Nomination of candidates

• Henri Bonnet (France)
• Eelco van Kleffens (Netherlands)
• Trygve Lie (Norway)
• Lester B. Pearson (Canada)
• Wincenty Rzymowski (Poland)
• Stanoje Simić (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)

Recommendation of the Security Council

Official document

• S/PV.4: Official communiqué of the fourth meeting of the Security Council, 29 January 1946  

Communication of recommendation to the General Assembly

Official document

• Letter dated 31 January 1946 from the President of the Security Council addressed to the President of the General Assembly (S/SUPP/1946/1ST SERIES/1, page 80)  

Appointment by the General Assembly

Official documents

• General Assembly resolution A/64: Appointment of the Secretary-General (page2)  
• A/PV.20: Official record, 20th plenary meeting of the General Assembly, 1 February 1946  

Nomination of candidates

• First Round:
  • Trygve Lie (Norway),
  • Zygmunt Modzelewski (Poland)
• Second Round:
  • Benegal Rau (India),
  • Charles Malik (Lebanon),
  • Luis Padilla Nervo (Mexico),
  • Carlos P. Romulo (Phillipines)

Recommendation of the Security Council

• None

Communication of recommendation to the General Assembly

• No recommendation

Appointment by the General Assembly

Official documents

• General Assembly resolution 492 (V): Continuation in office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations  
• A.PV.298: Official record, 298th plenary meeting of the General Assembly, 1 November 1950