ULSAKER, BERGER (Nor.), adv., 32nd and 33rd ILO Confs. ; b. Fåberg, Nor., Feb. 7, 1904; s. Andreas and Elise (Fryjordet) Ulsaker; m. Astrid Rögeberg Olsen of Nor., 1936; two children: Kari Elise and Aud Lisbet. Candidatus juris (LL.B.), U. of Oslo, Nor., 1928. In pvt. practice of law, 1929-31, judge's asst., 1931-34; asst. sec., Soc. Security Bd., 1934-36; asst. sec., Min. Soc. Aff., 1936-40; sect. chf., 194048; perm. sec., 1948; perm. sec., labour div., Min. Labour and Munic. Aff., 1949-present; mem. tripartite com. on disputes re State Unemployment Insurance; mem. Nor. Joint Com. on Intl. Soc. Policy; the State Holiday Council; exec. com., State Holiday Fund; former mem. or off., several govt. ad hoc coms. dealing with questions of soc. and labor policy; v-chrm., exec. com., Nor. Soc. for Soc. Work; mem. Soc. of Lawyers in Govt. Offs. Author: 'Commentary to Law on Unemployment Insurance,' 1939; 'Commentary to Law on Holiday with Pay,' 1947 (two later editions, 1948, 50). Address: Sofie plass 3, C. V., Oslo, Norway.

UNANUE, ROBERTO, radio program off., radio div., D/PI, UN; b. Buenos Aires, Argent., Nov. 17, 1908; s. Ignacio and Maria (Oyharzabal) Unanue; m. Adela H. Selle of Buenos Aires, 1943; ed. Sch. of Law, U. of Buenos Aires, 1926. Frgn. news edit., La Nacion, Buenos Aires, 1937-41; edit., AP, Buenos Aires, 1938-40; asst. dir., Latin Am. Relations, and intl. radio commentator, CBS, N.Y.C., 1941-48; attended, as accredited corr., conf. of frgn. min., Rio de Janeiro, 1942; UNCIO, 1945; Inter-Am. Security Conf., Rio de Janeiro, 1947; Ninth Pan-Am. Conf., Bogota, Colombia, 1948; 26th sess., ILO Conf., Philadelphia, Pa.; del., First Conf., Inter-Am. Broad

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casters, Mex., 1946; travelled with President Truman on state visits to Mex., 1946, and to Braz., 1947; visited 18 Latin Am. countries as special rep., UNICEF, 1948; mem. N.Y. Athletic Club; Manhattan Chess Club. Author: 'Apuntes de Derecho Internacional Publico,' Buenos Aires, 1930-34. Residence: 319 E. 50th St., New York, N.Y.

UNDEN, OSTEN (Swed.), chrm. delgn., Fifth GA; min. frgn. aff.; b. 1886; ed. U. of Lund, Swed. Min. of jus., 1920-24; expert on intl. law, Min. Frgn. Aff., 1924-26; del. to LN, 1921, 26, 28, 30, 31, 33, 35, 39; min. frgn. aff., 1946 - present; chrm. delgn., Second through Fifth GA, 1947-50. Official address: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Stockholm, Sweden.

UNGARETTI, GUISEPPE (Italy), alt. del., Fifth Gen. Conf., UNESCO; b. Alexandria, Egypt (Italian citz.), Feb. 10, 1888; s. Antonio and Maria (Lunardini) Ungaretti; m. Jeanne Dupoix of Clermont Ferrand, France, 1920; one child: Anna Maria. Prof. of Italian language and literature, U. of São Paulo, Braz., 1936-41; prof. of modern and contemporary Italian literature, Faculty of Letters, U. of Rome, 1942-present; alt. del., Fifth Gen. Conf., UNESCO, Florence, 1950; pres., cultural activities sect., Italian Natl. Comm. for UNESCO; co-dir., Mesures, intl. poetry review publ. in Paris, 1935-40; mem. com., Eur. Soc. of Culture, Venice; guest of honor, intl. conf. of PEN Club of Buenos Aires, 1936; mem. Italian Assn. of Univ. Profs.; Natl. Union of Italian Writers; Italian sect., PEN Club. Author: No. of vols. of poetry in Italian during period 1916-present, also translations of Shakespeare (sonnets), Racine (Phèdre) and Mallarmé, all publ. in Milan. Official ad

dress: Italian National Commission for UNESCO, Via di Tilla Patrizi, Rome, Italy. Residence: Piazza Remuria, 3, Rome, Italy.

