48. George Charles⁶ Ivansmith (George Franklin⁵ Smith, William⁴, William³, John², William¹) was born in Rose Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia July 11, 1915.

He married twice. He married Madeleine Claire La_barte Oakes in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, November 6, 1938. Madeleine was born in St Mary`s, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia May 14, 1909. Madeleine was the daughter of Augustus John Oakes and Alice Kathleen Lavinia La_barte. Madeleine died 1966 in Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at 57 years of age. Her body was interred in Cremated. He married Mary Stephanie Douglass in London, England, 1946. Career spans radio, war correspondent, movie director, diplomat and author. Educated Sydney University. Editor of Talks, Australian Broadcasting Commission 1937-1939. Director of of Australian Short Wave Service 1939-1941. Director of BBC Pacific Service 1941-1945. Producer and Director of "This Modern Age" series of films for Arthur Rank 1945-1947. United Nations Information Services Lake Success, New York 1947-1949. Director of United Nations Information Center, London, England. 1949-1958. Director External Relations United Nations, New York; Senior Director Public Information United Nations, New York 1961-1962. United Nations Representative Katanga 1961-1962. Personal Representative of The Secretary General in East and Central Africa; Regional Director of United Nations Technical Assistance Programmes in Central Africa. 1962-1966. Visiting Professor Princeton University and Fletcher School of Diplomacy 1966-1968. Director of United Nations Office London England. 1968-1974. Authored "Ghosts of Kampala", a biography of Idi Amin.

George Charles Ivansmith and Mary Stephanie Douglass had the following child:

56 i. Edda Mutzawelo⁷ Ivansmith.

George Charles Ivansmith and Madeleine Claire La_barte Oakes had the following children:

57 ii. George Ivansmith was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 1938. George died 1938 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, at less than one year of age. His body was interred in Presbyterian Cem, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

+ 58 iii. Antony Ivansmith was born April 2, 1939.

59 iv. Madeleine Antoinette Sharon Ivansmith was born June 2, 1940. She married Justin Paul Morreale in Middletown, New York, Usa, June 21, 1962. Justin was born in Middletown, New York, Usa. (See Justin Paul Morreale for the continuation of this line.)

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