Today, on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we remember Gustavo Gutierrez Sanchez, a Cuban you have likely never heard of but who was instrumental in its drafting. Gutierrez Sanchez was also very much involved in the writing of Cuba's 1940 constitution, considered by many a masterpiece in democracy and freedom.
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LONDON The United Nations Assembly picked Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitri Manuilski by acclamation today as chairman of the powerful political and security committee.
At the third plenary session this afternoon, the Assembly elected seven vice presidents by acclamation. They were the chief delegates from the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, China, South Africa and Venezuela.
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President Paul-Henri Spaak announced at the close of the session that general debate would start next week, and speakers should serve notice of desire to be heard.
Manuilski was nominated by Wellington Koo, the Chinese delegate, and seconded by the Belgian, Brazilian, French and Syrian delegates.