me while i lif my flass a/ to you Avenues (including all of Tudor City), I would like to good healthth oncemore because you are the bests ask a few questions before the axe falls. Have plans pail I goy. Off cours whey a pal would do a dirty been laid for our subsequent residence in an equally think lick putting a skunk in a nother pals sleeping pleasant and safe area of the city ' Will our new rents bagg i/m dman iflknow. That was a lousy thing for be at the same level, or considerably raised"> As anybody to do an oly a frist class hele would di it. everyone concerned must know by now, we are having Wasn a darm bit funnyy. S till stinsk. And if you a hard time making ends meet as it is. I propose thinit/s funnsy your a dirty lous and as fare as I'm that a questionnaire be circulated amongst general concerned youon go plum to helll and stay ther you service staff at Headquarters, to obtain a clear idea ditylous. of our actual living conditions. It also occurs to me To hel with ouy. that the UN might purchase or rent a building in which we might live at reasonable rents, thus miti- gating our need for salary increases. Might not a survey in depth be made ? If the Holy Family Church "Dieu me pardonnera - c'est son metier". Heine VEXILLOLOGICAL ROUNDUP 1968

MAURITIUS SWAZILAND EQUATORIAL GUINEA

is that of the EMASOTSHA regiment. Hanging from the upper part of the black area of the shield is a decor - ation injobo, feathers of the lisaka- buli (widowbird) and ligwalagwala (lourie). This particular injobo is used only by the King. Behind the shield are two spears (tikhali) below which is a staff (umgobo) with tas- sels (also royal tinjobo). Equatorial Guinea became indepen- BURUNDI SOUTHERN YEMEN dent on 12 October, 1968 and was ad- mitted to the United Nations on 12 No- vember, 1968. Information concern- Green Blue Black Yellow Red ing the significance of the- colours and symbols of the flag of Equatorial This has been a busy year for vexillologists. Guinea has not yet been received. With the year's end in sight it appears that at the The flag of Burundi was modified some time after United Nations we will have added four new Member the change in government which took place in Novem- States and four new flags since our last report. The ber, 1966. In place of the drum and stalk of Sordhum flags of three other Member States have been modifi- there are now three six-pointed red stars bordered ed. with green as illustrated. They represent the motto The new Member States are Equatorial Guinea, "Unity, Work, and Progress". Mauritius, Southern Yemen, and Swaziland. They In May, 1968, the flag of Brazil was modified by bring our membership to 126 States. The flags of the addition of a star of the third magnitude, GAM A Brazil and Burundi have been modified, and Mexico de Hidra Fgmea. It represents the State of Acre and has enacted legal specifications for its flag which re- is located under the letter G of the motto "Ordem e quires a change in the model which we have been us- Progresso". It should be noted that though the star ing. is new the State of Acre is not. On 30 November, 1967, Southern Yemen became On 17 September, 1968 the Government of Mexico independent, and was admitted to the United Nations adopted legislation which for the first time legally on 14 December, 1967. The colours of the flag of describes the exact specifications of the National this new State have the following significance: red emblem, flag, and anthem of Mexico. As a result of represents revolution; white stands for peace; this law the emblem on the flag of Mexico which we black symbolizes the eradication of colonialism; have been using will be modified to conform with blue represents the people, and the red star is the official specification. The modification will be no - symbol of the party, the National Liberation Front. ticeable mainly in the size of the wreath, but in fact, Mauritius gained its independence on 12 March, will require a complete redrawing of the emblem. It 1968 andbecamea Member State of the United Nations will appear on the new edition of the flag chart which on 24 April, 1968. On her flag, red is the symbol of will probably appear in the Spring of 1969. N. O. A. the struggle for freedom and independence. Blue represents the Indian Ocean which surrounds Mauri- tius. Yellow symbolizes the new light of indepen- NOT YET, ANYWAY dence shining over the island. Green stands for the UN Guide speaking to a group of twelve-year-olds: agriculture of Mauritius which retains this colour n"^ell> n0t quite; y°u see, there's one country the year round. called Zambia and another one called Cambodia, so On 6 September 1968, Swaziland acceded to inde- you re right there, but there isn't a country called pendence. Membership in the United Nations was Zambodia. . . " EM. approved on 24 September, 1968. On the Swaziland flag the colour crimson stands for battles of the past. TO MY MANY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES, I Yellow represents the wealth of Swaziland's resources, wish to say thank you. I also wish to say not goodbye and blue signifies peace. The black and white shield but hasta la vista '. jo Blades. unlikely that the Under-Secretary or Director will Complaint smanship remember the memorandum, even if he did write "Harry pse. investigate" on it. But it is possible. It Some months ago, the Times of London ran a story is also possible that you might meet the boss at an on how the general public should approach manufac- office party, on a tennis court or playing bridge - turers and department stores with requests or com- "Incidentally, about that memorandum, I'm worried plaints; it contained some very sensible advice. that it will discredit the whole Department if the It is unhappily a fact of life that many people, es- Missions keep on complaining week after week.. . " pecially international civil servants, spend a great Besides, the junior officials know at once that they deal of time complaining; but there is an enormous are playing with the reputation of their chief. If you difference between the amateur griper, a mere dilet- simply approach an office, the top man can always tante, and the professional who turns griping into an say "The case has just been brought to my attention". art, the art of Complaintsmanship. Manuals abound He cannot say this if the reply will be "I am surprised in this international civil service of ours, but has the case has just been brought to your attention since anyone ever seen a clear, sound manual on the art of it was you I wrote to in the first place and I received Complaintsmanship? No. So it is high time to com- an acknowledgement from your office" - and his sub- pile one with the help of that Times article. If some- ordinates know that he can't. thing is worth doing it is worth doing properly, as the 2. Avoid abuse. Or at least reserve it to vent old maxim says, and in Complaintsmanship, as in all your spleen when you have resigned yourself to de- other arts, there are certain general rules it pays to feat, at which point you may safely say "My super- follow: visor is a spiteful, spineless nincompoop who should never have been recruited". In the meantime, if you GROUNDWORK are seeking any form of recompense or redress, you 1. Always get the name of the person you're deal- must appear as a reasonable, sensible, even sym- ing with. As long as they feel safe in their anonymity pathetic person and - most important - one whose they may ignore your complaint, forget to pass on devotion to the Organization and to his job is without what you said or omit to call you back. Once they question. know you have their name (and make it clear you're 3. Flatter. The Office of Personnel thinks that its writing it down - "Just a minute, Miss Phillips, that's staff and its policies are good; every department in twol's and one p, isn't it"?) they know you can tell the UN thinks that it is under-staffed and performing their Chief what they said and did. near-miracles every day under dreadfully difficult 2. Learn the names of the senior people in all conditions. If you appear to think the same, they will Departments. A look at the yellow pages will suffice. assume you are a person of judgement and perception; A chance remark in your telephone conversation with and if such a person makes a complaint they will be a Chief of Section - "But I understood that C. V. was prepared to look for some substance in it. Use phrases' particularly anxious there should be no delay in getting like "The very efficient Payroll Section which it has that document out" - can have a quite astonishing previously been such a pleasure to deal with.,. "; effect. If you pay attention to the activities of the "Never before have I found the service of the UN Recreation Council, you may find hidden treasure. Postal Administration to be of anything but the highest ("Well, I don't think your boss would treat ground quality. .. "; "The Health Service, the only place in glass in the Danish as lightly as you do - he's Presi- this building where I always used to get a feeling of dent of the Epicure Society, isn't he?") well-being. . . " "The frequently entertaining, infor - 3. Work out how to connect your grievance with a mative and accurate Secretariat News... "; "Reading sensitive area of the Organization. "I'll take the of what goes on in the Personnel Departments of other matter to the 38th floor myself" is an empty threat international organizations, I have hitherto counted when everybody knows that you'd simply be sent my blessings in working for the UN at Headquarters. . . "; downstairs again, probably in the company of a secu- "The Division of Human Rights is the one office that rity officer. By the same token, nobody in the Office in the past has made me feel that I am dealing with of Personnel will lose any sleep if you threaten to genuine human beings. . . " resign. However, they react differently to a memo- 4. Isolate the enemy. It is useless to say "Why randum which starts "I am preparing a dossier to are the staff in your office so much less efficient and submit to the Joint Appeals Board... " For whilst it more offensive than they are anywhere else in the is rarely any use to threaten an international civil building? The girl I spoke to to-day. . . "Such an ap- servant with other international civil servants, an proach falls into the general abuse category and will appeal will mean a great deal of work for everyone, fail for the same reason. Much more effective is and a minor concession is a small price to pay to "... a Mrs. Kinkel, a very marked exception to the avoid it. Don't use avowed enemies as a lever. It is most courteous, efficient and helpful colleagues I pointless, for instance, to threaten Cook's with have so far encountered when seeking information American Express; an office they want to keep in from your office. Even making allowances for the with - say, the Office of General Services - is more fact that she is,presumably, only a General Assembly promising. appointee on a fixed-term contract, I must still say that... " THE APPROACH 5. Give them a chance to prove their magnanimity. 1. Complain upon as high a level as possible. It A common mistake is to talk in terms of"... horrified may take a week or so longer for your memorandum ... appalled... very least you can do. .. make some to reach the right office but it is worth it. The reason inadequate amends for. . . " Assuming you don't have is that Professionals pay some attention to documents a case for the Appeals Board, this is an unsound which come to them from the office of an Under- approach. Do not make them choose between pass secretary or Director. Of course, they know it is and fail but between credit and pass. "... I realize that according to Staff Rule 104. 14 no staff member story for the Daily Shriek, wouldn't if I was sitting can expect to be promoted simply because his name is on the dock in Kerfut, reading a Shriek article about on the promotion register, and in the old days that the importance and usefulness of this very project. I would have been that. But I have noticed several didn't have anything else to do, actually, because I'd times recently that the Office of Personnel is prepared been waiting three weeks for a cable to tell me whether to be more liberal, particularly when the staff mem- to approach the Ministry of Development or the Minis- ber has been working at the higher level for five years, try of Finance about getting the shipment off the dock. has been on the register for ten months, is fully sup- Well, I decided to take another look at the shipment ported by his Department... " and noticed that it was beginning to rot. .. " The man 6. . Leave the ball in their court. Obviously, if who is skilled in Complaintsmanship won't bother you're simply asking the Co-operative to replace a about whether such an article was ever printed in the faulty product, you will state what you want. But you Daily Shriek because no-one at the UN can possibly may have been put to a lot of inconvenience, generally know that it wasn't. messed about and affronted. After all that, do not 4. Give them a way out. If the only way a Depart- simply say "... So will you kindly instruct the me- ment in the UN can concede your case is by admitting chanic to replace the engine in my car and refund the that they are inefficient, unjust or wrong, you will money". Much better not to exclude the possibility of lose. You must give them an honourable retreat route. something better - "... final total of three letters, Do not supply it, however, until they start to look for fifteen telephone calls, six visits to the Service Station. it. In the first stages of the confrontation, a sentence Will you please let me know what recompense you in- like "I expect the original memorandum was mislaid tend to make9" You may be surprised at what you - I know what an enormous volume of paper passes can get. through your office every day" may be rebuffed with "As a matter of routine, all documents are logged in THE FOLLOW-UP and out of this office". At the later stages, it may be 1. Always keep a shot in your locker. Your initial accepted gratefully as a way to end a tiresome and memorandum will draw their fire but it will also make boring correspondence for the price of not charging them unmask their batteries. So keep back one im- you annual leave for the day you didn't come to work portant fact for your second memorandum. "... In during the transportation strike. reply to your point that I should have explained that * * * my son was taking a correspondence course, this is precisely what I did do. And I was assured by Mr. "An explanation that makes sense is not necessarily Pfefferhopf that if, in the opinion of the Secretary- the correct one". Ig°r Radovic General, this was the best available substitute for full- time attendance at a school of a type not available at my duty station, I should be eligible for the education EFIMEX '68 grant. . . " 2. Avoid issues of principle. You will not get the Administration to change its establishedpractices, so do not try. Instead, turn yourself into a special case so that they can yield to you while keeping their prin- ciples intact. "I know that the UN does not nor mally reimburse miscellaneous travel expenses over $2. 00 unless these are approved, satisfactorily explained and supported by receipts, and I quite see how im- proper it would be for the UN to do so. However, my receipts in a total amount of $203. 47 for rental of local transportation, nine telephone calls, six cables, storage of UN documents, hiring of stenographic ser- vices and a room in which to return the hospitality of local officials, were in a briefcase which was stolen from me in the London Underground on 2 October (one day approved annual leave upon completion of assignment) between Piccadilly Circus and Wembly Stadium where I was going to attend my grandmother's This photo was taken on 5 November, the day de- funeral. I think, therefore, you will agree that mine voted to the UN during EFIMEX'68, the Mexican is a special case... " Philatelic Exhibition held in November. In the pic- 3. If you invoke an authority, make sure it is one ture, Dr. Alejandro Flores Zorrilla, Resident Repre- beyond their comprehension or control. It is no use sentative and UNIC Director (centre) is following threatening to make a lurid scene in the Staff Council with rapt interest a technical discussion between or write a scurrilous letter to your house paper. Michael Hawkin, Assistant Director of UNIC, and Your Delegation is a more potent menace, but there Rosenberg Arbelaezof the UN Postal Administration, are not many instances in which the threat of Mission who went down from Headquarters to look after the intervention is credible. Besides, the Delegation will sale of UN stamps. (Mr. Arbelaez had all the quali- very likely share the Administration's view that you fications for the job and gave free rein to his per- are at best a nuisance, at worst a dangerously over- suasive Spanish power of salesmanship.) "Mexican wrought and unbalanced individual. More effective is philatelists were avid", writes our Mexican cor- the quite casual aside on the telephone which can respondent. "UN stamps went like hot cakes. On transform a discussion -" ... It would make a funny the whole, it was a very successful venture".

