| Statements | |
| San Francisco Conference, San Francisco, 26 June 1945 (Edited film “San Francisco Conference”, produced by US Information Agency) |
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| Documentary on the San Francisco Conference, 25 April to 26 June 1945 | |
| Lord Halifax, President of the Ninth Session of the Conference, puts to the vote the Charter of the United Nations and the Statute of the International Court of Justice, which are both adopted, 25 June 1945 | |
| Statement by Mr. Harry Truman, President of the United States of America, on the Closing Plenary Session of the Conference, 26 June 1945 | |
| United Nations Preparatory Commission, first Plenary Meetings, Church House, London, 26 November and 23 December 1945 | |
| Opening of the First Plenary Meeting by Temporary President P. J. Noel-Baker (UK), 26 November 1945 | |
| Statement by P.H. Spaak (Belgium) at the First Plenary Meeting, 26 November 1945 | |
| Adoption of the Agenda by Temporary President P.J. Noel-Baker (UK) and announcement of the nomination of H.E. Eduardo Zuleta Angel (Colombia) as President, Second Plenary Meeting, 26 November 1945 | |
| Statement by President H.E. Eduardo Zuleta Angel (Colombia) after his election at the Second Plenary Meeting, 26 November 1945 | |
| Closing statement by President H.E. Eduardo Zuleta Angel (Colombia) at the Fourth Plenary Meeting, 23 December 1945 | |
| Statement by P.J. Noel-Baker (UK), Fourth Plenary Meeting | |
| Statement by Mr. W. Koo (China), Fourth Plenary Meeting | |
| First Session of the General Assembly, Opening of the First Plenary Meeting, Central Hall, London, 10 January 1946 [Minor sound quality problem in the original] | |
| Opening statement by President H.E. Eduardo Zuleta Angel (Colombia) | |
| Statement by Mr. C.R. Atlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| Election of Mr. P.H. Spaak (Belgium) as President of the First Session of the General Assembly | |
| First Session of the General Assembly, 1 and 2 February 1946: Appointment and installation of United Nations Secretary-General Trygve Lie | |
| Mr. Trygve Lie, newly elected Secretary-General, reading oath of office | |
| Statement by Secretary-General Trygve Lie | |
| First Session of the General Assembly, Central Hall, London, 10 January 1946: various shots of the opening | |
| First Meeting of the Security Council, Opening Session, Church House, London, 17 January 1946 [Sound only] | |
| Opening of the meeting and statement by J.O. Makin (Australia), Temporary Chairman | |
| Statement by Mr. Edward Stettinius (USA) | |
| First Sessions of the Economic and Social Council, London and New York, 23 January, 25 and 27 May 1946 [First three minutes mute] | |
| Opening statement by Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar (India), newly elected President, at the First Meeting of the First Session of ECOSOC, London, 23 January 1946 | |
| Statement by Secretary-General Trygve Lie at the First Meeting of the Second Session of ECOSOC, New York, 25 May 1946 | |
| Statement by Mr. Brook Claxton (Canada) at the First Meeting of the Second Session of ECOSOC | |
| Excerpt of statement by Mr. P.C. Chang (China) at the Second Meeting of the Second Session of ECOSOC, New York, 27 May 1946 | |
| Statement by Mr. James Winant (USA) at the Second Meeting of the Second Session of ECOSOC | |
| Statement by Mr. Alberto Arca Parro (Peru) at the Second Meeting of the Second Session of ECOSOC | |
| Statement by Mr. Alexander Argyropoulos (Greece) at the Second Meeting of the Second Session of ECOSOC | |
| Statement by Mr. Ole Colbjornsen (Norway) at the Second Meeting of the Second Session of ECOSOC | |
| Statement by Mr. A. Parodi (France) at the Second Meeting of the Second Session of ECOSOC | |
| Statement by Mr. P. J. Noel-Baker (UK) at the Second Meeting of the Second Session of ECOSOC | |
| Paris Peace Conference, Paris, 29 July 1946: Discussion and drafting of peace treaties between USSR, UK, USA, Australia, Byelorussia, Canada, Czechoslovakia, India, New Zealand, Ukraine, South Africa and Yugoslavia on the one side, and Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania on the other side | |
| Statement by Mr. Georges Bidault (France) | |
| Signing of Peace treaties between the United Nations allied powers with former allies of Nazi Germany (Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania), Paris, 10 February 1947 [Minor sound quality problems in the original] | |
| Various State representatives arriving and signing the treaties |
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| Statement by Mr. Georges Bidault (France) | |
| First meeting of the Trusteeship Council, Lake Success, New York, 26 March 1947: Opening of the Session by the Secretary-General, discussion on rules and agenda, election of the President | |
| Opening of the Third Session of the General Assembly, 136th Plenary Meeting, 21 September 1948: Speech by the President of France and Election of the President of the General Assembly [Minor sound quality problems in the original] | |
| Statement by H.E. Vincent Auriol, President of France, welcoming the United Nations | |
| Vote by ballots for the new President of the General Assembly. Mr. Atilio Bramuglia (Argentina), temporary President of the General Assembly, announces the election of Mr. Herbert Vere Evatt (Australia), who takes the chair. | |
| Statement by Mr. Herbert Vere Evatt (Australia) | |
| Third Session of the General Assembly, Paris, France, September and November 1948: excerpts of statements held in the Plenary Meetings | |
| Statement by Mr. George Marshall (USA), 139th Plenary Meeting, 23 September 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Zygmunt Modzelewski (Poland), 139th Plenary Meeting, 23 September 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Andres Eloy Blanco (Venezuela), 140th Plenary Meeting, 23 September 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Ahmed Khachaba Pasha (Egypt), 140th Plenary Meeting, 23 September 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Bevin (United Kingdom), 144th Plenary Meeting, 27 September 1948 | |
| Statement by Sir Zafrullah Khan (Pakistan), 145th Plenary Meeting, 27 September 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Clementis (Czechoslovakia), 145th Plenary Meeting, 27 September 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Louw (Union of South Africa), 146th Plenary Meeting, 28 September 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Robert Schuman (France), 146th Plenary Meeting, 28 September 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Garcia Sayan (Peru), 146th Plenary Meeting, 28 September 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Henri Spaak (Belgium), 146th Plenary Meeting, 28 September 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Andrei Vyshinsky (USSR), 143th Plenary Meeting, 25 September 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, President of India, 153th Plenary Meeting, 3 September 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Selim Sarper (Turkey), Rapporteur of the First Committee on the prohibition of atomic weapons, 161st Plenary Meeting, 18 November 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Carlos Romulo (Philippines), 161st Plenary Meeting, 18 November 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. John Foster Dulles (USA), 163th Plenary Meeting, 18 November 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Hector MacNeil (UK), 163th Plenary Meeting, 18 November 1948 | |
| Statement by Mr. Andrei Vyshinsky (USSR), 163th Plenary Meeting, 18 November 1948 | |
| Images of the Charter of the United Nations, 1 December 1948 | |
| Ceremony of placement of the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the cornerstone of the Permanent Headquarters building of the United Nations, New York, 24 October 1949 | |
| Introductory statement by Secretary-General Trygve Lie | |
| Statement by Secretary-General Trygve Lie [Minor image quality problem in the original] |
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| Twentieth Anniversary of the Signing of the United Nations Charter, Leopoldville, Congo, 26 June 1965 |
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