Ike at “Summit Session” of UN (Universal Newsreel, Sep 1960)

Description

The original release sheet reads: IKE AT “SUMMIT SESSION” OF UN President Eisenhower speaks at the historic “summit session” of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, in which nearly every one of the 96 member nations is represented by a head of government or foreign minister. To an audience including the 14 new member-nations, and such major figures as Premier Khrushchev, Marshal Tito and Fidel Castro, the President calls for a hands-off Africa policy by all nations, a pledge for peaceful development of outer space, and a comprehensive disarmament and international inspection program. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Twenty-Five Years Ago, the UN’s predecessor, The League of Nations, met to consider the challenge to peace of aggression in Africa – a tragedy of modern history with urgent lessons for the nations of the UN meeting today. Then, Italy under the leadership of Mussolini poised to invade Ethiopia, and defied League sanctions to hurl modern, well-armed legions against the backward little kingdom without even a declaration of war.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library