UNP files, lot 59 D 237, “Membership”
Memorandum for the Files of Telephone Conversation, by Elizabeth Brown of the Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs
- Subject:
- Facilities for Observers at UN Headquarters.
I telephoned Mr. Bender at USUN to confirm just what facilities the Secretary General provides for permanent observers.
He informed me that, at Council and Committee meetings, the first row of seats in the public section, is reserved for observers, while in the General Assembly plenary, two seats in the rear rows on the Assembly [Page 1020] floor are reserved for each observer. In addition, observers receive copies of all unrestricted UN documents and may request other documents upon the basis of need and special interest. Finally, permanent observers are listed in the Secretariat’s blue book of Permanent Missions and Delegations to the United Nations.