Photos
(all UN photos)

15.12.1955 - Italy is one of the 16 States which were recently admitted to membership in the United Nations YESTERDAY. This picture, taken this morning, before a plenary meeting of the General Assembly, shows Mr. Alberico CASARDI, representative of Italy, seated at his country's desk in the Assembly Hall.

16.12.1955 - Mr. Jose MAZA (right) of Chile, President of the General Assembly, welcoming Mr. Alberico CASARDI, representative of Italy, to the Assembly Hall, this morning at U.N. Headquarters. Italy is one of the 16 States which were recently admitted to membership in the United Nations.

20.12.1955 - Ambassador Alberico CASARDI, Representative of Italy addressing this morning's plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. Italy is one of the 16 States which were recently admitted to membership in the United Nations.

20.12.1955 - Ambassador Alberico CASARDI (left), of Italy, and Ambassador Henry Cabot LODGE Jr., of the United States of America, exchange views in the General Assembly Hall at U.N. Headquarters shortly before the morning's plenary meeting got under way. Italy is one of the 16 states recently admitted to membership in the United Nations.

9.3.1956 - A brief ceremony took place this afternoon at U.N. Headquarters, in New York, on the occasion of the first raising of the flags of the sixteen new Member States of the United Nations.|
CAPTION DESCRIPTION=The flags were raised one at a time. Here, Secretary-General Dag HAMMARSKJOLD (right) shakes hands with Representative CASARDI, of Italy as a U.N. Guard raises the Italian flag. Other representatives from new Member Countries are Dr. MATSCH (Australia), Mr. SZARKA (Hungary) and Mr. NOGUEIRA (Portugal). The Hungarian, Portuguese, Irish and Jordanian flags are already flying at right.