BENEDIKTSSON, BJARNI (Iceland), min. frgn. aff.; b. Reykjavik, Iceland, Apr. 30, 1908; s. Benedikt Sveinsson and Gudron (Petursdottir) Benediktsson; m. Sigridur Bjornsdottir of Iceland. LL.B., U. of Iceland, 1930; fur. study, const. law, U. of Berlin, 1930-32. Prof., law, U. of Iceland, 1932-46; mayor of Reykjavik, 1940-47; M.P., 1942-present; rep., First GA, 1946; Third GA, 1948; Fourth GA, 1949; chrm., frgn. aff. com., Parl., 1946-47; min. frgn. aff., 1947-present; mem. Central Com., Independent Party, 1936present. Official address: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Reykjavik, Iceland. Residence: Blonduhlid 35, Reykjavik, Iceland.

BENNETT, JACK, (U.S. citz. representing Eth.), rep., bd. govs., Intl. Bank and Intl. Fund; b. Vienna, Ga., Oct. 20, 1901; s. Charles I. and Eva (Means) Bennett; m. Eloise Franklin of Sandersville, Ga., 1922; one child: Jack F.; ed. Am. Inst. of Banking, 1920-24; LaSalle Extension U. Chicago, 1925. Jr. off., Fourth Natl. Bank, Macon, Ga., 1918-29; receiver, insolvent natl. banks, U.S. Treas., 1929-33; dist. supr., 193341; dir. licensing div., frgn. funds control, U.S. Treas., 1941-45; on loan from U.S. Treas. Dept. to Off. of Mil. Govt. for Ger. as fin. adv. to Mil. Gov., 1945-49; gov., State Bank of Eth., Addis Ababa, 1949-present; awarded Dept. of Army Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service, U.S.A., 1949. Decorations: Order of White Lion, Czech., 1947; grand officer, Order of Orange-Nassau, Neth., 1949. Author: 'German Currency Reform', Annals Acad. of Pol. & Soc. Sci., 1950. Address: P.O. Box 255, c/o State Bank of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; or International Monetary Fund and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 1818 H St., N. W., Washington, D. C.

JACK BENNETT

WILFRID BENSON

BENSON, WILFRID, dir., div. of info. from non-self-governing territories, D/TRI; b. Ilford, Eng., Oct. 20, 1899; s. William and Mary (Gwyn) Benson; m. Tressa Pryce-Jones of Madagascar, 1924; two children: Anthony and Claire (Mrs. Patrick Hewitt). B. A., Jesus Coll., Cambridge U., 1920; M. A., 1945. Became staff mem. Intl. Labor Off., Geneva, 1921; mem., native labour sect., 1924; sec., native labour coms., ILO Conf., 1929-30; 1935-36; 1938-39; mem. of mission to study West Afr. labour conditions, 193536; sec., ILO delgn. to Un of S. Afr. on native labour questions, 1938-39; mem., ILO delgn., Royal Inst. of Pacific Relations Conf., Mont Tremblant, Can., 1942; chf., dependent terrs. service, ILO, 1944; counselor, 1945; rep. of dir-gen., ILO Conf. on dependent territories coms., Philadelphia, 1944; Paris, 1945; dir., div. of info. on non-self-governing territories, D/TRI, UN, 1946-present; also acts as sec. of special coms. on info. transmitted under Art. 73e of the Charter, and of Fourth Com. (Trusteeship), UN-GA; represented UN at sess. of research council, Caribbean Comm., Trinidad, 1947; session of Com. of Experts on Application of Conventions and Recommendations, ILO, Geneva, 1948; 1950 session of exec. bd., UNESCO; visited Greenland, 1950 (invitation Danish Government); chrm., Fabian Colonial Bureau Labour Com., 1942; mem., imperial advisory com., Brit. Labour Party, 1943-47; advisory mem., colonial com., Brit. Trade Union Congress, 1943-47; Anti-Slavery Soc.; mem. Royal Inst. Intl. Aff.; Royal Afr. Soc. Author: 'Social Policy in Dependent Territories', ILO Study, Montreal, 1944; contributor of various articles to Jour. Royal Afr. Soc.; Political Q.; The Nineteenth Century and After, Pacific Affairs, Jour.

of the Royal Asian Soc. and other publications in Eng. and the U. S. Residence: 68-61 Yellowstone Blvd., 719 Greenbriar, Forest Hills, N.Y.

