On his way to a still-standing track record ( 1: 59 ), Secretariat ran each quarter-mile segment faster than the one before it.

SMERSH also ran three other groups ; the Komendatura, which guarded and managed SMERSH installations and prisoners ; the Troika, which acted as a military court and could administer punishment without defense from the accused ; and the Administrative Bureau and Secretariat, which acted as the personal staff of the SMERSH commander.

It ran the first professional examinations in optics in 1896 and provided the Secretariat for a number of other optical bodies including what would eventually become the Association of Optometrists and the World Council of Optometry.

The fastest time ever run in the Derby ( at its present distance ) was set in 1973 at 1 minute 59 2 / 5 seconds when Secretariat broke the record set by Northern Dancer in 1964.

* 1973 – Secretariat ( horse ) wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1: 59 2 / 5, a still standing record.

The permanent Secretariat of the UNCCD was established during the first Conference of the Parties ( COP 1 ) held in Rome in 1997.

Secretariat, the 1973 winner, was originally credited with a running time of 1: 55.

But instead of giving Secretariat the record, the Maryland Jockey Club decided to split the difference and make its official time that of Pimlico's clocker, who timed the race in 1: 54 2 / 5.

Secretariat ( March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989 ) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, that in 1973 became the first U. S. Triple Crown champion in 25 years, setting race records in all three events in the Series — the Kentucky Derby ( 1: 59. 4 ), the Preakness Stakes ( 1: 53 ) and the Belmont Stakes ( 2: 24 )-records that still stand today.

Secretariat was sent off as a 1 – 10 favorite to win as a $ 2. 20 payout on a $ 2 ticket and paid at 20 cents more – $ 2. 40 – to place.

In the stretch, Secretariat opened a 1 / 16 mile lead on the rest of the field.

In September, Secretariat returned to Belmont for the 1 mile Woodward Stakes in which he was matched against the Allen Jerkens-trained, four-year-old Prove Out.

Following his defeat by Prove Out Secretariat was moved to turf for the Man O ' War Stakes over ( 1 miles ).

Altogether, Secretariat won 16 of his 21 career races, with three seconds and one third, with total earnings of $ 1, 316, 808.

As part of his first crop at stud, Secretariat sired Canadian Bound, who was the first Thoroughbred yearling racehorse ever sold for more than US $ 1 million.

* Director of the Secretariat of the Nordic council from 1 August 2007

On August 1, Tunku was received by a British Assistant Secretary to the Government at the Federal Secretariat building.

Cordero took him away from the rail off the final turn ; Affirmed came up on him, but Seattle Slew responded to beat Affirmed by three lengths in the time of 1: 45. 80 for 1 miles,. 40 second off the track record set by Secretariat.

He was also made a member of the Central Committee Secretariat on November 29, 1919 and served as the party's Responsible Secretary for the next 1. 5 years.

Also included in Smarty Jones ' pedigree are Triple Crown winners Secretariat and Count Fleet, and such other Triple Crown race winners as Northern Dancer, Foolish Pleasure and Man o ' War, who is # 1 on the list of Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U. S. Racehorses of the 20th Century.

Also on July 1, 1985 Gorbachev took the opportunity to dispose of his main rival by removing Grigory Romanov from the Politburo, and brought Boris Yeltsin and Lev Zaikov into the CPSU Central Committee Secretariat.

* Secretariat Stakes-( 1 )-Ciro ( 2000 )

Wan Li () ( born 1 December 1916 ) was during a long administrative career in the People's Republic of China Vice Premier, National People's Congress Chairman, and a member of the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) Central Committee, its Secretariat and its Politburo.

The Secretariat of State has set minimum qualifications of age and priesthood for the appointment of Chaplains of His Holiness ( 35 years of age and 10 of priesthood ), Honorary Prelates ( 45 of age and 15 of priesthood ) and Protonotaries Apostolic Supernumerary ( 55 of age and 20 of priesthood ).

The establishment, by the Holy Father, of a permanent Secretariat for Christian Unity in 1960 was the most dramatic mark of this concern.

The new formula for filling staff positions in the Secretariat is one of a number of recommendations made by a panel of eight in a long and detailed report.

Moreover, Moscow appeared determined to apply the tripartite veto principle to the executive organs of all international bodies, including the U. N. Secretariat and the International Control Commission for Laos.

The General Secretariat of the Council provides the continuous infrastructure of the council, carrying out preparation for meetings, draft reports, translation, records, documents, agendas and assisting the presidency.

The Secretary General of the Council is head of the General Secretariat, Uwe Corsepius since June 2011 ; previously the post holder was also the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, President of the European Defence Agency and the Western European Union.

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is the focal point for the International Year of Biodiversity.

Funding for the activities of the Secretariat and COP meetings comes from a Trust Fund derived from Party contributions.

If a " positive list " approach were taken, only species evaluated and approved for the positive list would be permitted in trade, thus lightening the review burden for member states and the Secretariat, and also preventing inadvertent legal trade threats to poorly known species.

Specific weaknesses in the text include: it does not stipulate guidelines for the ' non-detriment ' finding required of national Scientific Authorities ; non-detriment findings require copious amounts of information ; the ' household effects ' clause is often not rigid enough / specific enough to prevent CITES violations by means of this Article ( VII ); non-reporting from Parties means Secretariat monitoring is incomplete ; and it has no capacity to address domestic trade in listed species.

Moreover, the CITES Secretariat itself is largely dependent on signatories ' offices for determinations on whether the trade in a given species is " non-detrimental.

" Consequently, this structure for information gathering and decision making at both the national and Secretariat level is inherently biased in favor of trade over protection.

Suggestions for improvement in the operation of CITES include: more regular missions by the Secretariat ( not reserved just for high profile species ); improvement of national legislation and enforcement ; better reporting by Parties ( and the consolidation of information from all sources-NGOs, TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network and Parties ); more emphasis on enforcement-including a technical committee enforcement officer ; the development of CITES Action Plans ( akin to Biodiversity Action Plans related to the Convention on Biological Diversity ) including: designation of Scientific / Management Authorities and national enforcement strategies ; incentives for reporting and timelines for both Action Plans and reporting.

The British government also took direct steps to counter the influence of CND, Secretary of State for Defence Michael Heseltine setting up Defence Secretariat 19 " to explain to the public the facts about the Government's policy on deterrence and multilateral disarmament ".

She was asked to provide information for Defence Secretariat 19 about leading CND personnel but was instructed to include only information from published sources.

The Coordinating Minister of Internal and External Security accords the policies and actions that will be adopted by the following institutions as regards internal and external security: the Ministry of Government and Police, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, and the Secretariat General for the Public administration.

Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary of the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State, acts as the Holy See's minister of foreign affairs.

The Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority is facilitating these activities by creating and maintaining an ongoing list of opportunities for scientific collaboration, including research cruises, deep-sea sample analysis, and training and internship programmes.

The Secretariat is also actively seeking applications from scientists and other technical personnel from developing nations to be considered for assistance under the Fund.

To maximize opportunities for and participation in the Fund, the Secretariat is also seeking donations and in-kind contributions to build on the initial investment of US $ 3 million.

Then he founded the West African National Secretariat to work for the decolonization of Africa.

Though times for non-winners were not recorded, in 1973 Sham finished second, two and a half lengths behind Secretariat in the same race.