U.N. TO HAVE FLAG
lieceived Tuesdav, 7.20 p.m. NEW YORK, Feb. 18. In flying over the South Pole 011 Sunday, Eear Admiral Byrd dropped minia ture flags of the 54 member nations of [Jnited Nations and not a United Nations flag as at flrst reported. CJnited Nations offieials were mystifled by the report that a IJnited Nation3 flag was dropped over the Pole. There is no Fnited Nations flag. Reveral selfappointed agencies liave submitted pians for such a flag, but tlie Fnited Nations liave not so far aecepted any.
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Chronicle (Levin), 19 February 1947, Page 6
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