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PRIVATE ENTE TAINVENT FOR UNITED NATIONS DELEGATIONS UNITED RA_FONS a} NATFONS (NIES In June 13954, at the sugzestion of the United States Miesion and the National Council of Wome: of the lirited States, the United Nations Home Hosp‘ talit: Groap was esteti!shed t> provide ar spportunity for delegates ean? their families tic meet Apericana cn a. informal oasis in tneir homes, beth in tne elty anc in the count:y neart;. The grceup worked directly with the Chief of Pro-cro, of tne Unite Ketiore and the Liaison Officers through whom oorteciue with delezates weve init:ally pace. The Hoapitality : Group care™ully se.ecte! noats ani hoatereses tc meet on 8 personal hasis men. | bers of delegations with simiiar trierasts. | . | By June 1956, with tie Increase in membership of the United Nations anc the remulting additional load on *he Protoco] Bection, it wae “-pecogniszes that greater service cutd be reniseres by having s professional assistant at the United Netions. With the belr of the Cnief of Protscol and the approval of the Exeaitive Assiate;t to the Secretary Genera’, a desk was sect up on October 2, 1956 in Roar 202 sijacent to the Prtoool Section (telephone PLease 4-234, extersions 2635 and 360.). This has made it possible te oontinus in eclcee ijalson wath tnat Section ari to work more directly with de.eze*es who are coming in increasing purnbers to avail themselves of tne services of the group, giving a far better opportunity of finding out the real needs and interests of both delegates and their fanilier. Mectings were helc with thefanited Nations Hepltality Committee of tae City of New Yors under Mre. Franklin DXerosevalt and Miss Jeaynette yugrevear as well eas with the Volunteer Servicer of the Secretariat in order to avoid duplication of effort. JiR aaa ES S