BENTZON, SIGURD (Nor.), del., Fifth Gen. Conf., UNESCO; b. Bergen, Nor., Jan. 15, 1877; s. Johan L. and Signe (Prahl) Bentzon; m. Olive Stirling of Drumpellier, London, Eng., 1912. Candidate degree in law, U. of Oslo, 1900. Sec. to Nor. consul, Leith and London, Eng., 1901; v-consul, Melbourne, Australia, 1908; sec., legation, Paris, 1914; chargé d'affaires, Bordeaux, Sept-Dec. 1914; chf. of dept., Frgn. Off., Oslo, 1918-22; chargé d'affaires, The Hague, Neth., 1922; counselor, legation, Paris, 192230; min. to Tur., 1930; Roumania, 1931-34; Gr., 1934-39; Bulg., 1931-39; Neth., 1939-45; accompanied Neth. Govt. to London, 1940; min. to Italy, 1945-47; min-counselor to Italy, 1947; del., Fifth Gen. Conf., UNESCO, Florence, 1950. Official address: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo, Norway.

BERCKEMEYER, FERNANDO (Peru), rep., Fifth GA; b. Lima, Peru, July 24, 1904; s. Gustavo and Maria (Pazo-Varela) Berckemeyer; m. Claribel Rapp, 1939; ed. U. of Lima; U. of Notre Dame, Ind., 1917-22; B. E., Rider Coll., Trenton, N. J., 1923. V-consul, New Orleans, La., 1921-29; San Francisco, Calif., 1929-31; N. Y. C., 1931;consul, Seattle, Wash., 1932-34; consul - gen., San Francisco, 1934-39; N.Y.C., 1939; charge d'affaires, London, 1943-44; E. E. and M. P., 1944-45; Stockholm, 1945-46; amb., London, 1946-49; A. E. and P., Washington, D. C., 1949-present; del., First through Fifth GA, 1946-50; mem. bd. dir., G. Berckemeyer and Co., Lima. Official address: Peruvian Embassy, 1320 16th St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Residence: Malecon de los Ingleses, Barranco, Lima, Peru.

BERENDSEN, CARL AUGUST (N. Z. ), perm. rep., UN; b. Sydney, Australia, Aug. 16, 1890; s. Ferdinand and Fannie (Asher) Berendsen; m. Nellie E. Brown of Duredin, N. Z., 1917; two children: Ian and Keith. LL. M., Victoria U. Coll., Wellington, N. Z. Sec., external aff., N. Z. Govt., 1928-43; perm. head, P.M. Dept., 1932-43; high commr. to Australia, 1943-44; E. E. and M. P., legation, Washington, D. C., 1944-48; A. E. and P. to U. S. A., 1948-present; del., UNCIO, 1945; perm. rep., UN, at present; chrm. delgn., all sess. of GA, 1946 - present; rep., TC; Far Eastern Comm., 1946 - present; N.Z. rep. at numerous confs. of Commonwealth Govts., LN Asmbs., Perm. Mandates Comm. and UNRRA Council. Decoration: K. C. M. G. Official address: New Zealand Delegation to UN, Empire State Building, New York, N. Y.

BERENSON, IRVING HERBERT, sr. bi-lingual radio commentator, radio div., D/PI, UN; b. N. Y. C., July 19, 1911; s. Benjamin D. and Hattie (Altman) Berenson; m. Judith Lapson of N.Y.C., 1949; one child: Alan David. A. B., City Coll. of N. Y., 1931; fellowship from French govt. through Inst. of Intl. Ed., 1933-34; dips. in

French language and literature (degré supérieur), U. of Rennes, France, 1934; A. M., Columbia U., N.Y.C., 1935. French teacher, N.Y.C. high schs., 1935-45; broadcaster, OWI (attached to psych. warfare div., U.S. Army), 1943-45; mem. intl. secretariat, inaugural sess. of Intl. Fund and Intl. Bank, Savannah, Ga., 1946; PICAO, Montreal, Can., 1946; info. off., D/PI, 1947present. Decoration: Academic Palms by Min. of Natl. Ed., France, 1945. Residence: 7 Brook Lane, Great Neck, N. Y.

