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| UN 'should reopen inquiry into Dag Hammarskjold's death' | UN 'should reopen inquiry into Dag Hammarskjold's death' |
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| A commission looking into the death of former United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold has recommended that the UN reopen its investigation. | A commission looking into the death of former United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold has recommended that the UN reopen its investigation. |
| Mr Hammarskjold's plane was travelling to Congo on a peace mission in 1961 when it crashed in Zambia. | Mr Hammarskjold's plane was travelling to Congo on a peace mission in 1961 when it crashed in Zambia. |
| A UN investigation in 1962 failed to find the cause of the mysterious crash. | A UN investigation in 1962 failed to find the cause of the mysterious crash. |
| The commission said there were significant new findings, and that America's National Security Agency might hold crucial evidence. | |
| The Swedish-born diplomat's plane crashed on 18 September in a forest near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia. | The Swedish-born diplomat's plane crashed on 18 September in a forest near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia. |
| All but one of the passengers and crew on the flight were killed. | All but one of the passengers and crew on the flight were killed. |
| Three investigations have failed to determine the cause of the crash, and many conspiracy theories have swirled around Mr Hammarskjold's death. | Three investigations have failed to determine the cause of the crash, and many conspiracy theories have swirled around Mr Hammarskjold's death. |
| Two investigations held in the British-run Central African Federation, which included Northern Rhodesia, were followed by an official UN inquiry which concluded that foul play could not be ruled out. | Two investigations held in the British-run Central African Federation, which included Northern Rhodesia, were followed by an official UN inquiry which concluded that foul play could not be ruled out. |
| The Hammarskjold Commission report, written by four international lawyers, said there was "significant new evidence". | |
| It said the claim of an aerial attack, which might have caused the descent of the plane by direct damage or by harassment, was capable of being proved or disproved. | |
| The report said that given the NSA's worldwide monitoring activities at that time, "it is highly likely" that the radio traffic on 18-19 September 1961 was recorded by the NSA and possibly also by the CIA. | |
| The report said: "Authenticated recordings of any such cockpit narrative or radio messages, if located, would furnish potentially conclusive evidence of what happened to the DC6." | |
| The Commission said it had made Freedom of Information Act requests to the National Security Archive, which were rejected on national security grounds - but that an appeal had been lodged. | |
| The report concluded that Mr Hammarskjold's death was "an event of global significance which deserves the attention both of history and of justice". |