U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld is on his way to Peking, where he will hold discussions with the Prime Minister of the Chinese People's Republic, in fulfillment of the Assembly's request that he seek the release of all U.N. Command personnel detained against their will, including 11 U.S. airmen sentenced to imprisonment of espionage charges.
The Secretary-General arriving at the London Airport. From left to right are: Mr. Dennis Allen, Under-Secretary at the British Foreign Office; Mr. Dag Hammarskjöld; and Mr. Huan Hsiang, Chargé dAffaires in London of the People's Republic of China.