BERG, ALFRED GORDON, chf., airworthiness sect., ICAO; b. Croydon, Queensland, Australia, Feb. 20, 1904; s. Alfred and Elizabeth (Richards) Berg; m. Loris A. Taylor of Melbourne, Australia, 1939. Bachelor of engr. (mech. and elec.), U. of Queensland, 1926; scholarship for engr. research, 1926. Jr. elec. engr., Brisbane City Council, 1927; test dept., Gen. Electric Co., U.S. A., 1927-29; asst. engr., Mohawk Aircraft Corp., Minneapolis, Minn., 1929;tech. asst., Fairey Aviation Co. Ltd., Hayes, Middlesex, Eng., 1930-32; engr., Alfred Snashall, Anthon Proprietary Ltd., Brisbane, Australia, 1933; supt. of aircraft, civil aviation br., Defense Dept., Commonwealth of Australia, 1933-39; chf. aeronautical engr., later supt. of airworthiness and aeronautical eng., Dept. of Civil Aviation, 1939-46; chf. airworthiness sect., ICAO, 1946-present;Australian rep., Intl. Comm. for Air Navigation, Warsaw, Poland, 1936; pres., Inst. of Automotive Engrs., Australia, 1938-39; mem. aircraft materials exec. com., Standards Assn. of Australia, 1940-46; chrm., structures and materials com., Australian Council for Aeronautics, 1941-46; chrm., airworthiness div., PICAO, 1946; fellow, Royal Aeronautical Soc.; asso. fellow, Inst. of Aeronautical Scis.; mem.

Inst. of Engrs., Australia; Soc. of Automotive Engrs; Inst. of Automotive and Aeronautical Engrs. Author: "The Aeroplane and the Development of Australian Communications', Jour. of Inst. of Engrs., Australia, Feb. 1938. Official address: International Civil Aviation Organization, Montreal, Canada. Residence: 5582 Gatineau Ave., Montreal, Canada.

BERGENSTROM, GULLMAR STIG (Swed.), employers' del., 33rd. sess., ILO Conf.; b. Cannes, France (Swed. citz.), Dec. 3, 1909; s. Ernst V.C. and Dagmar (Littorin) Bergenstrom; m. Ruth Ortengren of Stockholm, 1944; six children: Marie, Ann, Anne-Charlotte, Helène, Dagmar, Mireille; grad. Army Off Sch, 1930; LL.D., U. of Upsala, 1936. Sec., gen. group, Swed. Employers' Confed., Stockholm, 1937-39; asst. dir., 1940-43; dir., 1944-48; dpty. chf., adm. off, and procurent off., Milk Conservation Project, UNICEF, Eur. hdqtrs., Paris, 1949; dir., Swed. Employers' Confed., 1950- present. Official address: Swedish Employers' Confederation, Box 16120, Stockholm 16, Sweden.

BERGVALL, JOHN (Swed.), rep., Fifth GA; b. Norrtälje, Swed., Oct. 26, 1892; m. Britta Dahlberg of Lofta, 1920; two children: Birgitea and Karen; M.A., U. of Upsala, Swed., 1916. Civil servant, State Adm., 1917-28; v-mng-dir., A/B Stockholms Systemet (retail distribution of wines and liquors in Stockholm and neighboring dists.), 1928-31; mng-dir., 1931-50; commissarial of fin., City of Stockholm, 1950-present; pres., Swed. Price Control Bd., 1942-46; M.P., 1937present; mem. exec. com., Liberal Party, 1940present; rep., second through Fifth GA, 1947-50. Official address: City Hall, Stockholm, Sweden. Residence: Teatergatan 6, Stockholm, Sweden.

GULLMAR S. BERGENSTROM

BERINSON, ZVI (Israel), govt. del., 33rd sess., ILO Conf.; b. Safad, Palestine, 1907; Ottoman citz. at b., Israeli natl.; s. Hayim and Haya (Adler) Berinson; m. Hana Wolf of Kosow, Poland, 1931; two children: Ilana and Hayim; ed. Scots Coll., Safad; dip. in sci., 1929; B.A. (with honors), Jesus Coll., U. of Cambridge, Eng., 1933; barrister-at-law, Gray's Inn, London, Eng., 1934; licensed as advocate, Palestine, 1936. Teacher of math, and Hebrew, Scots Coll., 192931; legal adv., Gen. Fed. of Jewish Labor, EretzIsrael, Palestine, 1936-49; chf. of munic. dept., 1936-49; dir-gen., Min. of Labor and Soc. Insurance, Israel Govt., 1949-present; chrm. of Israel delgn., 32nd and 33rd sess., ILO Conf., 1949-50; active in prep. and adm. of labor and soc. legislation in Palestine and Israel since 1942; chrm., consultative com. on labor legislation, Israel Govt.; mem. bd. of edits., Hikrei Avoda, labor research Q.; mem. Gen. Fed. of Jewish Labor in Eretz-Israel; Bar of Eng.;

Bar Assn. of Israel. Author: Articles on labor legislation and munic, adm. Official address: Ministry of Labor and Social Insurance, Jerusalem.

