First Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Partial view of the first meeting of Committee 1 (Political and Security) of the First Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly convened at the request of the United Kingdom to consider the Palestine question. At table are, from left: Joseph Nisot, Belgium; Colonel William Roy Hodgson, Australia; Dr. Jose Arce, Argentina; Secretary-General Trygve Lie; Lester B. Pearson, Canada, Committee Chairman, Dragoslav M. Protitch, Director, Administrative and General Division, United Nations Department of Security Council, Committee Secretary, and Dr. Milan Bartos, Yugoslavia.