UN Secretary-General vote

Title

UN Secretary-General vote

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:05:14

Description

Report on international disagreeement over the choice for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations with Britain, the USA, and the Soviet Union backing the incumbent Kurt Waldheim, with the majority of the remaining countries supporting Tanzanian Foreign Minister Salim Ahmed Salim. Both reporters not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Elections; International relations; UN; Political leaders; Kurt Waldheim; Salim Ahmed Salim

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