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The political influence of the commissions — Before the outbreak of fighting, the United Nations Commissions in Korea, all were given political functions based on the use of their good offices. The framers of their terms of reference apparently believed that once the good offices of the Commissions were accepted by the North and South, the next step would be active mediation. The eventual aim was, of course, unification under an independent democratic government. A subsidiary hope was that the presence of the Commissions would precipitate negotiations between the opposed regimes on either side of the thirty-eighth parallel.
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The actual expenditure on UNTCOK during 1947 was $32,087. United Nations, Official Records: General Assembly, Third Session, Supplement No. 5, Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 1949 and Information Annexes, p. 11. During the next year, the expenditure was $284,115. United Nations, Official Records: General Assembly, Fourth Session, Supplement No. 5, Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 1950 and Information Annexes, p. 8. Beginning with the 1949 expenditure, data is available to show the expense of travel and subsistence for delegates and Secretariat. During 1949, the Commission cost $258,194, of which $53,049 was spent on travel and subsistence for delegates and $117,097 for the Secretariat. United Nations, Official Records: General Assembly, Fifth Session, Supplement No. 5, Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 1951 and Information Annexes, p. 10. During 1950, when the total included some extraordinary staff and supply expenses, the United Nations spent $776,253 on the Commission. Of this amount, $78,593 was spent on travel and subsistence for members. The amount spent on the Secretariat was grossly increased following the attack. The number of delegates, however, remained virtually constant. United Nations, Official Records: General Assembly, Sixth Session, Supplement No. 5, Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 1952 and Information Annexes, p. 9.
William H. Whyte, Jr., The Organization Man, Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday Anchor Books, 1957, pp. 245–46.
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Gordenker, L. (1959). Conclusions. In: The United Nations and the Peaceful Unification of Korea. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1057-8_9
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