doi:10.7916/d8-20m9-s921Oral history interview with Conor Cruise O'Brien, 2001O'Brien, Conor Cruise, 1917-2008oral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalAmbassadors--IrelandKatanga (Congo)Northern Ireland Foreign relations IrelandAfrica Economic integrationO'Brien, Conor Cruise, 1917-2008United Nations Officials and employeesUnited Nations HistoryUnited NationsEuropean Economic CommunityBorn in Ireland; worked in Irish civil service after graduating from Trinity College; permanent representative to the UN and head of the International Organizations Section of the Irish Government; 1961-1962: UN Security Council in Katanga on the behest of UN Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjöld; resigned from civil service and UN position to write United Nations: Sacred Drama book about UN and Kantaga; served as professor, politician, and government minister; against Northern Ireland joining the Republic of Ireland; supported Ireland joining the EC (European Commission); views UN speeches as performance