City of Moscow. Building the House of Unions. Secretary-General of the Union of Soviet Composers T. Khrennikov opening gala evening on the occasion of awarding of the International Peace Prize by Dmitry Shostakovich. Secretary-General of the World Peace Council in favor of Jean Lafitte, presented the award by Dmitry Shostakovich. Speakers: N. Hikmet, I. Ehrenburg, Aram Khachaturian, Shostakovich. At the podium: Jean Laffite, Nazim Hikmet, T. Khrennikov, Ivor Montagu, AI Oparin, Ilya Ehrenburg.