Photos de Fernand Van Langenhove (copyright v. Madame Massart) : [1945-1949]. - 27 photos - Photo n° 8867
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8867
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Fernand Van Langenhove UNITED NATIONS DAY CELEBRATED AT PALAIS DE CHAILLOT 1948 A ceremony was held in the General Assembly Hall of the Palais de Chaillot this afternoon, on the eve of United Nations Day, to commemorate the entry into force of the United Nations Charter on 24 October, 1945. To open the ceremony, trumpeters of the Garde Republicaine sounded "Aux Drapeaux" as two United Nations flags were raised behind the speakers platform by members of the United Nations Guard Unit. The meeting was adressed by assembly President Herbert V. Evatt, French foreign Minister Robert Schuman, Mr. Jean Dupuy, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the World Federation of United Nations Associations, and Mr. Nicholas Gleboff, Chairman of the U.N. Staff Committee. The speakers were introduced by Mr. Benjamin Cohen, Assistant Secretary General of the Department of Public Information . Photo shows : Interpreter reading the U.N. Charter with Mr. Cohen standing behind.