Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations

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The Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations was the international civil service body that administered and coordinated the League’s day-to-day operations from its headquarters in Geneva.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative organ of an international organization
international civil service body
appliesToJurisdiction member states of the League of Nations
appliesToPart League of Nations Assembly
League of Nations Council
League of Nations technical organizations
dissolvedFollowing dissolution of the League of Nations
employerOf international civil servants
endTime 1946
followedBy Secretariat of the United Nations
follows no direct predecessor
hasEmployee Dag Hammarskjöld
Eric Drummond
Inazo Nitobe
Jean Monnet
Joseph Avenol
Ludwik Rajchman
Ralph Bunche
Salvador de Madariaga
Seán Lester
hasFunction administrative support for technical and specialized bodies of the League
collection and dissemination of information
organization of conferences and meetings
preparation of reports and documentation for League organs
support for international treaty registration
hasMainBuilding Palace of Nations
hasOrganizationalUnit administrative section
disarmament section
economic and financial section
health section
information section
legal section
mandates section
political section
social and opium traffic section
hasPosition Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations
Director of section
Secretary-General of the League of Nations
Under-Secretary-General of the League of Nations
headquartersCountry Switzerland
headquartersLocation Geneva
influenced development of the United Nations Secretariat
inspiredBy idea of a permanent international civil service
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Canton of Geneva
operatedDuring interwar period
partOf League of Nations
role administered the League of Nations’ day-to-day operations
coordinated the activities of the League of Nations
startTime 1920

Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Inazo Nitobe ("League of Nations Secretariat")
Joseph Avenol ("League of Nations Secretariat")
Seán Lester ("League of Nations Secretariat")
memberOf
Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations ("League of Nations Secretariat")
Social and Opium Traffic Section
Social and Opium Traffic Section ("League of Nations Secretariat")
partOf
Eric Drummond ("League of Nations Secretariat")
affiliation
Second Committee (Technical Organizations) ("Secretariat of the League of Nations")
coordinatedWith
Covenant of the League of Nations
createdBody
League of Nations
hasOrgan
Assembly of the League of Nations
relatedTo
League of Nations Assembly ("League of Nations Secretariat")
supervises

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