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sembly debate would in effect be
amending the world charter.
I'VE would have to warp our con-
stitution out of shape to allow any
nongovernment to speak here" Mr..
Austin said.
Gromyko Takes Exception.
Andrei A. Gromyko, Soviet dele
gate, taking exception to Mr.. Aus
tins stand, declared there would be
mo violation of the charter" by per-
rnitting the Jews a voice in the As
sembly.
To bar the Jews, he said, would
create bad impression and reflect
on the Assembly and the United
! Nations.
Russia will support the proposal
that the Jews participate In the
plenary sessions Of the Assembly"
the Soviet delegate declared.
In carrying Poland's fight to the
floor, DR.. Alfred Fiderkiewicz, Polish
representative. opened the after
noon session by formally proposing
that the body reverse the decision
of the general (steering) commit
tee" on the demand for a full Jewish
voice
1--WE ask this high body to vote
Ha~ o,,p rocn1,,fiay, thu DrIish ram
resentative concluded
Aleman Speaks Briefly.
In opening debate on Jewish rep
resentation, Sir Carl Berendsen of
New Zealand told the Assembly
there was no need to hear the Jews
now because this session should not
go beyond setting up the Palestine
inquiry commission proposed by
Great Britain.
Sir Carl, in a fervent appeal for
peace and calm among all parties,
appealed for true truce Of Cod
in the troubled Holy Land during
the next few months while the
United Nations prepares the ground
work for seeking solution OF the
Palestine problem.
Earlier, the delegates paused briefly
to hear President Miguel Aleman OF
Mexico-the third head of state
ever to address the world organiza-
ton.
Mr.. Aleman told the extraordinary
session of the Assembly that inter-
national cooperation was the only
way to prevent mankind from fall
ing into another conflict which
would wipe out the present form OF
civilization.
Perhaps with an eye on the AS
sembly's present task, Mr.. Aleman
declared:
"It is indispensable for this Or
ganizaticn never to defraud the
hope of free men everywhere"
There was a 10-minute recess
after Mr. Aleman had spoken and
then the Assembly plunged into
discussion of the Steering Commit
tee recommendation that the Jews
should he heard only in committee
and not on the floor of the Assem-
bly,
Debate Slated by Committee.
Inc ret tcmmendation was in the
form of a LIoposal presented by
the United States delegation and
adopted by vote of II to 0 las1
night. Russia, Poland and Czecho-
slovakia abstained.
rr.l,, +I,a ,,rooadura ,,rorosad nv
the American resolution any COM
munications asking for voice
would be referred to the Political
Committee for decision. The COM
mittee then might invite a group
tc appear and make a statement
or answer questions, but apparently
would not consider giving vote
less seat to any Jewish organiza
ton.
The Political Committee is sched-
uled to begin debate at Lake Sue
cess Monday on the sole item on
the agenda-the setting up and IN
structing of a commission OF In
o,tiry or Palestine.
This commission would report
back to the regular September meet
ing of the Assembly, at which time
delegates would attempt to reach a
decision on. the delicate Holy Land
mandate.
Four Groups Seek Voice.
Meanwhile. there were -four jew
ish groups asking for a voice in the
Assembly debate the Jewish Agen-
cy, the Zionist Organization of
America, the Hebrew Committee of
National Liberation, and the Poll
tical Action Committee for Pales-
tine.
The Jewish Agency was reported
to be bitterly disappointed at the
position taken by the United States
but planned to carry on its fight for
. hearing.
The position of the Jewish Agen-
cy was said to be:
1. 1t would reject anything less
than appearance before a 55-nation
body.
2. It would not choose to appear