UNITED NATIONS
Department of Public Information
Press and Publications Bureau
Lake Success, New York
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CAUTION: ADVANCE RELEASE |
Press Release PAL/396 4 December 1948 |
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HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY DECEMBER 4 1948 |
GRIFFIS APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF
UN RELIEF FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES
The UN Secretary-General Trygve Lie tonight announced the appointment of Stanton Griffis as Director of the United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees.
Mr. Griffis is the present United States Ambassador to Egypt.
He is being placed on leave by his Government so that he can take up his duties immediately.
Mr. Griffis has appointed Dr. Bayard Dodge to act as adviser.
Dr. Dodge for 25 years was President of the American University of Beirut.
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Document symbol: PAL/396
Document Type: Press Release
Document Sources: United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Assistance, Refugees and displaced persons
Publication Date: 04/12/1948
Document Type: Press Release
Document Sources: United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Assistance, Refugees and displaced persons
Publication Date: 04/12/1948