BERKER, RATIP, chf., branch off., sci. cooperation for the Middle East, UNESCO; b. Istanbul, Turk., May 23, 1909; s. Nihat and Zeliha (Berker) Berker; m. Leyla Ceylan of Istanbul, 1942; one child: Nihat. Licentiate in scis., U. of Nancy, France, 1928; dip., mech. engr., 1929; holder of seven certifs; fur. study, U. of Lille, France, 1930-33; 1935-36 (Faculty of Scis. prize); doctor of math. scis. (with honors), 1936. Lecturer in mechanics, Faculty of Scis., U. of Istanbul, 1933-43; prof. of mechanics, 1943-46; lecturer in mechanics, Higher Sch. of Engrs. (later known as Tech. Univ. of Istanbul), 1934

39; prof., 1939 - present, dir., Higher Normal Sch., Istanbul, 1939-42; dean, Faculty of Applied Mechanics, Tech. Univ. of Istanbul, 1944-48; with field sci. co-operation service, UNESCO; 1949-present; mem. Am. Math. Soc.; London Math. Soc.; Turk. Association of Engineers; Turk. Association of Physics; mem. and mem. exec. council, Turkish Natl. Comm. for UNESCO. Edit. several works of sci. nature including book of lessons in mechanics, Tech. Univ. of Istanbul, 1949. Author: eleven original articles on aspects of hydrodynamics, appearing in intl. sci. bulletins and reviews including those of the Acad. of Scis., Paris, 1933, 1949; Tech. Univ. of Istanbul, 1949; U. of Istanbul, 1936; Intl. Congr., 1935, 1946, 1948, 1950. Official address: Bureau de Co-operation Scientifique de l'UNESCO, Istanbul Teknik Universitesi, Gumus Suyu, Istanbul, Turkey. Residence: Valikonagi Caddesi No. 76/3 Nasantasi, Istanbul, Turkey.

BERLAGE, HENDRIK PETRUS, pres., Reg. Comm. for Asia, IMO; b. Amsterdam, Neth., Oct. 24, 1896; s. Hendrik P. and Marie (Bienfait) Berlage; m. Elisabeth Smits of Haarlem, Neth., 1924; four children: Elisabeth, Cornelia, Francisca, Cecilia. D.Sc., Politechnicum Zurich, Switz., 1924. Geophysical asst., Institut de Physique du Globe, Strasbourg, 1925-25;research asso., Royal Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory, Batavia, Neth. East Indies, 1925-45; dir., Meteorological and Geophysical Service, Batavia, 1945-49; Djakarta, Repub. of Indonesia, 1950-present; pres., Reg. Comm. for Asia, IMO; mem. Intl. Meteorological Com. comms., IMO; Sci. Council of Indonesia; Orgn. of Sci. Research; Pacific Sci. Council. Decoration: Order of Orange-Nassau. Permanent address: Meteorological and Geophysical Service, Djakarta, Indonesia.

COUNT FOLKE BERNADOTTE

BERNADOTTE, COUNT FOLKE, UN Mediator on Palestine; b. Stockholm, Swed., Jan. 2, 1895; s. Prince Oscar C. and Ebba (Munck) Bernadotte; m. Estelle R. Manville of Pleasantville, N. Y., 1928; two sons; grad. Karlberg Mil. Sch., Swed. Represented Swed., Chicago Century of Progress Exposition, 1933; commr. gen., Swed. Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1939-40; onetime pres., Sveriges Scoutförbund (Swed. Boy Scouts); as v-chrm., later pres., Swed. Red Cross, effected the exchange of Brit. and Ger. prisoners during World War II; served as intermediary between Henrich Himmler and the Allies in Ger. peace overture, 1945; became UN Mediator on Palestine, 1948; assassinated in Palestine, Sept. 17, 1948. Decorations: Grand Cross, Order of St. Olav; Comdr., French Legion of Honor.

BERNARDINO, MINERVA (Dom. Repub.), alt. rep. to UN; rep., Fifth GA; b. Seybo, Dom. Repub., 1907;d. Alvaro and Altagracia Bernardino. Holds B. S. degree. Served in several executive positions in Dom. Repub. govt., 1926-34; became active in feminist movement, 1929; del., Inter-Am. Comm. of Women, Washington, D.C., 1933; served 15 years with Comm. in Washington, becoming v-chrm. and chrm. ; attended Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Confs. of Am. States as del. of Inter-Am. Comm. of Women; as del., UNCIO, one of four women to sign UN Charter, 1945; instrumental in creation of UN Comm. on Status of Women; elected first v-pres., 1946; accredited as voting del., Conf. on Problems of War and Peace, Mexico City, 1945; only woman to sign Pact of Chapultepec; rep., First GA, 1946; Third GA, 1947; Fifth GA, 1950; elected v-pres., Intl. Council of Women, 1947; rep., Ninth Conf. of Am. States, Bogota, 1948; apptd. mem. perm. delgn., UN, with rank, E. E. and M. P., Jan. 1949; alt. rep.,

