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Charter of the United Nations
Chapter XV — The Secretariat
Article 97
The Secretariat shall comprise a Secretary-General and such staff as the Organization may require. The Secretary-General shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. He shall be the chief administrative officer of the Organization.
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| Repertory of Practice (1945–1954), volume 5 |
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Supplement No 1 (1954–1955), volume 2 |
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Supplement No 2 (1955–1959), volume 3 |
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Supplement No 3 (1959–1966), volume 4 |
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Supplement No 4 (1966–1969), volume 2 |
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Supplement No 5 (1970–1978), volume 5 |
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Supplement No 6 (1979–1984), volume 6 |
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Supplement No 7 (1985–1988), volume 6 |
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Supplement No 8 (1989–1994), volume 6 |
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Supplement No 9 (1995–1999), volume 6* |
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Supplement No 10 (2000–2009), volume 6* |
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Supplement No 11 (2010–2015), volume 6* |
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Supplement No 12 (2016–2020), volume 6* |
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