The world at the U.N. Plaza, ca. 1965 - ca. 1968
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The record names a federal body as the creating agency: Department of State. Office of the Secretary. A work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties has no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105; before 1978, section 8 of the 1909 Act).
The record names a federal body as the creating agency. A work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties has no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105; before 1978, section 8 of the 1909 Act). This says nothing about copyright outside the United States, or about music, stock footage or other material the film may incorporate.
- Creating body, as recorded
- Department of State. Office of the Secretary
- National Archives Identifier
- 12046 (local identifier 59.249)
- Internet Archive item
- gov.archives.arc.12046 (uploader's licence mark: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
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National Archives and Records Administration The world at the U.N. Plaza, ca. 1965 - ca. 1968 Department of State. Office of the Secretary. (09/1789 - ) ARC Identifier 12046 / Local Identifier 59.249. This film describes the peacekeeping role of the United Nations, focusing on the roles and responsibilities of the men and women who work for the Mission to the United Nations, and specifically U.S. Representative, Arthur J. Goldberg. We see Goldberg meeting with U.S. ambassadors, travelling to Chicago to speak about the importance of the U.N's involvement in foreign policy, and meeting with Secretary General U Thant and Undersecretary Ralph Bunche. Mrs. Arthur Goldberg and other Mission wives meet with newly arrived foreign delegate wives to help acclimate them to the American culture and character, and the General Assembly hosts a reception onboard a tour cruiser for delegates and their wives. Included is footage of the emergency Security Council meeting during the 1967 Middle East War and the passage of the United Nations cease fire resolution. Throughout the film are numerous interior and exterior shots of the buildings and council rooms which comprise the United Nations Plaza. DVD copied by Justin Grimes.