DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS Assistant Secretary-General-David Owen (United Kingdom) Office of the Assistant Secretary-General. Division of Economic Stability and Development. Fiscal Division. Statistical Office. Division of Transport and Communications. Joint Division of Co-ordination and Liaison (jointly with Department of Social Affairs). DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS Assistant Secretary-General-Henri Laugier (France) Office of the Assistant Secretary-General, Section of Cultural Activities. Division of Human Rights. Division of Population. Division of Social Activities. Division of Narcotic Drugs. Joint Division of Co-ordination and Liaison (jointly with Department of Economic Affairs). DEPARTMENT OF TRUSTEESHIP AND INFORMATION FROM NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES Assistant Secretary-General-Victor Hoo (China) Office of the Assistant Secretary-General: Division of Trusteeship; Division of Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION Assistant Secretary-General-Benjamin Cohen (Chile) Office of the Assistant Secretary-General: Press and Publications Bureau ; Radio Division; Films and Visual Information Division; Library Services; Special Services; External Services. LEGAL DEPARTMENT Assistant Secretary-General-Ivan Kerno (Czechoslovakia) Office of the Assistant Secretary-General; Division of General Legal Questions; Division for the Development and Codification of International Law; Division of Privileges and Immunities and Registration of Treaties. DEPARTMENT OF CONFERENCE AND GENERAL SERVICES Assistant Secretary-General-Adrian Pelt (Netherlands) Office of the Assistant Secretary-General: Conference Division; Overseas Offices Division. Bureau of Documents: Translation Division; Reproduction and Distribution Division; Official Records Division; Printing Liaison Division; Interpretation Division. Bureau of General Services: Communications and Records Service; Transportation Service; Maintenance and Engineering Service; Purchase and Supply Division. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Assistant Secretary-General-Byron Price (United States) Office of the Assistant Secretary-General: Office of the Appeals Board; Headquarters Planning Office; United Nations Appeal for Children. Bureau of Administrative Management and Budget: Estimates and Organization Division; Budget Administration Division; Management Engineering Division. Bureau of the Comptroller: Expenditure Control Division; Staff Accounts Division; Treasury Division; General Accounts Division; Tax Division; Audit Division. Bureau of Personnel: Appointments and Staff Relations Division; Staff Regu lations and Policies Division; Training Division; Housing Division; Pensions Division; Health Clinic. Hon. CHARLES A. EATON, CHARLES F. NOYES CO., INC., New York 5, N. Y., June 2, 1948. Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, DEAR DR. EATON: I do hope that Congress will approve the $65,000,000 loan for the United Nations buildings. With this letter are a diagram of the general neighborhood showing the site of the United Nations' permanent home which was prepared for me about a year ago; also photostats of articles that appeared in the New York Herald Tribune and the New York Times on July 25, 1947. Also enclosed is a plot plan with views of certain improvements. Our office is thoroughly familiar with this general proposition and, as a matter of fact, the writer individually with his own money is interested in the ownership of 801 Second Avenue, the southwest corner of Forty-third Street-a 22-story building on a plat of 7,500 square feet. With the above background and a 50-year experience behind me exclusively in the real-estate business, I feel that I am warranted in making a very definite statement that I believe this loan should be made by the Government for the following reasons: (a) The United Nations have had the very best architectural ability in New York for the development of the site and I know have had in mind buildings that could be very readily converted into office buildings if at any time in the future unexpectedly the United Nations was dissolved. (b) Personally I feel that there must be too much good judgment in the world and particularly in this country, England, France, and South America to permit anything happening to the United Nations in its present form or some similar form. (c) There is no expenditure in my opinion before Congress for consideration that is more important than this expenditure and the moment the loan is granted and approved (I hope the vote will be unanimous for approval), the