Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold today confirmed the appointment of Maj. Gen. Carl Carlsson von Horn, a Swede, as Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine.
Gen, von Horn, 54, has served in the Swedish Army for the past 37 years. He was promoted to his present rank from that of colonel for his present assignment. He has held a number of responsible administrative posts in Sweden. He also served as executive assistant to Count Folke Bernadotte on the repatriation of prisoners of war from 1943 to 1945.
Gen, von Horn is expected to arrive at UNTSO headquarters in Jerusalem about March 20. Col. Byron V. Leary of the U. S. Marine Corps, who has been acting chief of staff since Lt. Gen, E. L. M. Burns of Canada became commander of UNEF in November, 1956, will remain as deputy chief of staff.
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