* URDANETA ARBELAEZ, ROBERTO (Colombia), chrm. delgn., Fifth GA; b. 1890. Has served as prof., intl., pub. and pvt. law, Natl. U. of Colombia, Bogota; amb. to Peru; to Argent.; frgn. min., 1931-35; A. E. and P. and perm. rep. to UN. rep. SC, 1948; min. of war at present; rep., Sixth Inter-Am. Conf., Havana, 1928; attended Chapultepec Conf., 1945; UNCIO, 1945; rep., second part, First GA, 1946; chrm. delgn., Third GA, 1948; Fifth GA, 1950; mem. delgn., Inter-Am. Conf., Bogota, 1948. As chf. del., signed Protocol ending war between Peru and Colombia, Rio de Janeiro, 1933; chrm. delgn., Third GA, 1948; Fifth GA, 1950. Official address: Ministry of War, Bogota, Colombia.

URIBE CUALLA, JUAN (Colombia), rep., Fifth GA; A. E. and P.; v-pres. of Senate. Official address: The Senate, Bogota, Colombia.

URQUHART, BRIAN EDWARD, asst. chf., Specialized Agencies sect., OSG, UN; b. Bridgport, Eng., Feb. 28, 1919; s. Murray and Bertha (Rendall) Urquhart; m. Alfreda Huntington of London, Eng., 1944; three children: Thomas, Kate, Robert; ed. Westminster Sch. (King's Scholar), Eng.; Christ Ch., (Hinchcliffe Hist. Scholar), Oxford U., 1937-39. Brit. Army off., 1939-45; pvt. sec. to Sir Gladwyn Jebb (then exec. sec., UN Prep. Comm.), 1945-46; personal asst. to Trygve Lie, UN Sec-Gen., 1946-49; asst. chf., Specialized Agencies sect., OSG, UN, 1949present; mem. Order Brit. Empire. Residence: 283 Thompson Shore Rd., Manhasset, L.I., N.Y.

ROBERTO URDANETA ARBELAEZ

URRUTIA HOLGUIN, FRANCISCO (Colombia), dpty. perm. rep., UN; b. Quito, Ecua., May 28, 1910; Colombian citz.; s. Francisco J. and Helena (Holguin) Urrutia; m. Genoveva Montoya of Bogota, Colombia, 1934; four children: Jorge, Miguel, Jaime, Francisco; ed. in France and Switz.; Doctor of law, Natl. U. of Colombia, Bogota, 1934. First sec., Colombian Emb., Ecua., 1932; LN corr. in Bogota, 1930-45; prof., intl. law and dipl. hist., Coll. of Our Lady of the Rosary, Bogota, 1940-45; min. to Belg., 1946-48; rep., UNSCOB, and comm. rapp. before the SC, 1947; amb. to Argent., 1948-50; rep., Fourth and Fifth GA, 1949, 50; dpty. perm. rep., UN, 1950present; legal adv. of Colombia in asylum case of Hay de la Torre, ICJ, The Hague, 1950. Official address: Colombian Delegation to the UN, Empire State Building, New York, N.Y. Residence: Still House, Duck Pond Rd., Locust Valley, L.I., N.Y.

*U SO NYUN (Burma) rep., Interim Com., GA; b. Rangoon, Burma, 1898; s. U Thin; ed. Rangoon Coll.; Balliol Coll., Oxford U.; U. of Edenburgh; law, Middle Temple, London. Called to Bar, 1926; advocate, High Ct. of Judicature, Rangoon; elected to Burmese Legis.; commr. of Rangoon, 1939-42; re-apptd. and made Mayor, after World War II, to 1948; A. E. and P. to U. S., 1948-present; rep., Interim Com., GA, at present; mem. of council, Rangoon U. Official address:Burmese Embassy, 228 Massachusetts Ave., Washington, D. C.

