Last November pretty, blonde Guri Lie showed her father a report in a Norwegian newspaper that he might become secretary of UNO. Big, bluff Trygve Lie (pronounced TRIG-va Lee) boomed: "What is this? Why do they suggest me?" Trygve Lie knew that they would not pick him for his suavity (nil), for his international experience (limited), or for his brain (good, but not dazzling). Last week UNO, a more rugged organization than anyone expected, picked rugged Trygve Lie for character.
A top U.S. diplomat appraised Lie as "a man with guts; no political or other culture; not the ideal man; but the...
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