Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations

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international public office senior civil service position

The Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations was a senior international civil servant who assisted the Secretary-General in managing the League’s administrative functions and coordinating its diplomatic and organizational activities.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Under-Secretary-General of the League of Nations	2
Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations canonical	1
Secretary-General of the League of Nations (deputy and acting roles in early years)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T434822 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations
Context triple: [Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations, hasPosition, Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations]

A. Secretary-General of the League of Nations
The Secretary-General of the League of Nations was the chief administrative officer and de facto executive head of the League, responsible for overseeing its Secretariat and coordinating its international diplomatic and organizational activities.
B. Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations
The Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations was the international civil service body that administered and coordinated the League’s day-to-day operations from its headquarters in Geneva.
C. Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
The Vice-President of the International Court of Justice is the judge elected by fellow ICJ judges to assist and, when necessary, act in place of the Court’s President in presiding over its judicial functions.
D. League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was an international office established in the early 1920s to coordinate protection and assistance for refugees, particularly those displaced by World War I and its aftermath.
E. Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
The Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement is the rotating chief administrative and political coordinator of the international coalition of states that seek to remain independent from major power blocs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations
Target entity description: The Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations was a senior international civil servant who assisted the Secretary-General in managing the League’s administrative functions and coordinating its diplomatic and organizational activities.

A. Secretary-General of the League of Nations
The Secretary-General of the League of Nations was the chief administrative officer and de facto executive head of the League, responsible for overseeing its Secretariat and coordinating its international diplomatic and organizational activities.
B. Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations
The Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations was the international civil service body that administered and coordinated the League’s day-to-day operations from its headquarters in Geneva.
C. Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
The Vice-President of the International Court of Justice is the judge elected by fellow ICJ judges to assist and, when necessary, act in place of the Court’s President in presiding over its judicial functions.
D. League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was an international office established in the early 1920s to coordinate protection and assistance for refugees, particularly those displaced by World War I and its aftermath.
E. Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
The Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement is the rotating chief administrative and political coordinator of the international coalition of states that seek to remain independent from major power blocs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international public office ⓘ senior civil service position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	League of Nations ⓘ surface form: League of Nations member states
appointedBy	Council of the League of Nations ⓘ Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ
associatedWith	development of early international civil service norms ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
duty	act as second-in-command of the League of Nations Secretariat ⓘ assist in budgetary and personnel management of the Secretariat ⓘ assist the Secretary-General in managing the League of Nations Secretariat ⓘ contribute to preparation of reports for League organs ⓘ coordinate administrative functions of the League of Nations ⓘ ensure continuity of Secretariat operations in the Secretary-General’s absence ⓘ facilitate communication between the Secretariat and member states ⓘ help coordinate work of technical and specialized bodies of the League ⓘ oversee organizational activities of the League of Nations ⓘ represent the Secretary-General when delegated ⓘ supervise sections and departments within the Secretariat ⓘ support diplomatic activities of the League of Nations ⓘ
employer	League of Nations ⓘ
endTime	1946 ⓘ
followedBy	Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Palais des Nations ⓘ
hierarchicalPosition	second-highest official in the League of Nations Secretariat ⓘ
historicalPeriod	interwar period ⓘ
legalBasis	League of Nations Covenant and subsequent Council decisions ⓘ
location	Geneva ⓘ
officeCreatedFor	supporting the Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ
officeCreatedInContextOf	establishment of the League of Nations after World War I ⓘ
officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment	no ⓘ
officeHoldersAlsoHeldPosition	senior positions in national diplomatic services ⓘ
officeScope	international ⓘ multilateral diplomacy ⓘ
officeType	appointed office ⓘ
partOf	Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations ⓘ surface form: League of Nations Secretariat
replacedBy	similar functions within the United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
requiredSkill	administrative leadership ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ knowledge of international law ⓘ multilingual communication ⓘ
selectionCriteria	consideration of geographic balance among member states ⓘ international civil service principles ⓘ
significantEvent	abolition of the office with the dissolution of the League of Nations in 1946 ⓘ
startTime	1920 ⓘ
subordinateTo	Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ
termLength	not fixed by popular election ⓘ
workLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations → hasPosition → Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General of the League of Nations

Jean Monnet → positionHeld → Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Secretary-General of the League of Nations (deputy and acting roles in early years)

Inazo Nitobe → positionHeld → Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations ⓘ