10 DIRECTOR OF UNIC CONCEIVES NEW FORM OF TECHNICAL AID * * * COLOMBIAN MOUNTED POLICE ARE ATTACKED BY UN FAMILY * * * AMBASSADOR OF INDIA THROWS FIRST BALL The above headlines, bizarre as they may look, are nonetheless honest captions to the photographs. These photos were taken on the day that polocrosse, an Australian game which is a combination of polo, lacrosse and netball, played on horseback, was introduced for the first time to the American Continent. The imaginative, spirited and horse-loving soul who imported this fine sport to the New World was Franklin E. Kozik, Director of UNIC in Bogota, a polo player and participant in horse shows on three continents. Mr. Kozik, his son, Robert (aged fifteen) and his daughter, Christine (aged thirteen) learned to enjoy polocrosse during a two-year assignment in Port Moresby. Almost as soon as they had unpacked their bags in Bogota, the Koziks were off to ride at the Escuela Nacional de Carabineros, the Colombian National School of Mounted Police. The School's Commanding Officer, Lt. Colonel Alfredo Alvaro Castro, became fascinated by polo- crosse, as demonstrated with such verve by the Koziks, and asked the Director of UNIC (not through UNDP) .to introduce the game to his Carabineros. No sooner said than done; for the Koziks, this was simply a pleasant form of weekend relaxation. "After months of practise, we were ready for an inauguration game", wrote Mr. Kozik. "We waited only for an appropriate time". The time came in early October when, each year, the Riding Club of the Colom- bian Mounted Police is host to all the Riding Clubs in Colombia for the annual Horse Show. An exhibition of polocrosse was duly played . How is polocrosse played? Mr. Kozik has sent us the following description: "The game is played on horseback with each player carrying a polo shaft to which is attached a squash racket head with a loose net in which the ball is carried. The stick-may be of any length and the ball is of sponge rubber approximately 4" in diameter. A team consists of six players divided into two sections of three who play alternate chukkas of eight minutes each. The aggregate of the goals of the two sections con- stitutes the final score. Each section consists of a Number 1 ("Attack"), a Number 2 ("Centre"), and a Num- ber 3 ("Defence"). Each player is allowed only one pony in a game, and this pony may not be over 15 hands and 1/2" in height, ready to play. "The field is 160 yards long by 60 yards wide, with goals at each end. At each end of the field there is a 30 yard line over which only the No. 1 of the attacking side and the No. 3 of the defending side are allowed to play. In front of each goal there is an 11 yard semi-circle from which a goal cannot be scored. The "Attack" is the only player who can score a goal, and he can only do so whilst in the goal scoring area. The "Defence" is the only player who can defend the goal for his team, and the "Centre", although kept to the centre playing area, is usually the mainstay of the team. "The idea of the game is to catch or pick up the ball in the net and gallop with it or throw it from one player to another until the "Attack" can throw at the goal". In the photo top left, from the left (mounted) are: Captain Danilo Pedroza P. , Umpire; Franklin, Christine and Robert Kozik; Lt. Rafael Jiminez S. ; Lt. Jose Lelio Vargas S. ; Lt. Henry Izquierdo O. Standing: Mrs. Myriam M. Kozik; Mrs. K. L. Mehta; Ambassador K. L. Mehta of India; Lt. Col. Alfredo Alvaro Castro, Commanding Officer of the Mounted Police School and Principal Umpire in the inaugural game. Mr. K. L. Mehta, Ambassador of India to Chile, Colombia and Peru, a polo player himself (and didn't India give the world the game of polo?) agreed to throw in the first ball, thus inaugurating polocrosse in the Americas. Mr. Mehta is seen in the photo top right, between the two Umpires. In the photo at the bottom right, the Kozik family is seen attacking No. 1 player of the Colombian Mounted Police; the Principal Umpire witnesses at the back. Mr. Kozik writes: "Our polocrosse team has been invited to put on a demonstration in December at the "Los Pinos" Polo Club as one of the events celebrating the Club's fifth anniversary. We also hope that later on an Australian polocrosse team will be invited to Bogota to compete with one or more Colombian teams. " It looks as if polocrosse has arrived in the Americas. And in a way, it's just a repetition of history: Mrs. Kozik's father, Dr. Juan McKay Biggs, an Oxford graduate, introduced football (soccer, not the US variety)to Santiago, Chile in 1909. 11 RAUL PREBISCH ference entitled "Towards a New Trade Policy for Development". Since its inception Dr. Prebisch has been its main driving force and has lent the organi- zation a philosophy and "personality" that few UN bodies have. It is not without a reason that most news dispatches reporting on the manner in which his resignation has been received in the developing countries used words like "shock" and "dismay". The Times of London lamented that "UNCTAD has lost a champion". Dr. Prebisch has all those qualities which escape definition but which, together, make up a statesman and, more important, a leader. He has a charismatic personality and a vigorous intellect. Dr. Prebisch is also an outstanding orator who has frequently com - plicated the task of interpreters and precis-writers because of his habit of never reading from a pre- pared text, not even from notes. He speaks with such impressive conviction and sincerity that even his critics find it difficult to disagree with his statements. Dr. Prebisch is a realist and a listener - he likes, in fact, to be contradicted by his staff, regardless of age and grade - but once he makes up his mind he pursues his views forcefully no matter what obstacles he may encounter. One of his greatest regrets has been that in the last few years extensive travelling, which he has been required to undertake in order to maintain close contacts with governments, has pre- vented him from devoting more time to discussions The Secretary-General has announced the resigna- with his staff. Dr. Prebisch has incredible vitality tion of Dr. Raul Prebisch as Secretary-General of and displays a dynamism which very few people can UNCTAD. Dr. Prebisch will continue to serve as an match; he is however extremely reluctant to profit- adviser "in the search for solutions to the world- less involvement in superficial questions for he is wide problems which are before the United Nations, profoundly imbued with a sense of the importance of and in particular in the shaping of a global strategy attaining specific aims and objectives without regard for the second United Nations Development Decade, to insignificant details. Notwithstanding his eminence to which Dr. Prebisch has lately devoted much of his Dr. Prebisch is a very gentle human being; working energy and imagination". with him may be extenuating but never boring, often UNCTAD is the third institution which is identified fascinating. with Dr. Prebisch's name and which bears his in- It has been said that Dr. Prebisch has felt frus- delible mark. The first, in his own country, is the trated with the results of the second UNCTAD Con- Central Bank of Argentina, of which he was organizer ference held earlier this year at New Delhi. The and first Director-General. A whole generation of Dr. truth is that Dr. Prebisch has a deep feeling of Prebisch's disciples in the Bank and at the University achievement for he considers that the existence of of Buenos Aires, where he was appointed Professor UNCTAD is in itself a considerable accomplishment of Political Economy at the age of 24, has managed in that it has set in motion a process of policy- Argentina's economy for the last three decades. The making in the field of trade and development. He had second is the UN's Economic Commission for Latin high hopes in this venture but he never expected to America which he headed for some ten years. The see them realized at once because he is the first to ideas which he developed then - often referred to as acknowledge the many difficulties and complex prob- the "ECLA doctrine" - involve a set of ideological lems that must be overcome. He is satisfied that he and operational concepts intended to impart greater has given a sense of direction to the dialogue between dynamism to Latin America's economic and social industrialized and developing countries on the deve- development. Most of Dr. Prebisch's theories, con- lopment process. His latest report entitled "Towards sidered "heretic" at the time when they were enun- a Global Strategy for Development" attests to the in- ciated, were later incorporated as fundamental tenets roads that have been made on the examination and of the "Alliance for Progress" programme. Many solution of specific problems. He considers that there members of Dr. Prebisch1 s staff have held important is a lot to do to persuade reluctant circles both in positions in Latin America and have done much to developed and developing countries of the need to achieve the "significant changes in attitudes" which agree on practical "convergent" measures involving Dr. Prebisch has always considered to be the pre- "synchronized action" and "reciprocal commitments". requisite for progress in that region. He now hopes He intends to do that in the future and thus remain to be able to devote himself fully to his work as close to the activities of UNCTAD. He is convinced Director-General of the Latin American Institute for that this institution - which in his view is the best ex- Economic and Social Planning, which is a brainchild pression of modern international economic co-opera- of ECLA and - to a large extent - of Dr. Prebisch tion - will increasingly achieve concrete results and himself. that its contribution to the formulation of policies is UNCTAD was largely built upon the ideas that Dr. already one of the outstanding successes of the United Prebisch formulated in his report to the 1964 Con- Nations. Photo by Y. Nagata 12 ROSES FROM BULGARIA A small crowd gathered in room 1440 recently - the home of the Russian Book Club - to see an exhibition of work by a well-known Bulgarian paint- er, Mrs. Vania Vaskova. Mr. Tar- abanov, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the UN, and his Deputy, Mrs. Elena Gavrilova, graced the proceedings, and the guests expres- sed delight in Mrs. Vaskova's work. One art lover, in fact, was inspired to send us the following appreciation: Une expression tranche, alerte, vigoureuse ettraditionaliste se degage des huiles de Madame Vascova, pein- tre bulgare. PLISETSKAYA DANCES La vie quotidienne 1'inspire, certes, que ce soit The Russian Book Club will present "Plisetskaya celle des villes ou des villages; il y a aussi des por- Dances" at 12. 45 p. m. on 20 December in the Dag traits fideles, mais ce sont les fleurs qui semblent Hammarskjbld Auditorium. With Maya Plisetskaya constituer son domaine d'election. Elle en connaft and the Bolshoi Theatre Ballet, this is a documentary 1'essence, les fait "vivre tendrement", sans pedan- about the great Plisetskaya's career. The New York terie aucune et les anime d'un amour fremissant. Times (like everyone else who has seen it) was Les petits dessins au crayon de couleur de Man- ecstatic about the film - "A devastating flow of per- hattan refletent avec bonheuf 1'aspect lineaire, gran- fection '. Engrossing ; Wonderful '. " doise et parfois clinquant de 1'immense cite au deses- perant dynamisme. Le "concert" est spirituel, en- UN BRIDGE CLUB toure de ce halo qui sied si bien a la magie musicale. Our Librarian, Tom Chang, is a man with a lot A cote, d'amusants croquis de 1'Assemblee gene- to offer. A couple of dozen books, all about bridge. rale qui ne manqueront pas d'interesser dans leur We're convinced Tom has read every one ofthemjliv- actualite brulante". PdN ing proof that reading makes the bridge player. How else to account for his expertise at the bridge table ' TABLE TENNIS CLUB The Bridge Club library is open to all members. A mixed doubles round-robin tournament will There you will find the old standbys, such as Goren's begin on 17 December. All players will be divided New Contract Bridge Complete, together with the into two groups before the draw for partners is newer exponents of the latest theories. Tom is ready made to avoid the possibility of two strong players to give you the benefit of his advice in selecting just having to play against two weak players. For further the book you need to polish up your game. There are information, call Val Nicholson, extension 2268, also subscription copies of Bridge World which he Marcel Monasterial, extension 4361 or Ronald will send to you if you are interested. Call him on Gardier, extension 2655. extension 3440. And if any member would like to read a bridge book that is not in the library, tell him PRETTY PLEASE about it. He'll try to get it for you. Overworked staff member in the forward echelon (meekly): "Could I please take annual leave tomorrow? UN SKI CLUB You see, it's my silver wedding anniversary". Trip 1 - Ski, Killington, 3-5 January - $35 Supervisor (grudgingly): "Well, all right. But Trip 2 - Ski, Mt. Snow, 17-19 January -$38 don't imagine we'll put up with this kind of thing every Includes transportation, lodging, breakfasts, din - twenty-five years '. " ner, snacks on bus, Saturday night party, all taxes and gratuities. Pre-trip booking for Trip 1, A HOUSE FULL OF PEOPLE by Romen Basu (re- 16 December and for Trip 2, 18 December at 6. 15 p.m viewed in the last issue of the News) can be bought in in the 5th floor clubroom. the UN Co-operative at the discount price of $3. 50. "A PILLAR OF THE OFFICE - those were the words in which the UNDP Resident Representa- I tive in Cairo described William George, Formerly UAR Pro- gramme Officer with UNDP, Cairo, at a farewell party prior to William's departure to a new appointment in Monrovia. The photograph was taken in the UNDP Office garden; William is on Mr. Pavic's right.