Seventh Session, TC, 1950-51; apptd. rep., Comm. on Status of Women, ECOSOC, Sept. 1950; elected v-pres. exec. bd., UNICEF, Feb. 1951. Honored as 'Woman of the Americas' by United Women of Am., 1948; cited for work in cause of women by Asmb. of Inter - Am. Comm. of Women, 1949; Orgn. of Am. States, 1949. Decorations: Medal of Bolivar and San Martin, Pan-Am. Soc., 1944; Order of Duarte, Dom. Repub. Has traveled extensively throughout the world studying the status of women. Official address: Dominican Republic Delegation to UN, 8 East 63rd St., New York, N. Y.

BERNSTEIN CARABANTES, ENRIQUE (Chile), alt. rep., ECOSOC. Entered dipl. service, 1933, serving as: sec. of delgn., Chaco Peace Conf., 1935; chf. of div. of treaties and intl. insts.; subdir., dipl. dept.; first sec. of emb., Rio de Janeiro; min-counselor, emb., Paris, and alt. rep., ECOSOC, at present. Official address: Chilean Delegation to UN, Room 606, 405 East 42nd St., New York, N.Y.

BERRY, LEONARD ARTHUR, chf., cen. edit. services, press and publications bur., D/PI, UN; b. London, Eng., Dec. 31, 1906; s. William E. and Florence (Treloar) Berry; m. Edith Bailey of London, 1926; two children: Paul C. and Norma M.; ed. U. of London (Birkbeck Studentship in English and French), 1924. Held various edit. posts mainly with Amalgamated Press, including 'London Magazine', and 'Premier Magazine', 1924-37; natl. organizer, Natl. Union of Journalists, 1937-43; dir., press div., UN Info. Orgn., London, 1943-45; chf., press relations, UN Prep. Comm., 1945; chf., cen. edit. services, D/PI, UN, 1946-present; mem. natl. exec. com., Natl. Union of Journalists, 1935-45; sec., Intl. Fed. of Journalists of Allied or Free Countries, 1942

JEAN BESSEYRE

IGNACE M.C. BESSLING

45; mem. English Speaking Union. Residence: 100 Station Rd., Great Neck, L.I., N. Y.

BESSEYRE, JEAN, adv., C.C.I.T., ITU; b. Lons le Saunier, France, Apr. 9, 1904; m. Colette Delerce, 1934; three children: Jacques, Sylvie, Olivier; grad. engr. dip., Ecole Polytechnic, Paris, 1926; licentiate, Faculty of Law, U. of Paris, 1929. Engr. (P.T.T.), submarine cables, 1929-32; telephone service, 1932-35; telegraph service, 1935-42; engr-in-chf., telegraphic service, 1942-50; prof. cf telegraphy, Higher Sch. of Telecommunications, Paris, 1942-50; adv.. C.C.I.T., ITU; 1950-present. Decoration: Chevalier, Legion of Honor. Author: 'Course in Telegraphy', 1948. Official address: Intl. Telecommunications Union, Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switz. Residence: 3, Rue de Contamines, Geneva, Switz.

BESSLING, IGNACE MARCEL CAMILLE, chf., indus. law and relations div., ILO; b. Luxembourg, Sept. 13, 1894; s. Jean P. and Louise (Gleis) Bessling; married, 1925. Licenciate in letters, U. of Grenoble, France, 1917; licenciate in letters, dip. of higher studies, Sorbonne, U. of Paris, 1917-20; licenciate and doctor in law, Faculty of Law and Inst. of Pol. Sci., 1918-23. Mem. sect., Intl. Labour Off., 192445; chf., indus. law service, 1945-47; chf., indus. law and relations sect., 1947-50; chf., indus. law and relations div., 1950-present; on missions of inquiry and tech. assistance in indus. law to French Prov. Govt., Algeria, 1944; Gr. 1947; Venez., 1949; mem. Intl. Inst. of Sociol. Author: 'La Liberte syndicale', 5 vols., ILO, Geneva, 1927-33; 'La conciliation et l'arbitrage', ILO, Geneva, 1934; 'Les conventions collectives', ILO, Geneva, 1936; 'Recueil international de