Oral history interview with Conor Cruise O'Brien, 2001.

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Oral history interview with Conor Cruise O'Brien, 2001.

Born in Ireland; worked in Irish civil service after graduating from Trinity College; permanent representative to the UN and head of the International Organizations Section of the Irish Government; 1961-1962: UN Security Council in Katanga on the behest of UN Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjöld; resigned from civil service and UN position to write United Nations: Sacred Drama book about UN and Kantaga; served as professor, politician, and government minister; against Northern Ireland joining the Republic of Ireland; supported Ireland joining the EC (European Commission); views UN speeches as performance.

transcript: 16 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8149739

Nolan, Norton & Company, Incorporated

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