13 DIRK VAN NEWKOOP Never take your rings off when you wash your hands. Commissioner Leary also warned that people who take time off to visit a tea-leaf reader or fortune teller may become victims of the "gypsy blessing" or other confidence games. Several women recently have had large sums of money stolen from them by "advisers" who exorcised a curse supposedly placed on their bank balances by an evil spirit. If you should decide to seek a little diversion in an "adviser's" parlour, remember the following facts: Fortune telling is against the law. Unscrupulous "readers" or "advisers" may turn palm-reading into pickpocketing. Never allow an "adviser" to touch or bless your money. If a "reader" or "adviser" starts talking about the spirits and hints that there's a curse on you or your money, you're on the way to being victimized - and not by spirits.

A PHILATELIC HAPPENING The UN Philatelic Society will hold an Open House Dirk Van Newkoop, born in Holland, who joined under the name of "Philatelic Happening" at 7 p. m. the UN in 1956 and has been in charge of Registry's on Monday, 13 January in the fifth floor club room. Primary Classification Unit, is leaving us. So he All Secretariat members are cordially invited. will now have more time for the three loves of his This meeting is called a "Happening" because it life: the sea (he's an old salt and has a coastguard will be a social gathering with a distinct philatelic license); languages (he is at home in Dutch, English, imprint. There will be something to enjoy for every- French, German, Italian, Portugese, Russian and body. Spanish) and painting. Of his painting, Ole Hamann, The "Happening" will have two main features, of former President of the UN Art Club, had this to which the exchange session, otherwise known as say: "He was a working member of the UN Art Club "bourse", will be the first, to start at 7 p. m. Every- for more than twelve years, exhibiting good work in one is invited to bring his/her stockbooks, old circu- the yearly Art Exhibition and making donations for lation booklets, or even unorganized surplus holdings, UNICEF. With all his friends I wish him good luck and make them available at a fair price or for trading. in the future - and many years of dedication to the Scott catalogues will be available for consultation. arts". Guests will be eligible to purchase stamps, even if they do not bring any themselves. Those who have never attended exchange sessions will experience how BEWARE THE GIPSY'S BLESSING '. much fun they are, not in the least because they New York City Police Commissioner Leary has usually offer nice bargains. just issued his annual warning to the public: the holi- Feature number two is an auction of sets owned day season brings pickpockets out in droves. by the Society, to be conducted by Dr. Coigney. Every Here is some timely advice for UN Staff from the stamp and set is UN related, and mint, and what is Commissioner and our own Security Section: more important still, will carry a minimum price Carry small amounts of cash. tag far below the Society's original cost. Present Don't flash money in public; this tells anyone how catalogue prices, which on the whole might be much much you have and where you are carrying it. higher are to be disregarded. Here, therefore, is a Be alert. You can feel and observe a pickpocket. real chance for collectors to find elusive items at Pickpockets may be male or female; some of the minimum cost. best ones are children. For those who are neither in a buying or selling Men; never carry money in your rear or side mood, there will be a number of interesting members' pants' pocket. Keep your wallet in your inside coat collections in albums on view. pocket. Most thieves won't expect it to be there and The Philatelic Happening will have other features: they have to face you to take it. valuable door prizes, a grab bag, sale of 1968 Scott Never leave your coat containing your wallet in catalogues and other attractions. The Treasurer your office. has been authorized to provide some refreshments... Ladies: hold your pocketbook by the clasp when In short, keep this date of 13 January open on you carry it. Put your wallet at the bottom of your your agenda, arrange your carpools beforehand, come pocketbook. to make it a success. Incidentally, if the weather is Never put your pocketbook on the adjacent seat in inclement and we have an early closing at Headquar- a theatre or a bus; keep it on your lap. Never put ters, the "Happening" is automatically postponed for your pocketbook down while shopping or leave it un - one week, to 20 January. attended - not even in a Church pew. Don't overload yourself with packages so that you "DEAR FOLK. lose sight of and control over your pocketbook. The Office of Personnel has received a Christmas Never leave your pocketbook or anything else of card which was, in fact, sent to all of us. It read: value in your office, except in a locked drawer. And "Dear folk who are working for the United Nations - don't put the key under the blotter because that's the best wishes for Christmas and a happy New Year - first place a thief will look for it. Kazue Minamino, Osaka, Japan. 14 THE CHAMPAGNE MUSIC OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS

Stanley Lawson from Jamaica has been with the UN Library for seven years. He is at present working towards a degree in economics at New York University. The University recently offered him a Fellowship, but Mr. Lawson wasn't sure if he could afford to accept it; should he give up his UN job or shouldn't he9 He went home that evening thinking hard about the decision which had to be made. He opened his front door; there on the mat was a telegram announcing that he had won $100, 000 in the New York State-Lottery - "and then I hit the ceiling". When he floated back to earth, he found that money brings problems: unwelcome letters and telephone calls from all kinds of people, huddles with lawyers, tax worries; "But it's also going to give a good education to my little brothers", said Mr. Lawson who is one of seventeen children, the youngest of them three years old. The other day, Stanley Lawson threw a champagne party for his colleagues in the Library, who were delighted to toast his good fortune and wish him every happiness. photo by Travis.

HARK '. THE HERALD ANGELS SING Sometime ago, the UN Singers recorded a few of their Christ- mas Carols for a television programme at the end of Dec- ember on Channel 7. The pro- gramme will be two hours long; the hosts will be James Mason and Kirk Douglas. In the photo by Earl Cahail, taken during the taping session, the Singers are seen with Kirk Douglas in the General Assembly lobby.