United Nations will have a greater standing before the bar of justice and in the council of all nations than ever before. Now let's look at this situation from a practical business viewpoint. Without fear of contradiction, after the city has made its donation toward this improvement with the development of the water front between Forty-second and Forty-eighth Streets, with the improvements being made for approaches to the neighborhood, and by obtaining property through condemnation, very definitely there is no better site for successful development in New York City or the country itself, than these six blocks. It is only through the generosity of John D. Rockefeller and the tireless energy of Robert Moses that this site was obtained for this specific purpose. No other section in New York, considering all factors, is as desirable for office development than this neighborhood and after the green signal is given and the plot developed according to the plans that have been approved by the city, by the United Nations, and particularly by Robert Moses, then the advantages of the location for the specific purposes desired will be realized. Furthermore, at this time it is my opinion that all real estate experts will agree that if anything should happen in the future and the Government finds that it owns the property through a possible foreclosure of the $65,000,000 loan, the loan could be salvaged and probably without loss to the Government. If I had the time I could write pages on the extreme desirability of the site, the possibility of renting the buildings to be erected on the plot to private interests, and particularly the redevelopment of the property to the advantage of the owners. There is no man in my time who has been as constructive, as conservative, and as able as Robert Moses and while I have not discussed this matter with him directly or indirectly, I know that the proposition he has recommended is con servative and I know that the loan now before Congress should be approved, Sincerely, CHARLES F. NOYES, Chairman. SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENTS FROM WITNESSES In response to the following letter sent to various witnesses by Representative Walter H. Judd, supplementary statements were received as indicated below: MAY 20, 1948. The Committee on Foreign Affairs has completed 2 weeks of hearings on various proposals for improving the United Nations so as to make it better able to realize the hopes for which the organization was founded. The cogent arguments presented were educational to the committee. We believe they were instructive and helpful also to many of the witnesses. It has been suggested in the committee that some of the witnesses might like to make a written summary, not to exceed 1,000 words, of their views, noting any deevlopments or modifications in the light of the testimony of other witnesses. If you care to submit such a further statement we would be happy to have it. It would be particularly helpful if you would address yourself to questions and objections raised, and present your specific suggestions for legislative action. If any statement you submit is received in the next few days it will be possible to include it in the printed committee hearings. Thank you. Sincerely yours, INDEX ABC plan (see also Citizens Committee for United Nations Reform, Inc.: Page 63, 64, 114, 162, 186, 203, 220, 221, 251, 374, 376, 391, 452, 531 Comments of Department of State on. 500-504 464-466 ABC Plan for World Peace, by Ely Culbertson_. 373-377, 390, 391 35, 37 Act of Chapultepec--. Africa___. 9, 23, 51, 85, 124, 126, 181, 246, 456 77 Aggression (see also Charter, United Nations-arts. 2, 39, and ch. VII). 2, 24, United Nations, November 1946_. 398-400 152, 153 139-152 535-536 461 230, 248, 455 481 Resolution of national executive committee of, on strengthening the American Veterans Committee_. Anatomy of Peace (see Reeves, Emory.) Andrews, Dr. Paul Shipman, testimony. Outline of testimony. ARMCO International Corp- Armstrong, Hamilton Fish___. Excerpt from article by, in Foreign Affairs magazine_ 560 Armaments, control and inspection of-‒‒‒‒‒‒6, 10, 26, 31, 67, 106, 152, 220, 421, 503 Atlee, Rt. Hon. Clement, Prime Minister, United Kingdom_. Atomic energy: ABC plan for control of 123, 150 77, 170 5 142, 366 6, 13, 26, 63, 107, 122, 192 372, 374, 377, 381, 387, 388, 390, 399, 401, 427, 430, 442, 482, 531 Baruch plan for control of-- 430, 442, 448, 467 140, 152, 156, 163, 192, 221, 296, 371, 383, 387, 401, 427, 439, 442, 464 Atomic Energy Commission, United Nations__ 188, 223, 270, 278, 309, 343, 377, 378, 382, 386, 405, 406, 422, 443, 53: |