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. fciDNEY, The 4th session of the United <Tations Economic Com"i--' fm Asia and the Far East made a bad start at Lapstone when an official of the secretariat hoisted the blue United Nations flag upside down. When the flag did not properly unfurl, cameramen asked that the ceremony be performed again. Professor H. C. Gelissen, head of the Dutch delegation, was heard to say emphatically, “No, no. The ceremony cannot be repeated.” Bystanders’ c o m - ments were: “Well, the world at present is upside down, so the flag is in keeping with the times.” # (■ *
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Northern Advocate, 30 November 1948, Page 4
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