15 VOLUNTEER SERVICES "STARS OF CHRISTMAS PAST" HOLIDAY IN NEW YORK The show at the Hayden Planetarium "Stars of The City of New York lights up at the holiday sea- Christmas Past", will delight all children over 5 son, and the City has issued a brochure listing some years of age. Details about this show and other sug- of the famous sights. Don't miss the Rockefeller gestions for children's holiday entertainment are at Center's Tree, a 65' balsam trimmed with a thou- the 4th floor desk. Ask for the listing of Childrens' sand lights. Programmes. F. A. O. Schwartz, the world-famous toy store, has fashioned an old Bavarian town, complete with farmer, roosters and hens, and placed it in its win- "A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES" dows at 745 Fifth Avenue. Dylan Thomas' touching story, other plays and Hallmark Gallery offers antique toys from the 19th poetry, will be presented from 21 December through and early 20th century on display, including a minia- 1 January by The Little Theatre of the Deaf at The ture circus. Forum, 150 West 65th Street. All seats cost $2. 50 PAN AM Building - A tremendous tree in the lobby and mail order forms are available at the 4th floor of the Pan Am Building is surrounded with thousands desk. of gifts for needy children. Lever House -A gaily decorated carousel enthralls MAGICWORLD the children. Milbourne Christopher and the Stockholm Theatre Ask at the 4th floor desk for your copy of the bro- of Fantasy's Hansel and Gretl will perform in the chure "Christmas Holidays in New York". morning and afternoon at Madison Square Garden 21 December through 31 December. Patrons are pro- BROADWAY SHOWS mised a "full length f antasy with life-size marionettes". Discount coupons are available at the 4th floor Tickets cost $3, $4 and $5. There will be no perfor- desk for Arthur Miller's play "The Price" and also mances on 24 or 25 December. For ticket information for "Golden Rainbow", the musical comedy starring call the Felt Forum, telephone 594-6600. Steve Lawrence and Edyie Gorme. GUIDED TOURS ISHANGI AFRICAN DANCERS UN people who wish to take guided tours at Lincoln At 2. 30 p. m. on Saturday afternoon, 28 December, Center and Radio City, NBC, may get special rate the Ishangi African Dancers will appear at Town Hall. coupons at the 4th floor desk. A discount coupon is For ticket information call Town Hall Box Office, 582- also available for visits to the Empire State Building 4538. Observatory. HOLIDAY MUSICAL PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL "Carnival", the musical version of the film "Lili", On 21 December, the N. Y. Knickerbockers will will be at the City Center through 5 January. Mail or- play Seattle at Madison Square Garden; on 4 January, der forms are at the 4th floor desk with times of holi- the New York team will contend with Detroit. A few day matinees. exchange discount coupons for these games are avail- able at the 4th floor desk. THE CLOISTERS A medieval Christmas Crgche will be shown in an ICE CAPADES arrangement of trees and flowers at the Cloisters The Ice Capades of 1969 will be at Madison Square through 8 January. The Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park Garden from 7 through 19 January. Exchange discount is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Madi- cards providing discount on admission to some per- son Avenue Bus No. 4 takes you to the door. Pro- formances are now available at the 4th floor desk. grammes of Christmas music will be given through December. FELLOWSHIP DINNER At 6. 30 p. m. on Tuesday evening, 17 December, the Fellowship of Churches and Synagogues will spon- NEW SCHOOL CONCERTS sor a dinner meeting at Christ Church Methodist, On Friday, 27 December, and Sunday afternoon, 29 Park Avenue at 60th Street. The topic is "Education December, Alexander Schneider will present two noli - in a Shrinking World". Mr. Desmond Cole, Director day programmes of Bach Concert! and Cantatas at of the UN International School will be the principal Carnegie Hall. The programme is posted on the 4th speaker. Price of the dinner will be $3. 25 per person. floor bulletin board. For reservations, call Mrs. Tirade at NU 7-3350. HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A PEACEFUL 1969, TO THE STAFF AT HEADQUARTERS AND OUR COLLEAGUES AROUND THE WORLD FROM VOLUNTEER SERVICES FIESTA MEXICANA An evening of Mexican folk songs and folk dances Ceremonies. She is an expert dancer, a fact unknown was sponsored by the Cultural Society on 18 October; to many of her friends; her dance was the beautiful it was in honour of the "Experiment in International "El Son de la Negra". A reception was held after the Living", a consultative member of UNESCO since programme with the kind assistance of Gunnar Dahl. 1958. The Programme Chairman, Cristina Cruz, The nelr proceeds of $215. 00 were given to the "Ex- delighted the audience by her charm as Mistress of periment in International Living" in Mexico. 16 Miss SliasJjeth gaefrsriessen 18 November Editer,

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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S END-OF-THE-YEAR MESSAGE FOR THE SECRETARIAT NEWS

JT As we approach the close of this eventful year, I wish to extend my very warm good wishes 'for the holiday season to every member of the United Nations staff. We have multiplied and scattered over the surface of the earth. Since it is not possible for me to greet each of you in person, I shall again use the medium of this issue of Secretariat News to share a few thoughts with you. We belong to a unique community of men and women who have chosen to devote their capabilities to the service of peace and to the betterment of human life. Great tribute has been paid during this twenty-fifth anniversary year to those of you who comprise the "first generation" of the Secretariat. All who work at the United Nations in the years ahead will benefit from the high standards of integrity, loyalty, skill and perseverance which you have established. The atmosphere of co-operation and friendliness which you created remains essential for the effective performance of our many activities. The Secretariat is today a microcosm which reflects the rich cultural diversity of human society. We can serve as a valuable model of unity of purpose and action to the world at large. I can think of no more constructive way for each of us to mark our Organization's anniversary than by making a concrete effort to maintain and improve the quality of life within our own family of institutions. t At a time when the scope of our concerns is increasing so rapidly, the challenge and the relevance of our various tasks at the United Nations also grow. Meeting the challenge of current and future responsibilities requires of us a high degree of creativity and inventiveness. We must mould new approaches and new procedures compatible with the paradoxical nature of our age. For science and technology have brought about a simultaneous shrinkage and expansion of our world, a condition which exacerbates old problems and brings forth many new ones. It is inconceivable

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to me that, at this crucial point in the development of our great organization, we should shrink from leadership in guiding mankind towards its noble destiny as envisioned in the Charter. Despite all of its present limitations, the potential of the United Nations far exceeds the boundaries of our imagination. As we enter another decade of this turbulent century, let us preserve, carry forward and give meaning to the magnificent achievements of those who painstakingly pioneered in this work for peace. The idealism, the enthusiasm, the vision of earlier days cannot be allowed to wane when we have as yet only traveled the first few leagues on the road to peace, and such a long Journey still lies ahead. I thank you all - those in headquarters, in Geneva, in the regional economic dommissions, and in our far-flung field offices '- for the support you have given me in our common task during the year. May 1971 bring you personal happiness as well as satisfaction and fulfilment in your various pursuits. UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES

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Traditionally, the Secretariat News conveys an end-of the-year message from the Secretary-General to the staff in its last issue of the year. The staff would, I think, feel privileged to receive such a message from you again this year. The last issue of the News will be published on 16 December. We should be grateful if we might receive your message by 4 December. VOLUME XXVI No. 20 United Nations Headquarters, New York 16 December 1971 A message from the Secretary-General This is the last time that, as Secretary-General, I shall avail myself of the Secretariat News, to extend to all members of the staff my year-end greetings. This has been a demanding as well as a crucial year in the history of our world organization and I once again take this opportunity to thank each of you for your loyalty and dedicated service to the United Nations and to your Secretary-General. Although my successor will face many difficult problems when he takes charge of this institution, I know he can count on the support of the able, experienced and highly motivated staff upon whom I have relied with such mutual confidence, respect and affection during my tenure of office. The decade during which I have served the United Nations as its third Secretary- General, has been an eventful one. Although I wish that more major world pro- blems could have been solved through our efforts, I feel that altogether we did make progress towards the basic goals of the Charter in our day-to-day work in the cause of peace and human welfare. This is a cause which I personally hope always to serve. My dear friends and colleagues throughout the United Nations family, both in Headquarters and in distant corners of the world, individually and as a corps, you have been and will remain for me a source of strength and encouragement. As this year ends, may you and those dear to you enjoy the Holiday spirit of love and friendship, now and throughout all of your years. A message from the President of the General Assembly We are now approaching the traditional holidays accompanying the end of the year and the beginning of a new one. Also, traditionally, this is the time when people all over the world look back to the accomplishments and events of the year elapsed and make plans for the future aimed at improving on the past. When, as President of the General Assembly, I look back to the work carried out during the current session, and the enormous efforts required for its prepa- ration, I realize how essential and how irreplaceable the role of the Secretariat is for the success of the United Nations. It is the quiet dedication of the women and men working for our Organization, their competence and even self-sacrifice, from the humblest of chores to the most exalted functions, which have made the United Nations an instrument for international co-operation and mankind's best hope for peace in the world. To all those working for the United Nations, at Headquarters or in remote posts elsewhere, I would like to extend my gratitude together with my very best wishes for personal happiness and prosperity. Let us hope that the new year to start in a few days will bring the world closer to the future of harmony and tole- rance envisaged in our Charter, and a more rewarding life for each of us. Adam Malik

