Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-10
haneuver by French
Delays UN0 Vote on
Connecticut Site
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. "a French
parliamentary maneuver today
delayed a vote by the United
Nations Permanent Site Com
mittee on locating the perma-
nent United Nations headquar-
tiers in the Stamford Greenwich
area on the Connecticut New
York border. and the temporary
headquarters in New York City.
The French proposed that the
vote on selection of a permanent
site be delayed until next Septem-
Der.
DR.. Zuleta Angel Of Columbia,
chairman of the United Nations
Permanent Headquarters Commit
tee, said New York has provoked
the most unfavorable comment
among the leading contenders" for
the temporary homes and appears
to be running about third with At
lantic City" BackerS for the latter,
he added are sin minority"
The headquarters committee,
which begged down in a parlia-
mentary dispute arising out of the
fact that DR.. Angel had announced
the French proposal defeated in a
1919 tie vote. will continue sessions
tomorrow. The French contended
that under the United Nations rules
a tie vote on any subject except an
election called for new balloting
within 40 hours.
French Plan Has Even Chance.
Delegates said the French pro-
poSal had at best $3.50 chance of
acceptance when another vote is
taken.
If it fails, the delegates added
it seemed likely that the site in
spection committees recommends
ton of the Greenwich Stamford
area, sponsored by the Netherlands
and Canada, would be approved
and go to the Assembly with a
good chance of approval there.
The French proposal, while not
specifying a temporary site, rec
commended a United States city
whose condition would enable the
organization to work in complete
independence with the greatest pos
sible smoothness and efficiency"
The French action prevented the
committee from considering a Dutch
motion to adopt the recommends
tons OF the Interim Site Committee
that the Greenwich-Stam area
be made the permanent and New
York the temporary United Nations
headquarters.
Planning Commission Urged.
Great Britain and India threw
their support to the Dutch proposal
which was made shortly after Egypt
suggested that London be made the
temporary headquarters instead of
New York City.
The Dutch proposal included a
plan for sending planning COM
mission to the United States las
soon as possible" to determine an
exact location and draw up sep
arate sets of plans based on as
sumptions that the United Nations
would require 2, 5, 10, 20 and A
square miles of territory.
These plans would include the
cost of acquiring land and buildings
1t was proposed that the commits.
sion should ascertain what meas
ures the Federal, State and county
governments were prepared to take
to control the development in ter
ritory adjacent to the international
zone. :
! With this inforrnat ton at hand
the Dutch motion said, the Assem-
bly, could decide at its next meeting
the exact area required and the ex-
act location Of the permanent head
quarters within the Stamford
Greenwich area.
The United Nations Assembly de-
cided without discussion today to
hold the second part of It's first ses-
sion in September. but did not men
ton the subject of A site.