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United Nations Day Celebration at UN Headquarters

24 October 1954

United Nations Day was marked this year at UN Headquarters by the first public concert ever given in the General Assembly Hall. Nearly 3,000 persons filled the hall and millions more in the United States and Canada saw and heard the proceedings on television and radio. Brief statements were made by UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, the Assembly President, Dr. Eelco N. van Kleffens; Mr. V.J. Skutt, National Chairman of UN Week for the American Association for the United Nations; and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld addressing the gathering. Behind him are members of The Symphony of the Air and the Schola Cantorum which participated in the concert. 24 October 1954.

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