RALPH BUNCHE United States delegation and, a year later, as a mem- In Memoriam ber of the Secretariat. He was perhaps best known for his work as Mediator in the Middle East in 1948 and The death of Ralph Bunche is a grave loss to the 1949 and for the negotiation of the Armistice Agree- United Nations, to his country, to all his many friends ments between Israel and her Arab neighbours, for the world over and especially to those of us in the which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, but he United Nations who knew and worked with him. I my- left his mark in many other areas. He was a leader self lost an incomparable friend and colleague. in the United Nations work on colonial questions during Ralph Bunche was an international institution in his years as Principal Director in the United Nations his own right, transcending both nationality and race Trusteeship Department, and he laboured longer- and in a way that is achieved by very few. He was the did perhaps more than any other man - to build up most effective and best known of international civil and maintain the pioneering peace-keeping operations servants, and his record of achievement as an indivi- of the United Nations, with all of which he was closely dual member of the Secretariat was unsurpassed. He associated from their beginning. He was a uniquely was an outstanding example of that new twentieth valuable member of the Secretariat and, despite in- century breed of international officials who devote all creasing ill health, he played until recently a major of their gifts and their very lives to the service of the role in the day-to-day work of the Organization. Only community of mankind. last year he bore the brunt of the complex private Ralph Bunche was already well known in the aca- negotiations which finally led to the solution of the demic worldand in government circles when he came status of Bahrein. Until the very last his extraordi- to the United Nations in 1945, first as a member of the narily clear mind remained in touch with and preoc- cupied by the problems of the world as reflected in basement to the thirty-eighth floor a peaceful holiday the United Nations. season. Our thoughts go out as well to colleagues who Great though his many achievements were, I re- are a long way from home and to friends on far-away member particularly his qualities of mind and charac- missions. This issue carries greetings from all of us ter - his unshakeable integrity, his indefatigable and in this house to members of the UN family round the selfless sense of responsibility, his extraordinary world, ability as a negotiator and adviser, his unfailing in- sightintothe tangled affairs of mankind, his sense of THIS ISSUE'S COVER the importance of human dignity, his determination, by in the face of all odds, to do whatever he could for Michael Tzovaras justice and peace in the world, and, above all, his kindness, humour and deep compassion. In a charac- HEAR YE... teristically realistic and clear- minded way, and with- The UN Singers invite you to a concert of inter- out any illusions as to the difficulties, he believed national Christmas carols, 12:30-1p.m. on 17, 20 passionately in the necessity of making the United and 21 December in the General Assembly Lobby. Nations work and in all the noble aims for which the Organization stands. THE HOUR OF MEDITATION After a full and immensely effective life, a great friend of mankind has left us. I share the deep sor- row of Ralph's devoted wife, Ruth, and his family, to whom I extend all my sympathy and condolences. UThant Thirty-eight Floors and Three Basements 55 We have now reached the last issue of the 55 News for the year. With your copy you will find 55 the 1972 Calendar on which all the important 55 days of the year are marked. It was designed by «5» Olav S. Mathiesen. 55 This time last year, the News carried an 55 appeal for contributions from the Secretariat to 55 help the people of East Pakistan which had been 55 blasted by a cyclone and engulfed by a tidal wa- 55 ve one month earlier. The situation on the sub- ^™ continent is no less sombre to-day; and as the 555 year draws to a close we in this house must in- 55 evitably feel sad, apprehensive and helpless. 55 There is grief, too, in the loss of Dr. Ralph 55 Bunche for whom the Secretariat had so much 55 affection and admiration. He was a man in whom ••» we could and did take pride for more thantwen- 55 ty years; he was almost a symbol of the inter- 55 national civil service at its best. He once very 55 simply expressed the convictions which made 55 him the man he was, and they are good words of ••• faith to remember: "I have a number of very strong biases. I have a deep-seated bias against hate and intolerance. I have a bias against racial and re- ligious bigotry. I have a bias against war, a bias for peace. I have a bias which leads me to believe in the essential goodness of my fellow man, which leads me to believe that no problem of human relations is ever insoluble. And I have a strong bias in favour of the United Nations and its ability to maintain a peaceful world." The News must thank many people for their help A year is so many days. over the year: our contributors, correspondents and A day is so many hours collaborators; Graphic Presentation, the Publishing and so many minutes. Service and every single member of the Photo Section. The Chief of the Reproduction Section couldn't give A life consists of seconds only, the News extra pages as a Christmas bonus this year smarting and long, but he did provide green ink. In an unusually expan- but some so short sive gesture he also offered us pink paper - wanting and so very happy. to dispose of some surplus stock, no doubt. At any rate, the colour combination (strawberry ice-cream We wish you many of those and chopped spinach) made us queazy. Let him use it so short ones up on the summary records. for Christmas The next issue of the News will be on 14 Janu- and all through the year's ary. In the meantime, we wish everyone from the third so long minutes. K. K. Nygaard Inter alia, he stated "... in recent years, due to the Letters to the Editor continuing increases in school fees, the proportion of A QUESTION PROVOKED BY THE UNIS BOARD OF- children of the international community in New York — FICE STATEMENT IN THE NEWS OF 16 NOVEMBER. for whom the United Nations International School To the editor: was originally conceived - has been gradually chang- The present proportion of UN children in the UN ing, and there is a serious risk that the School may International School appears to be - the Board office's eventually become just another private school to which letter is not quite clear on this point - either 59% or only some members of the United Nations Secretariat 62% of total enrolment, the remainder of the places and Delegations can afford to send their children. " being taken up by "other international" and non-UN Secretary children as "a temporary measure to fill vacant en- Board of Trustees, UNIS rolment places. " However, the Board office expects NO COMMENT the UN share to rise towards 75% in consequence of To the editor: "the expansion of enrolment to 1, 250 students... and Thank you for printing the photo taken in the the expected influx of children of the UN family. " UNDP office, Sana1 a, in the 30 November issue of the Since on the Board's office's own statement it News. Our cat, however, was rather hurt to see was not a lack of openings in the school which caused that you gave only his title - Office Cat - and not his the present malproportion, it is a bit hard to see how name which is, of course, Arabia Felix. Since some a mere expansion of capacity is expected to remedy visitors do not appreciate having their hair re-arranged the situation unless one were to invoke some form of by A. F. I usually put him in a drawer of my desk. Say'slaw that "supply creates its own demand". In There he has facilitated the workload considerably fact, of course, the effective demand for places in.the by devouring and tearing up various doubtful reports school by UN personnel is constrained by the level of and documents on which I would otherwise have had to school fees, and we might therefore expect to find that comment. E. Polansky, Sana'a a capacity expansion would create more rather than Yemen Arab Republic fewer vacant places that would have to be filled with outsiders. The near future is thus more likely to bring SAVE A WATT '. a drop, rather than a rise, in the UN proportion unless To the editor: some rather immediate measures are to be taken to I have been wondering who, lately, has been make the school more accessible to UN personnel. keeping the cafeteria in perpetual twilight by closing Glaus Wittich nearly all the curtains, and why they are doing it (I To the editor: set foot in the place only for afternoon tea, but I as- I am motivated by a feeling of frustration to write sume that the condition is perpetual). The first thou- this note to state the following example concerning the ght that comes to mind is that someone is trying to fees of the United Nations School: reduce the visibility of the chicken chow what's- its - I am divorced with a child andl receive very little name so bitterly complained of in your last issue and support, and my salary as a secretary is not sufficient other alleged culinary disasters, but that would seem for me to be able to send my child to the UN School. to be self-defeating; eyes that would otherwise be ga- He is a bright child speaking three languages but is zing on the ineffable beauty of Long Island City will be loosing his fluency in those languages as he is attend- turned in on themselves, as it were, and forced to ing Public School. I cannot but feel extremely frus- contemplate what lies before them. Whatever the rea- trated at the thought that mostly children from weal- son, it would surely be better to "save a watt" for thy families in New York are enrolled in this School the hard-pressed electricity company and the e- which we thought was. foundedfor the families of UN qually hard-pressed UN treasury by turning off all staff members. With the problem of bussing and the those lights in the ceiling and letting the sun shine in. overcrowded Public Schools my child is not getting R. B. Frankland the kind of education he should have, and time is run- ning short. Will there be any hope in the near future THE UNLIMITED USE OF DOCUMENTATION... for those of us who cannot afford this school? After To the editor: all, how many times can a child get an education? I wish to thank my wonderful colleagues and all R.B. concerned people who were so solicitously hovering To the editor: (sic) over me during the late after noon of 18 November. In the Secretariat News of 16 November 1971, the I am especially grateful to the gentleman who so per- UNIS Board Office replied to Mr. Campano's letter on sistently and kindly was waving some documents the UN International School primarily to document (United Nations documents?) over my face. These statistics concerning enrolment. I wish now to call documents had a delightful cooling effect. Many the attention of your readers to the fact that the views thanks as' well to the security guards, Dr. Lackner expressed were an expression of sincere hope, per- and the entire staff of the Medical Service. haps overly optimistic, for betterment of the propor- Nathan Schafstein tion of United Nations enrolments in the future. The statements were not intended, however, as the view STAFF DEVELOPMENT TRAINING of the members of the Board of Trustees who have To the editor: been deeply concerned with this problem. It was encouraging to read Mr. Raymond's re- The Chair man of the Board, Mr. C.V. Narasim- cent article on staff development training in the Uni- han, in his statement to the Fifth Committee at its ted Nations. We would particularly agree with the meeting on 24 November 1971, clearly stated the view of elaborating career service concepts and mo- Board's concern regarding the proportion of enrol- dels, together with the developing of a strategy, or ment of students of United Nations families as com- strategies for the staff training. Muzaffer Kulur pared with students of non-United Nations families. Training Service CHEAP AND GOOD A UN REPORT THAT HAS BEEN NOTICED To the editor: The work of the UN in the social field rarely Comparatively speaking, (or should I say eat- catches the headlines in the press. Publicity about the ing?), I feel that a meal in our cafeteria at present Organization usually centers on political questions, costs would be hard to equal in quality or variety any- which is quite natural since we live in a highly politi- where in New York City. When I attended school in cal world. But for once a document has received un- the evenings, I dined in the cafeteria twiee weekly and expected publicity; namely, the Secretariat's quadren- not only did I enjoy my dinner every time but I was nial report on social conditions, the 1970 Report on able to save a good deal of money. (A pretty good ac- the World Social Situation. During the recent debate complishment in these days of soaring prices, one of in the General Assembly1 s Third Committee, the re- the highest of which is the cost of eating out.) In ad- presentative of Sweden announcedthat his Government dition, my co-worker, who has been with the UN for had decided to translate into Swedish large parts of 21 years, frequents the cafeteria often and always re- the Report dealing with developing regions and to pub- turns in a fully cheerful mood. As to the afore-men- lish them in book form. This is being done, we under- tioned paste mentioned by your correspondent in the stand, after a review of the Report by Gunnar Myrdal, last issue, after careful inventory, the library "re- the eminent Swedish social scientist and former Exe- ports no missing jars. Pat McHale cutive Secretary of the ECE, who considers it to be one of the best reports published by the UN. A resolution adopted by ECOSOC decided, inter alia, that "the 1970 Report should serve as a guide CHANUKAH PARTY for the (Second United Nations Development) Decade." A Chanukah party will be held on Sunday, 19 De- Internally, social development received some cember at 1:30 p. m. at the International Synagogue, unexpected publicity in the Report of the Joint Inspec- Kennedy Airport. tion Unit on the Programme of Recurrent UN Publi- There will be entertainment after the candle- cations (A/8362), now before the General Assembly. lighting ceremony and bags of "goodies" will be dis- This "user survey" of 84 recurrent publications con- tributed to all children. cluded that the reports on the world social situation Members of the Secretariat and of Delegations were "the most useful of all publications reviewed". who wish to attend the party together with their child- Some 60 Governments had replied to the questionnaire ren will receive an invitation by calling the chaplain on the subject. of the Synagogue, Rabbi Cohen, telephone 656-5044 The 600-page Report will shortly be issued as or 879-8415. a sales document (E. 71. IV. 13).

