Which United Nations Special Envoy conducted the 1970 diplomatic fact-finding mission in Bahrain, confirming that the Bahraini people overwhelmingly desired sovereign independence?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Vittorio Winspeare-Guicciardi
- Step 1: In early 1970, UN Secretary-General U Thant appointed Italian diplomat Vittorio Winspeare-Guicciardi as Personal Envoy to Bahrain.
- Step 2: His formal report to the UN Security Council confirmed that the Bahraini people unanimously favored an independent sovereign Arab state, leading Iran to drop its territorial claim.
Answer
Vittorio Winspeare-Guicciardi.
Why not the others: 'Ralph Bunche' was a prominent UN mediator in the Arab-Israeli conflict in 1948-1949; 'U Thant' was the UN Secretary-General who ordered the mission; 'Gunnar Jarring' was a Swedish diplomat mediating in the Levant.
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