Wadsworth, James J. (James Jeremiah), 1905-1984

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Framed photograph of the "United States Delegation to the United Nations Fifteenth General Assembly, 1960." Signatures of delagates appear above their photograph. First row, seated from left to right: Francis Wilcox, Senator George D. Aiken, Ambassador James J. Wadsworth, Wayne L. Morse, and Mary Pillsbury Lord. Second row, standing from left to right: Frederick Payne, Frances E. Willis, Zelma George, Charles Rosenbaum, and Arthur Lamey.

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Contains speeches by Ambassador Wadsworth about the nuclear test ban treaty, colonialism, Soviet Union abuses and the behavior of Khrushchev.

Abstract Contains speeches and transcripts of United Nations sessions concerning the U-2 spy plane incident and colonialism. Nikita Krushchev, in long speeches, attacked the United States and Dag Hammarskjold. Dag Hammarskjold was the secretary general of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in a plane accident. Khrushchev wanted to remove Hammarskjold as secretary general and suggested that the United Nations be ruled by a three person board representing the Western nations, communist...

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Contains speeches from delegates to the United Nations, press releases from the U.S. State Department and US Ambassador Wadsworth, and President Eisenhower's address to the United Nations.

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Contains speeches by United States delegates, clippings and articles, and draft transcripts of UN sessions.