* U TIN MAUNG (Burma), alt. rep., Interim Com., GA. Official address: c/o Burma Consulate, 56 E. 79th St., New York, N. Y.

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U TIN MYANAUNG (Burma), chrm. delgn., Fifth GA; b. Myanaung, Burma, Feb. 3, 1905; British citz. at b., Burmese natl.; s. U Po Saw and Daw Net; m. Daw Sein of Rangoon, Burma, 1928; ed. U. of Rangoon; U. of London. Mem. Indian Civil Service (Burma), 1928-33; adm. service, U. of Rangoon, 1933-36; journalist, 1936-present; mem. Burma Constituent Asmb., 1947-48; M.P., 1948-present; parl. sec. to fin.

min., 1948; and to prime min. and frng. min., 1949; min. of health and local govt., 1950; represented Burma at Inter-Asian Relations Conf., Delhi, India, 1947; ECAFE, Baguio, Phil., 1947; Inter-Parl. Conf., Rome, 1948; first part, Third GA, 1948; second part, 1949; Fifth GA, 1950. Official address: Burmese Consulate, 829 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. Residence: 59 Windermere Road, Rangoon, Burma.

VAAGE, HARALD OTTAR HEINRICH, chf., distribution sect., ICAO; b. Linz, Austria (Nor. citz.), May 16, 1924; s. David and Anny (Reinhart) Vaage; m. Dorothy Eleanor Drake of Montreal, Can., 1948; one child: Karen-Joy; ed. Coll. of Geneva, Switz. Chf., distribution sect., ICAO, Montreal, Can., 1945-present. Official address: International Aviation Building, Montreal, Canada. Residence: 1250 Brown Blvd., Verdun, P.Q., Canada.

VAKIL, MEHDI, asst. dir., off. of the dir. of co-ordination for specialized agencies and econ. and soc. matters, OSG, UN; b. Teheran, Iran, Sept. 10, 1907; m. Homa Mansoor of Teheran, 1938; two children: Firouz and Farhad; ed. Faculty of Law, Teheran, 1927-30; Faculty of Law, U. of Paris, 1931-34; Licentiate in law, Teheran; Dips. of higher studies in pub. law, pol. econ., and state doctorate in law, U. of Paris. Has served as attache, Iran Legation, Paris; special attaché, legation, Brussels; personal sec. to min. of natl. ed., Teheran; prof., U. of Teheran, 1937-38; sec-gen., U. of Teheran, dir. of cabinet of min. of natl. ed.,dir. of higher ed.,rep., Iran,

and mem. exec. com., Intl. Ed. Off., Geneva, 1939-45; v-pres. of Council, 1945-47; cultural adv., emb., Paris; min. plenipotentiary; del., Iran, First Gen. Conf., UNESCO, London, 1945; alt. rep., Fourth GA, 1949; soc. aff. off., gen. and bill of rights, div. of human rights, D/SOA, UN; present post, asst. dir., co-ordination for specialized agencies and econ. and soc. matters, OSG, UN. Del., Iran, Intl. Conf. of Natl. Comms. for Intellectual Co-operation, Paris, 1937; Dipl. Conf. on Intellectual Co-operation, Paris, 1938; sec-gen., Soc. of Iranian Studies and of Persian Art, 1933-34; 1946-present; sec., Ferdowcy Com., Paris; sec., Iranian Racing Club, Paris; sec., Natl. Comm. for Intellectual Co-operation, Teheran. Author: 'Les Recours contre l'Administration d'apres le Droit Public Persan,' Paris, 1934; also a work in Persian, 'Neutrality in Time of War,' 1936, and translations to be publ. of Jean Jacques Rousseau. Permanent address: Avenue Shah-Reza, Teheran, Iran. Residence: Sutton Terrace East, 450 E. 63rd St., New York, N.Y.

