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United Nations General Assembly Discussing Jerusalem & Voting

Reel Number: 221539-09

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL and SD

Year / Date: 1940s

Country: Israel,Palestine,USA

Location: FLUSHING MEADOW,Jerusalem,Lake Success,New York

TC Begins: 00:49:12

TC Ends: 00:53:27

Duration: 00:04:15

United Nations General Assembly Discussing Jerusalem & Voting LS towards front of General Assembly (Spanish sound of presiding officer Carlos Romulo). People walk around. Pan up half filled hall. 00:49:54 Man says: Page 5, document ?? 298 replace the 5th paragraph of the preamble by the following text: whereas the maintenance of order & security in Jerusalem as an urgent question which concerns the United Nations as a whole”. Spanish calls for vote, Sweden yes, Syria no, etc. 00:51:07 Clock beneath translating booths: 6:05. Spanish continues. 00:51:27 Man standing at mics at front speaking (Russian), returns to seat. Trygve Lie & two others in MCU; presiding officer (?) speaking in Spanish gives the vote count. 00:52:09 Man says General Assembly has relieved the UN Palestine Commission... 00:52:29 Men standing in middle of room talking w/ Gromyko, shakes hands w/ ?? & poses for photograph. Delegates smoking & returning to seats. Gromyko leaving, shaking hands. Voting; 1940s; Palestine Question;

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