HELP FOR REFUGEES: In response to the Secretary-General's appeal, the Lion International, Japan Of- fice, contributed ¥10 million worth of powedered milk and baby food for Pakistani refugees in India. William L. Magistretti, Representative in Japan of the World Food Programme, received a sample and catalogue of the contribution from Hiroshi Suzuki, the 302-E Multiple District Governor of the Japan Lion Club at a ceremony at UNIC, Tokyo, on 4 November. In the photo, from the left: Jinichi Yuki, Social Welfare Division, the UN Bu- reau, the Foreign Ministry; A. G. Asrani, Counsellor at the Indian Embassy; Magistretti, Suzuki, Kisou Ta- sugi, the 302-W District Governor, Takashi Nishimura, Secretary, Mikio Ichida, CARE Chairman, of the Lions club. 0 COMMEMORATION OF THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF DAG HAMMARSKJOLD AND HIS FIFTEEN COLLEAGUES NDOLA, ZAMBIA Each year since Zambia be- came independent, there has been a commemorative service for Dag Hammarskjold and his fif- teen colleagues at the crash site near Ndola where they died in the early hours of 18 September 1961. The crash occurred in thick bush and forest. Had one wing of the plane not struck an ant-hill, causing the whole aircraft to overturn and burst into flames, the result might have been less disastrous. Soon after the crash, much of the surrounding bush was cleared. The National Com- mittee of the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation in Zambia , with the From the left: Alder man T.M.D. Mtine, Chairman of the National Commit- assistance of the Ndola City Coun- tee of the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation in Zambia; President Kaunda, and cil and the Forestry Department, Mr. Knut Hammarsjold at the memorial service at the crash site. subsequently arranged for the Photo: Zambia Mail planting of grass, trees and shrubs *** and the laying-on of a water supply. This has improved the site whilst retaining its simplicity. Stones from va- rious countries have been laid around the commemorative cairn, these having been presented by national bran- ches of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The cairn has recently been replaced by a more symmetrical mo- nument, surmounted by a globe. At the base there is a copper plaque with the same wording as that outside the Meditation Room at UN Headquarters and containing the names of all those who died in the crash. A cruciform has been built, with the monument at its centre, and quotations from "Markings" have been inscribed thereon. A few months ago, a new tarred road was constructed, which greatly facilitates access to the site. A set of commemorative stamps was issued by the GPO, and aerial photographs of the site were made available as coloured postcards. In January 1970, the Government, by Statutory Instrument, declared the crash site, together with a sub- stantial area around it, to be a National Monument; it should thus remain unspoiled in perpetuity. In connection with this year's anniversary, the National Committee of the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation organized an essay competition in Zambia's secondary schools on the subject "What the UN mean to me". it was announced that the Committee hoped that the first prize would be a visit to UN Headquarters. There were 273 entries, most of them of a high standard and showing considerable understanding of the UN and its Agen- cies. There was a tie for first prize between two 16-year old girls, Paxina Kalulu and Mary Lungu. Thanks to the help of the Zambian Government, they should have arrived in New York by the time this article appears. This year being the 10th anniversary, the ceremony was of a special character. There was widespread dis- appointment that, on medical advice, U Thant had to cancel his plans to be present. The ceremony started with a service at St. Andrews Church, Ndola, where Mr. Hammarskjold's body had lain in state ten years ago. There followed a gathering at the crash site, where the speakers were H. E. Presi- dent Kaunda, Alderman T. M. D. Mtine, Chairman of the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation in Zambia, Mr. Kunt Hammarskjold, nephew of the late Dag Hammarskjold and Director-General of the International Air Transport Association, and the Regional Representative of UNDP. The Band of the 1st Battalion, the Zambia Regiment, and a combined church choir took part, and the ceremony ended with Reveille and the Swedish andZambianNa- tional Anthems. There followed a civic luncheon, at the invitation of the Major and City Council of Ndola. As was evident from the addresses delivered at the ceremony on the crash site, and as would certainly have been the wish of Dag Hammarskjold himself, the occasion was more than a personal tribute to Hammar- skjold; the memory of the seven international civil servants and eight Swedish airmen who died with him was equally honoured and particularly the cause for which they died. In the course of the address, President Kaunda said that the UN would survive in one form or another de- spite opposing influences among member states. "Dag Hammarskjold worked relentlessly for its growth be- cause he was convinced that the international community needed something which would be a custodian of its common hopes and anxieties. It is an established fact that his vision was a correct assessment of our society." The President went on to say that the role and work of the UN had grown out of all recognition and was a credit to men like Dag Hammarskjold who had laid the firm foundations. Mr. Knut Hammarskjold said " The cement in this worldwide process of increased interdependence are the international organisations and their international staff. Like the 16 who gave their lives on this spot, they all have their roots in some country of the world but in their missions they are and must be truly international and impartial and, as Mr. Gilpin has already said, they should be of the highest calibre. The 16, as far as I knew them, probably were a good cross-section of The curly-whiskered old seaman was an enigma what the ideal elite of international civil servants to them all. Indeed, he had been in many a land and, should be. The fact that none of them was an African what was especially curious, he was tattooed all over but they gave their lives for the sake of peace on with overseas anchors as well as mysterious signs this continent and between its peoples is the example and words not unlike "Sea Wolf", "Maria - love till of the responsibilities we have for each other all death". Never did he fail to demonstrate his know- around the world in times of need. " ledge of "fourteentongues" and, to his obvious liking, The Regional Representative of UNDP said that: thus was nicknamed by some wags. He used to com- " HammarskjQld had recognized the situation in mence identically, like a prayer: "Fahrstehen, oon- the Congo as a crucial confrontation, with racial derstand, conoser... " and, constantly interrupted overtones, between emergent African independence, by rapturous listeners' impatient exclamations, was on the one hand, and the forces of colonialism, on the simply unable ever to expose fully Ms rare linguistics. other. He died in what is still the front line. If he Besides, his skill in telling tales in the fourteenth could be here today and see how Zambia and other language - that is, in his mother tongue - was un- countries are continuing to fight, each in their own questionable. way, he would, I think, have seen the tragedy of Ndo- Adroitly striking sparks from a flint piece and la as part of a process that will eventually overcome onto a wisp of wadding from his wordly-wise quilted both colonialism and the disease of racialism... jacket, he lita self-rolled cigarette, cunningly looking "... Dag Hammarskjold would surely have been moved, askew at the bare-footed, wet-nosed tourists. could he have known of this ceremony and of those "So, you haven't got away with it. have you? See. which have been held here each year since Zambia Experience is a big thing, often showing on one's back. became independent. But he would have thought of it But I'll tell you what, fellas - " as an act of remembrance, not only of himself but "Oh, Granny-of-Fourteenl " interrupted one of equally of the fifteen colleagues who died with him, the boys. "Do tell us once more about this road. " and whose names are inscribed here; perhaps, above "Thunder! " roared the old salt. "Your mothers all, he would have seen it as an act of re-dedication toiling in the field for you, fathers at the front, an' to the cause for which they died. In this sense, I you so nasty an' ungrateful? Church, it isn't for kids, think he would have appreciated these words of a it1 s for olds, you may lay to that! Me - never laid Zambian schoolboy: my eyes on the dome for three years already, three, 'It really brings sadness that tears can even be- bless my soul! And I'm notgoihg to shield you before gin to flow when the story of one of the Secretary- your mothers this time, not I! " Generals is told. A man who was trying to stop the The boys were listening as quiet as mice, knowing civil war in the Congo but unfortunately to the world well that his rage never lasted long and that, all the the man was killed, an air crash. What a loss missing same, they were going to be told his tales, one more sucha man with an understanding ability "Dag Hammar- exciting than the other. In a while, they would feel skjold". Such an important man who sacrificed his life totally recompensed for all the worldly wrongs they for the sake of peace. He came a long way from the had had to suffer recently... unknown country in those days. In this case it is true Oh, great Road of the ancient Chihirin City! that such a man was born to die for the sake of others. Trampled down you were by the Tartar hordes and He died for the right. It will be surprising if at all then along you, Western landlords' mercenaries the next coming generations will stop to have a day of would ride their horses hard, hunting the peasants' remembering this man. I hope the anniversaries will souls. From here the glorious Cossacks burst from be carried on till the world comes to an end. I will their long-endured cradle to the banks of the Dnieper beg the world to be stopped if at all the next coming River where they, the true knights of liberty, were generation will forget all about this man.' fated to found the unique Cossack Republic - Zapori- That young writer has realizedthat his and future zhian Sich; and later, in the seventeenth century, the generations, in their own quest for peace in the years invincible warrier, Hetman Bohdan Khmelnitsky raised ahead, will find inspiration from those who died here. " his State mace against the countless vampires which A. C. G. sucked the blood of the Ukrainian people. Last time, CHILDREN OF WAR the brown plague-roller rattled along the Road. With The boys were coming back from an unlucky trip, the foes' blood, thorny wild flowers are blazing, in pretty disappointed. They had got their deserts the dust, on either side and, over there, a long-neglected day before for playing "real war" in the tabooed forest windmill still stands, as if on watch for the peaceful where, after prolonged battles between the Soviet and days. Hitlerite troops, pistols, grenades and what not were Onto the Road at daybreak man of to-day arrives scattered about in abundance. Theyfinally resolved andhear sits heavy breathing-a gust of wind has swept to redress their numberless and dangerous mischiefs; past. Where and for what has man been lifted to his off they set to a far-away church. In accordance with feet by you, oh Road? Haven't you been trampled their reasonable post-f actum excuse, they had intended down enough so far? "to save their mothers the trouble" of having the tra- Never mind my being old and battered, answers ditional bunches of p'oppy-heads blessed for the forth- the Road, for I am the clue to the universe, and it's coming Makoviy - the poppy-winnowing, an age-old, only by my friends' ineffaceable footprints that I've mid-August holiday. As bad luck had it, they were always been healed in my restive day. What a plea- kept off by the "overpowering forces" of unknown sure it is to lead out the young, so proud and strong, youngsters and now were retreating in disgrace. into the boundless world! Just look at the flowers: "Look, Granny-of-Fourteen-Tongues is still aren't they appealing in their inaccessible and, be- here'. " said one. "Why is he always sticking beside cause of that, infuriated beauty? Won't you try to the Great Road? " pluck some of them and carry them along to remem- "Not always, but in sunny weather, " responded ber, both for yourself and for those wherever you go? another with meaning. "He sees and remembers Vladimir Mokhurenko everything." 7 HENNIE BJUR How does one "safeguard" Ms home when his job In Memoriam and social obligations keep him away? The first step The death of Hennie is never let the burglar know you're out (it's none of Bjur in Jerusalem on 24 his business I) and follow these simple rules: October 1971 was an un- 1. Always make your apartment or house appear usually harsh loss to his as if someone is home by leaving on a radio or many friends and collea- light in the evening. For a few dollars you can gues all over the world. purchase a timer that automatically turns on a At the age of 43, he epi- lamp at dusk. tomized the vibrant and 2. Make sure you have a good lock on your door. dynamic kind of staff The better the lock the longer it takes for the bur- member whom we long glar to pick it. He has no time to waste. expected to find in posi- 3. Install door and window alarms available at tions of responsibility reasonable prices. The noise may scare the bur- wherever the United Nations was involved in critical glar away. action. The best place for your money is the bank where Hennie joined the Secretariat in 1954 as a Trans- you can also rent a safe-deposit box for valuables port Officer and soon displayed those qualities of such as jewelry and important documents. However, leadership which marked his career of eighteen years there are some things that we like to have readily in the Field Service. He was successively Chief Trans- accessible and therefore must keep at home. DO NOT port Officer in UNMOGIP, UNTSO and UNOGILandin hide money or other valuables in sugar bowls, corners 1962 was-selected for the important post of Deputy of rugs or jewelry cases. Today's burglar is quite Chief Administrative Officer of UNTSO. He also ser- educated - that is the first place lie'11 search. Some ved as Administrative Officer for a difficult mission good hiding techniques are to tape envelopes to the in the Yemen and for the last several years, was a bottom of a flush toilet, underneath a drawer top (not key administrative officer for UNRW A whom the Com- bottom- he'llseeitif he pulls it out and turns it over) missioner-General Lawrence Michelmore commen - or underneath a closet that does not meet the floor. ded for his coolness and efficiency during periods of A list of serial numbers of appliances, watches and stress and upheaval in this area. cameras should be kept to aid the police in recovering Hennie had a personal warmth that enabled him your items. Well, let's say you've done your best, to deal with all kinds of people and a determination but you come home and find you have been burglarized. and persistence that assured his supervisors that a Immediately call the police by dialing 911. This is task would be done promptly and well whenever it was very important, not just for your self-protection taut entrusted to him. He had a steadfastness which brou- also for insurance claims. The theft must be reported ght his colleagues to him for help with their own pro- to the police for your insurance to cover your loss. blems and it was typical of his interest in others that The same applies if something is taken from you in they did not come to him in vain. His integrity was as the UN buildings. You will not be covered unless the solid as a rock, and with his resourcefulness and police are notified. Our friendly local police precinct perseverance he has on innumerable occasions helped is located at 167 East 51st Street. produce solutions to difficult and urgent operational Problems can be encountered not only in the home problems. He was indeed a fine example of a leader but also on the street. There are ways of protecting and administrator and he did more than his share to oneself from muggers and pick-pockets. Women are build up the tradition and reputation which has made advised to carry a shoulder bag and, while shopping, the United Nations Field Service respected in many not to place handbags in the shopping cart. It can be parts of the world. easily pinched while you are looking elsewhere. He bore misfortune without complaint and did not While in a department store, do not leave your hand- allow the loss of an arm in an accident a few years bag on a counter - it's too tempting '. Men are urged ago to constrict his enjoyment of life and his effect- to keep their wallets in their front pockets. Back iveness as a staff member. He was-deeply devoted to pockets are easier to pick, especially while in tran- his wife Maria and very proud of his young daughter sit on crowded subways and busses. and son. And to them go from everybody that had the If, however, you should happen to cross paths privilege of knowing Hennie our deepest sympathy. with a pick-pocket or mugger, the less resistance V. M. you offer the less chance you have of getting hurt. Since it is illegal to carry weapons in New York, you are advised to carry a whistle when walking alone or SEASON OF GOOD CHEER - AND BAD WILL scream - and I mean scream - when attacked. This New York City is definitely a "fun city", but on applies more to women since muggers are basi- occasion, the bitter does come with the sweet, and cally cowards and pick on the "weaker sex" and New York does claim its share. Especially now with older men. Remember, the last thing a mugger wants the holiday season upon us come those who do their is attention. Try to remember what he looks like - shopping in rather unconventional ways. In short - colour of eyes, hair, clothing, build, and any unusual our local burglar and mugger. physical characteristics. It will prove invaluable to The Secretariat News recently went to the 17th the police. precinct which oversees the surrounding UN area and In closing, may I remind the "weaker" and interviewed Ted Christensen, the Community Affairs "stronger" sexes that the UN offers a judo course on Officer. We asked Mr. Christensen to give the UN Tuesdays and Fridays at noon. Even if, hopefully, community some pointers on safeguarding one's home you never have to surprise a mugger with it, think and person. what it will do for your figure. Marietta Katehis A POET TO WATCH The renowned Soviet poet Andrei Voznesensky vi- sited the UN on 26 November and read his poetry to an enthusiastic audience in the Dag Hammarskjo'ld audito- rium. Some staff members had shown their foresight by arriving two hours early to be sure of seats. Stan- ley Kunitz, the well-known American poet, read his" own fine English translations of Voznesensky1 s work. Mr. Kunitz, incidentally, had kind words for the bi- lingual UN audience; he felt it was a tremendously good audience from a poet's point of view. Voznesensky has been described as a "virtuoso of phonestic associations... not only modern but con- temporary a master of realism.who penetrates into life itself. " It was during his recent, wildly,success- ful 40-day tour of the US (when he gave 27 recitations) that he wrote the gripping "Halloween", a poem which A CHINESE CLUB has provoked passionate reactions from people of all A student's decision to enrol in a Chinese course kinds and persuasions, even people who don't norm- is presumably based on more than a desire to learn ally react to poetry at all. So long as poets of Vozne- the language. Itwouldalso seem to indicate consider- sensky's power and universality live and write, it able interest in the country itself, its people, its his- seems, poetry will never become obsolete. tory, its customs. For this reason it is proposed to Voznesensky's appearance at the UN was arran- found a Chinese Club with membership open to those ged by the Russian Book Club as part of its 5th anni- enrolled in the language course. versary celebrations. The Club President, Vladimir The Club will hopefully serve as a hunting-ground Sokolov, tells us that 1972 will be the Club's "year of for those seeking insight into Chinese culture and tra- poetry". He hopes that three prominent Soviet poets dition, a forum where member scan discuss their mu- will appear at the UN: Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Robert tual interest and explore their particular avenue of Rozhdestvensky and the poetess Bella Akhmadulina - preference, whether it be literature, art or philosophy. whom Vozhesensky considers to be the best poet in To help make the latter possible, a primary aim will the Soviet Union to-day. be to build a library. To help members gain an appre- In the photos, from the top left: Voznesensky au- ciation of the country1 s culinary arts it is also proposed tographs photo display in the Book Club; a view of his to make regular forays into Chinese restaurants. listeners; Stanely Kunitz reciting, photos by Travis A successful club would bring manifold benefits to both members presently enrolled in the course and JOHN ORE those joining in future years. When just a little work, John Orr is holding love and enthusiasmare all that are required, it seems an exhibit of Ms photo- well worth the effort. graphs in the staff lounge, Interested students, please send your name and groundfloor, from 20 De- address to Michael Tzovaras, room 972. cember - 4 January. He says this: "I've loved pho- tography as long as I can remember and am taking this opportunity to display CHRISTMAS RIDING WEEKEND pictures taken 1950 - 1970 Club members and staff members wishing to as an inspiration to new spend an old fashioned Christmas on the farm the and old camera buffs. Put weekend of 24-26 December, please contact Joe Da- life in your photographs vis, room 2148. Weekend includes two night's lodg- and photographs in your ings, excellent meals, horseback riding and or ska- life '. " photo: Y. Nagata ting/skiing/sledding, taxes and tips. Total cost: $51.00. THE STATUS OF WOMEN — AS HUSBANDS LIKE IT BEST Should women work? Should they do the same sort of jobs as men, if they want to? Should they have equal opportunities? The issues are being discussed with varying degrees of en- thusiasm in many parts of the world. Happening to believe in equal opportunities for everyone, we would ^'ay that if a woman wants to be a truck driver be- cause she feels good at the wheel of a tractor trailer and can drive the monster - good luck to her and God help her. We'll raise only one question: married women who work are called "career women". Shouldn't they instead be called "two-career women"? A civil servant's day or a secretary's hours obviously constitute a full-time job. But what draws a husband and children home? Comfort,care, a listening ear and something good in the oven. Providing these things - as any woman will tell you - is just another full-time job. The UN is full of "two-career women". How do they ma- nage? Wishing to conduct a survey upon irreproachable ground, we visited the Section on the Status of Women in the Division of Human Rights, where we spoke to three women. How do you organize your two lives? we asked them. What1 s the recipe? photos: M. Tzovaras And that's how, willy-nilly, we got the recipes. Danielle Ouedraogo, born in Marseilles, met her 3 tomatoes, medium 2 tsp. salt husband, Luis-Dominique, the Counsellor of the Perma- 1 garlic head 1 tsp. pepper nent Mission of Upper Volta to the UN, in Paris. They half a cup olive oil half to one cup water have two children, Nathalie and Nicolas, (see photos Pit the olives - a gentle knock with a hammer land 2.) Mrs. Ouedraogo worked for WHO, WMO, on a wooden board, a few olives at a time will do the UNESCO and UNDP before coming to the Secretariat. trick. Place them in a large pot, cover with cold Her father, Albert Rigelot, also worked for the UN water, bring to a boil and throw away water. Repeat as a Reviser in 1946 and is now with WHO in Geneva. two or three times until olives are no longer bitter. She spent two happy years in Upper Volta and left with Remove olives. Put oil in the pot and, when hot, add a bookful of recipes. A typical breakfast in Upper the chicken cut into smaller pieces, the garlic which Volta, she tells us, might be samsa and dolo (the local has been mashed with salt and tomatoes, peeled and beer). sliced, the olives, the "red" oil, the lemon (including SAMSA rind) sliced very thinly, the bay leaves cut in 4, half Soak a cup of black-eyed peas in warm water for to one cup of water and pepper. Cover and cook for a few minutes and peel off the skin. Grind the beans about 2 hours on medium flame. You should stir it finely with a small onion and let them stand at room from time to time and add water if necessary. temperature for 3-4 hours. Add about 1 tbs of water. Heat peanut oil in a frying pan and drop teaspoons of NEW UN STAMPS the mixture in it. Let them fry until golden brown, Two definitive stamps - 95 cents (US) and serve immediately. F. s. 0, 40 (Swiss) will be issued on 5 January 1972. * * * Details about the stamps may be found in circular Rasil Basu, a lawyer by profession, has worked ST/ADM/SER. A/1563-ST/ADM/SER. C/182, dated 16 in the Division of Human Rights for twenty-one years. December. The new stamps and hand-cancellations As a member of the Section on the Status of Women maybe obtained by staff members at the south end of she has travelled to seminars in Finland, Ghana and the Secretariat lobby from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. on 5 the USSR. She says she isn't a bad cook but that her Januarv. husband is a much better one, and that her daughters, WFUNA FIRST DAY COVER Amrita and Rekha are good, too. (See photos 3 and 4.) The World Federation of UN Associations will is- Romendra Basu is well known in the Secretariat, not sue a cover to accompany the UN stamp issue of 5 as a chef, of course, but because he has long been January 1972. It bears the popular blue and red dove active in staff affairs - as a member of the Staff Com- motif within a gold-embossed wreath and was contri- mittee, as Presiding Officer of the Staff Council (as it buted by the late Frank Reichental. Covers may be was called then) and as Secretary of the UNIS School bought at the WFUNA counter in the Assembly Con- Board. He works in OTC/ESA. A favourite dessert course, 20 December through 5 January. Mail orders in the Basu family is Shahi Tukra or the Royal Piece: should reach WFUNA, room C-104, by 4 January. SHAHI TUKRA 1/8 tsp. saffron 1/8 tsp. ground cardamom UN WOMEN'S GUILD 1 tsp. water 3/4 cup sugar The Parkway Village group will have a Christmas 12 slices day old bread 1/2 cup water Party for its members and their children at noon on 1/2 cup butter 2 tbs. blanched slivered 22 December at the house of Mrs. Julie Bieler, 1 cup heavy cream almonds 147-20 Village Road, Apt. GA, Parkway Village. whipped cream Members please inform in advance. Telephone 657- (for garnish) 9335 or 523-3616. Dissolve saffron in 1 teaspoon water. Reserve, trim crusts from bread; saute breadin butter in skillet QUOTATION OF THE MONTH on both sides until browned. Cut each piece in quar- "The role of the Office of Inter-Agency Affairs ters. Combine sugar and water in saucepan; place has be en subject to a number of problems which arose over low heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is mainly from a lack of clarity or of understanding in dissolved. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. some parts of the Secretariat. " Add saffron, cardamom and cream and boil for 1 mi- From document A/C. 5/1385, nite longer. Pour over bread. Cool, turning to soak "Progress made by the Administrative Manage- both sides. Divide mixture among 6 serving dishes ment Service in conducting a survey of manpower and top with whipped cream and blanched slivered utilization in the Secretariat" . paragraph 60 almonds. * * * Mrs. Sol Nahon, photo 5, came to the Division of Human Rights from Morocco in 1958. She, too, is a lawyer. Her husband, a New Yorker, and her two children - who enjoy her cooking immensely - com- plain that she doesn't cook often enough. She dislikes recipes, adapts French and Chinese dishes to please her own palate. Here is a dinner sure to delight guests: OLIVE AND CHICKEN STEW 41bs green olives 3 bay leaves (California or Greek 2 tbs. "red" olive oil (oil slightly marinated and slit) in which red hot pepper 6 chicken breasts seeds have marinated 1 lemon for at least a week) 11 Anything goes !