VALAORAS, VASILIOS GEORGE, soc. aff. off., population div., D/SOA, UN; b. Perista-Nefpaktias,

Gr., Nov. 13, 1902; s. George J. and Marina A. (Hadjinikolaou) Valaoras; m. Lalaouni Fotini of Athens, 1939; three children: Marina, Katty, Georgia. M.D., U. of Athens, 1926; fur. study, Paris, 1929-30; dip. in hygiene, Athens Sch. of Hygiene, 1932; D.P.H. (biostatistics), Johns Hopkins Sch. of Hygiene and Pub. Health, Baltimore, Md., 1936. Gen. practice of med., Perista, Gr., 1926-29; Rockefeller Found., intl. health div., malaria studies in Gr., 1931-36; lecturer in biostatistics, Athens Sch. of Hygiene, U. of Athens, 1936-46; asso. prof. of hygiene, 1939-present; soc. aff. off., D/SOA, UN, 1947-present; mem. Intl. Red Cross Mission to Gr., 1942-44; dpty. dir. of health, UNRRA Gr. Mission, 1944-46; mission to Swed., Swed. Inst. for Cultural Relations, 1946; UN rep., Annual Meeting of Am. Pub. Health Assn., Boston, Mass., 1948; Intl. Union for the Sci. Study of Population, Geneva, 1949; del., Fourth Gen. Asmb., World Med. Assn., N.Y.C., 1950; mem. Athens Med. Assn.; Pub. Health Assn. of Gr.; Am. Pub. Health Assn.; Population Assn. of Am.; Intl. Union for Sci. Study of Population; Am. Sociol. Soc.; Am. Statistical Assn.; A.A.A.S.; Alpine Club of Gr.; hon. mem. Nafpaktian Brotherhood of N.Y. Author: 'The Hellenism of the United Nations,' 1936; 'Elements of Biometry and Statistics,' Athens, 1943. 'Rural Hygiene,' second edition, Min. of Reconstruction, Athens, 1947. Temporary residence: 144-61 Village Rd., Jamaica, L.I., N.Y. Permanent address: Asklepiou 14, Athens, Greece.

* VALENZUELA, CARLOS (Chile), alt. rep., ECOSOC. Official address: Permanent Delegation of Chile to UN, 405 E. 42nd St., New York.

VALLAT, FRANCIS AIME (U.K.), legal adv., perm. delgn., UN; b. St. Quentin, France, May 25, 1912; Brit. and French citz. at b., now U.K.; s.

Frederick W. and Marie Irma (Maillard) Vallet; m. Alison Cockell of Oldham, Lancashire, Eng., 1939; two children: Judith Alison and John Howard. B.A., U. of Toronto, Can., 1932; LL.B., U. of Cambridge, Eng., 1934; called to bar, Gray's Inn, London, 1935. Asst. lecturer in law, U. of Bristol, Eng., 1935-36; law practice, London, 1936-39; pvt. teaching, 1939-40; served in R.A.F., 1940-45; asst. legal adv., Brit. Frgn. Off., London, 1945-50; legal adv. to perm. delgn. UN, and to Brit. Emb., Washington, D.C., 1950-present. Mem. edit. bd., Brit. Yearbook of Intl. Law; mem. Gray's Inn; United Univs. Club, and Grotius Soc., London. Author: articles and papers in law jours. Official address: United Kingdom Delegation to the UN, Empire State Bldg., New York, N.Y. Residence: 1239 Madison Ave., New York.

VAN BEUSEKOM, JOHAN, chf., Pacific-Asia sect., div. of info. from non-self governing terrs., D/TRI, UN; b. Amsterdam, Holland, Aug. 27, 1907; ed. in law and econ., U. of Utrecht, Neth.; Doctor of law, 1933. Off., Internal Adm., Indonesia, 1934-41; adv. on Indonesian aff., Neth. Info. Bur., N.Y.C., 1941-43; consul to New Caledonia, 1943-46; joined UN secretariat, 1946; chf., Pacific-Asia sect., D/TRI, 1946-present. Contributor of articles to various publications. Mailing address: P.O. Box 20, Grand Central Station, New York, N.Y.

