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Trygve Halvdan Lie Signature on United States

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:9.00 USD Estimated At:35.00 - 50.00 USD
Trygve Halvdan Lie Signature on United States
<B>Trygve Halvdan Lie Signature</B></I> on United States and Norwegian stamps affixed to a card 3" x 6", mounted on stiff card stock with a brief biographical sketch. Lie (1896-1968) was a Norwegian politician. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first proper Secretary-General of the United Nations. He worked as a legal consultant from 1922 and was subsequently elected to the Storting (Norway's Parliament). He was appointed Minister of Justice when a Labour Party government was formed in 1935. Lie was later named Minister of Trade and Industries and Minister of Supply and Shipping. An early admirer of the October Revolution in Russia, Lie once met Vladimir Lenin and gave permission for Leon Trotsky to settle in Norway after he was exiled from the Soviet Union. Lie later ordered Trotsky to leave Norway when Trotsky violated his promise to refrain from political activity. In 1940, when Norway was invaded by Germany, Lie ordered all Norwegian ships to sail to Allied ports. Lie was named as Foreign Minister of the Norwegian government-in-exile. Lie led the Norwegian delegation to the United Nations conference in San Francisco in 1946 and was a leader in drafting the provisions of the United Nations Security Council. He was the leader of the Norwegian delegation to the United Nations general assembly in 1946. He was elected as the first Secretary General of the United Nations as a result of a compromise between the major powers, having only missed being elected President of the first General Assembly by a small margin. Very fine. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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