Text Pages \ American Opinion Magazine Volume 3, Number 5 (May 1960)

The Bang-Jensen Tragedy, as reviewed in this issue, revolves around the case of Paul Bang-Jensen, who was a Deputy Secretary of the U.N. Special Committee on the Problem of Hungary. The review highlights the circumstances leading to his dismissal, which Bang-Jensen claimed was due to his allegations of sabotage against the Committee’s work. The document discusses the charges against him, his protests regarding due process violations, and the eventual outcome of his appeal to the Administrative Tribunal, which was dismissed. Tragically, Bang-Jensen was found dead in a park in Queens County, New York, raising questions about whether his death was a suicide or murder.