FRANCIS AIME VALLAT

asst. to min. of econ. aff., 1940-44; successively dpty. chf. and chf., Belg. Econ. Mission, London, 1944-46; gen. counsel, Intl. Fund, 1946-present. During World War II and immediately afterwards served on several govt. missions; mem. Legal Adv. Com.; del., United Maritime Authority; United Maritime Consultative Council; mem. several Allied legal and policy coms. in London. Decorations: Off., Order of Leopold, Belg.; hon. off., O.B.E.; hon. 'chef de cabinet', Min. of Communications and Min. Econ. Aff. Author: 'Repertoire Pratique du Droit Belge,' (collab.), 1930. Official address: International Monetary Fund, 1818 H St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Residence: 5411 Potomac Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

VAN DAM, BERNARD TRINH; see TRINH VAN DAM, BERNARD.

VAN DEN DAELE, GERARD (Belg.), chrm., govt. delgn., 33rd sess., ILO Conf.; b. Courtrai, Belg., July 21, 1908; s. Remi and Maria (Verhoeven) Van den Daele; m. Esther Mertens of Wanzele, Belg., 1937; five children: Magdalena, Rita, Airna, Hugo, Gabriel. Doctor of law, Cen. Jury of Brussels, 1935; licentiate in adm. scis., pol. sci., and in profession of notary, U. of Ghent, Belg. 1941-42. Served as asst. sec., Christian Workers' Movement of Ghent; 1929-33; sec., Fed. of Christian Trade Unions of Ghent; asst. sec., Christian Workers' Movement of Belg,; mem. for Ghent, Chamber of Reps., 1946present; min. of labor and soc. welfare, Aug. 1950-present; govt. del., 33rd sess., ILO Conf., Geneva, 1950. Official address: 2, Rue Lambermont, Brussels, Belgium. Permanent address: 111, St. Pietersnieuwstraat, Ghent, Belgium.

GERARD VAN DEN DAELE

VANDE PEER, SIR DONALD (U. K.), alt. del., Fifth Conf., FAO; b. Hamilton, Scotland, Sept. 21, 1890; s. Thomas E. and Clara Vandepeer; m. Florence Scott, 1915; two children: Phyllis Enid and Daphne Iris; ed. Strand Sch., Kings Coll., 1902-08; U. of London, 1908-12. Entered Civil Service, 1908; served in World War I, 1914-18; with Civil Service Rifles, Worcestershire Regt., West Afr. Frontier Force, Cameroons, 1915-16; Ger. E. Afr., 1916-18; pvt. sec. to perm. secs. and successive mins. of agr., 1922-34; second sec., Min. of Agr., 1938-45; perm. sec., 1945present; alt. del., Third Conf., FAO, Geneva, 1947, and Fifth Conf., FAO, Washington, 1949. Decorations: K.C.B., 1946; K.B.E., 1941. Official address: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, London, England. Residence: Roothings, 29 Carroll Hill, Loughton, Essex, England.

VAN DER HEIJDEN, JAN (Neth.), alt. rep., ICAO Council, and mem. Air Navigation Comm., ICAO; b. Lochem, Neth., Aug. 17, 1892; m. Marie Dijt of Texel, Neth., 1921; three children: Ella, Ada, Greetje. Served eight years ashore and afloat, Royal Dutch Navy, 1911-19; teacher, Inst. for Naval Cadets, 1927; maintenance engr., Naval Air Forces, 1919; i.c. tech. services, naval air stations, Neth. and Indonesia, 1919-26; chf., inspection unit, civil and mil. aircraft factories, Neth., 1927-29; joined Dept. of Civil Aviation, 1929, as inspector i.c. airworthiness, operations, and accident investigation; pres., examination bd. for flight and maintenance engrs.; Chf. Inspector in gen. service, 1946; alt. rep., ICAO Council, 1948-present. Decorated: Off., Order of Orange-Nassau. Official address: International Civil Aviation Organization, International Aviation Bldg., Montreal, Canada.