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ANYTHING GOES '. suing studies in apparel design and makes many of Within our UN house, there sometimes seem to her own clothes. be as many variations of women's dress as there are Linda Quong (4) of Economic and Social Affairs countries with representation - from native dress to likes "everything" - mini, midi and pants, depending jeans, with a rather curious assortment between. on her mood. "And I like long skirts for evening", While the mini is still holding its own, pants have cer- says Linda. She feels the greatest happening fashion- tainly come into their own (some, admittedly, more wise is versatility, for one can now wear anything at acceptably than others). A few maxi dresses and even almost anytime without feeling either ahead of or be- knickers have been spotted now and then. hind the fashion times. In short, anything goes '. Shown here is a sampling of fashions seen on Florence Gould some of our smart female staff. Although each woman UN BOWLING LEAGUE hasher own personal, tasteful style, all have a com- The League has just completed the annual Turkey mon denominator: a healthy appreciation of clothes Sweepstakes, and we are happy to announce our four and obvious fashion flair. They are evidence that turkey winners. clothes alone do not constitute fashion, for being chic For High Series of 628, we have Charles Petero, does not just happen; time, effort, forethought and and for the High Game of 243, we have Nicholas Do- interest go into its development. minguez. For the ladies, Miss Mila German won Mrs. PatRau (1), Volunteer Educational Advisor High Series of 553, and Miss Raquel Ragragio won with the Staff Activities Section, epitomizes the ele- the High game of 204. We congratulate them and gant, classic look which is presently so popular. hope they enjoyed their 15-pound.turkey on Thanks- "Clothes are fun again, feminine and exciting1.'.', says giving Day. We are now preparing for our annual Mrs. Rau enthusiastically. This attitude is especially Christmas Sweepstakes which should take place in reflected in her talent for accessorizing with scarves two weeks. For information about our League, con- and jewelry. tact John Leo, our Secretary, extension 2752. Also favouring under stated, classical elegance is Marjorie Elliott (2), who works in Political and Secu- FLAMENCO DANCE CLUB rity Council Affairs. "I like very simple clothes", Our teacher is leaving New York. We are in stresses Marjorie. Without a doubt, she exemplifies touch with another teacher who will take over if we how a woman should look in pants. Not surprisingly, get a larger group. The new price for the lessons Marjorie has modelled in her native Jamaica. will be $20 for a term of 10 lessons. Classes are The style of Antoinette Jones (3) of Buildings held on Monday night from 6:15 to 7:15 (new time after Management Service is rather avant-garde, as shown the Assembly to be announced on the 40th floor. For by her gaucho-vest ensemble. Says Antoinette, "I information and registration call Miss Lecomte, ex- like anything. " Antoinette likes trying new ideas and, tension 2883. luckily, has the ability and conviction to carry out her choices effectively. ATTENTION, CYCLISTS 1 As a guide, Sunny Lee (center) wears her native Two bicycle racks have been installed in the garage; Korean dress, a lovely flow of heavy silk with hand- one on the third level, just south of the cashier's embroidered accents. Outside the UN, petite Sunny booths the other on the first level at row F, near the favours long skirts and dresses. "I never wear entrance to the Conference Building. All bicycles, pants", she emphasizes. Interestingly, Sunny is pur- while in the garage, should be stored in these two racks at all times. Owners should supply their own locks since the UN is not responsible for damage, loss or theft.

