Flags of the 16 New UN Member Nations Fly at Headquarters
This picture shows a UN guard raising the Laotian flag. UN Secretary-General Dag HAMMARSKJOLD (center) and Mr. SOUVANNAVONG, representative of Laos look on; seen between them is Mr. LY CHIN LY, representative of Cambodia; other representatives of the new Member Countries stand at the foot of the poles bearing their nations' flags. Flags seen are (from left): Laos, Cambodia, Libya, Nepal, Ceylon, Finland, Bulgaria, Rumania, Austria and Italy.
09 March 1956
United Nations, New York
UN Secretary-General Visits Laos
UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld is seen here upon his arrival at Wattay, Vientiane's international airport,
receiving gifts of flowers from Lao women assembled at the airport for the traditional Lao welcome ceremony.
