Un Meeting (1946)

Unissued / unused material. United Nations Organisation (UNO) meeting in the Bronx, New York City, United States of America (USA). M/S Mahmoud Hassan Pasha, Egyptian delegate, speaking in English about the Soviet Union / Iran problem (natural sound). Various shots meeting. Andrei Gromyko, Soviet Delegate, then addresses the meeting in Russian. Various shots of meeting - delegates vote on postponement of issue, motion is not carried. Gromyko walks out of meeting, followed by other Soviet officials. M/S Colonel W. R. Hodgson of Australia addressing meeting - he asks for clarification of Egyptian proposal. M/S James F. Byrnes, American delegate, addressees the meeting. M/S Hussein Ala of Iran taking seat at table. Some discussion ensues amongst delegates as to whether Hussein Ala will speak. M/S Hussein Ala stating to meeting the Iranian case in dispute with Soviet Russia. Also present is Secretary General of UNO Trygve Lie, Edward Stettinius (US Secretary of State) and Chinese UNO delegate
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