CAN SPRING BE FAR BEHIND? After the mild Fall, forsythia buds in many a sub- urban back yard are plump; some forsythia was even blooming in October, along with the Michaelmas dai- sies. Now is the time to cut sprays; take them in- doors; stand them in water, and look forward to jars of yellow bloom all through winter. This tip was given to us by a colleague who pours as much energy into his hobby, gardening, as he does into his job as Director in the Office of the Chef de Ca- binet - Robert Muller. ART CLUB Mr. Sinan Korle, Chief of Protocol, is exhibiting three paintings at the People for United Nations Art Gallery, 890 Third Avenue, between 53rd and 54th Streets, through 31 December. Gallery hours are 10:30 to 5:30, Tuesday through Saturday. UN MEDITATION GROUP A Christmas message from Sri Chinmoy The bith of the child was secrecy itself. But His birthday is as illumining as the sun, as energising as nectar. Christmas is the birth of Promise, the link Florence Gould as she sketches, photo: M. Tzovaras between Heaven and Earth. 13 Kelen's Gallery UN SOCCER TOURNAMENT FINAL:ISLES DEFEAT Off the Plaza LATIN AMERICA In a keenly contested match on 21 November at HOME HOSPITALITY Flushing Meadow, the Isles beat Latin America 3-2 Christmas Invitations to become the first winners of the new United Nations Staff members who would like to accept invita- Friendship Trophy. Even without two regular players, tations to share the Christmas holiday festivities with Lubin and Ellis, injured in the semi-final victory American families may register their interest now. over the USSR, the Isles completely outplayed Latin America in the early part of the match and ran up a Manhattan Supper Party quick 3-0 lead through goals by Duke, Honey man and On Friday, 14 January, hosts in Manhattan will Millar before Leaky replied for Latin America. Duke entertain a small number of UN staff at a supper was then unfortunately hurt in a tackle and had to be party. taken to ElmhurstGeneralHospital with a broken arm Staff may registered interest in the above invita- (we all wish you well, Brian '.). tions at the 4th floor desk. Incredibly the Isles injury hoodoo struck again when, in the second half, Bob Burbidge (cut eye) NEW YORK IN WINTER became their fourth player in two matches to visit The pamphlet "New York in Winter" offers many the hospital. useful suggestions for activities for the whole family The Isles, with every substitute used, then with- during the holiday season. Pick up your copy at the stood a tremendous rally from Latin America and 4th floor desk. John Locke will long be remembered for his fantastic "OLD TIMES" goalkeeping. He was at last beaten by a fine header Harold Pinter's latest play "Old Times"has from Astete but within seconds the whistle flew for been given rave reviews. We are fortunate to have Paul Adams to lead his team to receive a hand-earned balcony seats at $5. 50 each for UN staff members for trophy. Thursday evening performance on 13 January. Reser- Our thanks go to Paul Castelet and his committee vations for these tickets will be taken on Monday, 20 for many enjoyable matches in this competition. May December at 12:30 p. m. at the 4th floor desk. this be the first of many. Let us see more would-be Bobby Charltons and Peles grace the field next time'. WINTER COUNTRY FAIR The Isles comprised 13 Englishmen, 2 Irishmen The annual Country Fair will take place at the and 1 British Honduran. Final placings: NY Coliseum from 26 December through 2 January. UN SOCCER CHAMPIONS 1971 - THE ISLES Among the attractions will be pony rides for children, Runners-up Latin America many farm animals and sheep-shearing exhibitions. Third place Omnium Discount tickets for the Fair are now available at the Fourth place USSR 4th floor desk. Fifth place Caribbean HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT FOR CHILDREN The annual party for all soccer club members Ask at the 4th floor desk for your copy of this and friends will be held in the third floor Staff Cafe booklet which offers suggestions for things to see and at 6 p. m. on Thursday, 16 December. At the party the do during the Christmas season for children of all UN Friendship Trophy, together with souvenir pla- ages. ques, will be presented to this year's winners: The team. Admission: Members $2 (includes 1 guest), non- METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE BACKSTAGE TOUR members, $2 each. This includes refreshments. On Saturday, 15 January from lla.m. - 12:30 p.m., there will be a "behind the scenes" guided tour of the WHY STAND IN LINE AT'l'HE BANK? Metropolitan Opera House carpentry shops, proper- A reminder from Chemical Bank: the UN will, ties department, costume and wig studios. We will if you wish, deposit your salary directly into your also visit the dressing and rehearsal rooms, orche- regular or special checking account at the Chemical stra pit and auditorium as well as the famous "Bel- Bank, enabling the Bank to serve you faster.You may mont Room" . A special fee of $1. 50 per person has get the necessary form from your Administrative Of- been arranged for the Saturday morning tour. Regis- ficer or from the UN Cashier's Office on the 19th ter interest now at the 4th floor desk; reservations floor. For more information, see a Bank Officer. are on a first-come, first served basis. SKI TIME TENNIS CLUB Ski time is here to the delight of thousands who The Tennis Club willholditsClosing-of-Season who enjoy the sport. Party on Friday, 14 January, in theTress Bar from The travel desk (room 544) distributes, for the 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p. m. asking, an excellent map giving full details about ski Tickets will be on sale outside the cafeteria on the areas throughout the eastern United States and Canada. fourth floor between 12:00 and 2:00 p. m. from 10 to The reverse side of this 1972 map lists hotels, motels, 14 January, or can be bought from June George, room ski lodges and chalets. The travel desk also has leaf- 2557, extension 2629. The price, which includes lets describing package tours by bus and suggestions BAR, BUFFET and DANCING TO LIVE BAND, will for those interested in air flights to ski places such be$3.00for members, $3. 50 for non-members, and as the Rocky Mountain areas or even as far away as $4.00 at the door. the French, Italian and Swiss Alps, Austria and Ger- Everyone is welcome. During the party, there many. will be a presentation of trophies to the winners of Information is available too, on where to buy or the Annual Tennis Tournament by the President of the rent equipment and how to obtain last minute reports Tennis Club, Mr. C.V. Narasimhan. on ski conditions near and far. 15 LEIVONMAKI CHURCH FINLAND Some pray Some say We no longer know the way I say Love's all

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