U.N.'S NEW SECRETARY GENERAL

Chosen last week to succeed Trygve Lie as Secretary General of the United Nations: Dag Hjalmar Agne Hammarskjoeld.

Pronunciation: Dag (as in bag) Hammar-shiuld. His own advice to Americans: "Call me just Hammer-shield. That is, after all, about as near as most people get. Anyway, it's exactly what my name means . . ."

Born: July 29, 1905, at Joenkoeping, in south-central Sweden.

Appearance: 5 ft. 10 in., trim, blue-eyed.

Family: A bachelor, youngest son of an aristocratic Swedish family of civil servants and army men that traces its nobility to a 17th century warrior knighted for bravery in a war against the Danes. His father, Hjalmar Hammarskjoeld, 91, was World War I Prime Minister of Sweden. A brother, now dead, was a judge at the Court of International Justice, The Hague.

Education: B.A. 1925, Uppsala University (literature, French, practical philosophy, economics). His doctorate thesis--Distribution of Economic Market Trends--at Stockholm University (1933) was abstruse, brilliant, and prefaced with a quote from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: " 'That's nothing to what I could say if I chose,' the Duchess replied in a pleased tone." Diligently learned English. French and German, and displayed his talents last week in a trilingual press conference. At college, friends tagged him "the perfect civil servant."

Career: After a brief spell as lecturer at Stockholm University, became secretary of the Bank of Sweden. At 31, became Under Secretary of Finance; five years later, chairman of the board of the Bank of Sweden. A neutral even within neutral Sweden, Hammarskjoeld helped the Socialists plan Sweden's economy, then moved to the Foreign Office as a financial expert, but has joined no political party, has never run for office. Attended most of the postwar European economic conferences, cooperated with the West while defending Sweden's trade agreements with Russia; known for his nimble debating and impressive erudition.

Promoted in 1951 to Deputy Foreign Minister. In that capacity briefly headed his country's delegation to the current U.N. General Assembly.

Personality: Has the traditional qualities of a European diplomat--poise, humor, manners, good birth--but considers himself an economic "technician." Fastidious in his tastes, he is a reader of avant-garde poetry, and his apartment is lined with a Braque canvas and Matisse and Picasso drawings. Principal recreation: mountain-climbing in Northern Sweden.

New Job: Five-year term; pays $20,000 a year taxfree, plus a $15,000 quarters allowance, plus a $20,000 annual expense allowance, also taxfree.

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