| Assembly Opens: African Elected UN President | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1731 |
| Catalog #: | 426474 | |
| Clip Number: | 426474-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 037-097-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:00:18 - 00:02:06 | |
| Location: | New York, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1964 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: United Nations LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York | |
| Description: | Flags of 115 nations now fly at the United Nations as Malawi, Malta and Zambia become members with the opening of the 1964 Session of the General Assembly. A showdown between the United States and Russia on the Soviet debt of 52 million dollars is postponed as no voting will take place until after the holidays. Alex Quaison-Sackey of Ghana is unanimously elected President of the Assembly for the coming year. Exterior of the UN building. Flags of the nations. Exterior shot of the UN building from top to bottom, camera panning down starting with the top. Limousines pulling up to the UN building. Adlai Stevenson. All the UN ambassadors sitting at their stations. UN members. Ambassador now President of the United Nations - Quaison Sackey of Ghana. United Nation's assembly room. Acceptance speech - Alex Quaison Sackey of Ghana, "By your unanimous decision you have today bestowed on me an honor which goes far beyond my humble essence. For this is a tribute to Africa and to Ghana in particular and above all to millions of people of African decent, everywhere." (Applause) | |
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