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he is a foreigner. From the many
questions he was asked relating
to Czechoslovakia. it appears he
might be a Czech.
There was speculation whether
he was the Mr.. x" who testified
early in the hearings. The COM
mittee then said a disclosure OF
his identity might endanger his
life.
No. 8 told the committee that
the Communist influence" in the
UN Secretariat could never have
developed to the extent it has IF
there had not been pressure from
the top"
1t is so great. he said. that "peo-
pie. even of democratic conviction,
who don't like to lose their posi-
tions, become instruments of the
Communist apparatus or are
frightened to resist and to take a
clear-cut democratic standpoint. "
Cites Australians Custer.
There must be-" he said, a
machine within the UN organiza-
tions which sees to it that en-
ployeS who are hired from the
different countries. including the
United States, are of Communist
inclination.
The witness said the only as
sistant secretery-general who re-
sisted was "the Australian. Com.
mander jackson" and added he
was fired last summer under pres.
sure from Arkady Sobolev. de-
scribed as the Russian assistant
secretary in charge of the secur.
ity department.
Mr.. Jackson was dismissed by
Trygve Lie on the insistence OF
Sobolev." the witness said.
He told the committee that Mr.
Sobolev. whom he said was re-
Gently replaced by another Rus
sian. Konstantine E. Zinchenko
exercised a silent terror on the
personnel" of the United Nations
The dismissal of Mr.. jackson,
he continued. increased the fear
of the United Nations personnel
1t was not any more sure of any
protection"
Pressure From Top Seen.
At another point he remarked: ::
The people are so afraid of los
ing their well-paid jobs there,
under the pressure which is COM
ing from the top. that they are
swallowing everything which
Trygve Lie wishes"
An unidentified Senator broke
in to remark:
Il think that is the kind of
thing that we want to know. the
domination Of the top. which is
communistically inclined. control
ling the action of the secretariat."
The witness: "Yes, and terror
izing the whole Secretariat."
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Among other things in his testi-
mony. the witness said that Iron
Curtain nations are favored over
democratic nations in receiving
UN fellowships to make studies in
the United States.
! 1t was in connection with this
discussion that he said:
Why doesn't the United States
Government speak clear language
with Mr.. Trygve Lie? Say. We
know what you stand for If you
say. No more of this if I may
say monkey business. not any
more fellowships mostly for the
Iron Curtain countries = ="
Paul Eisier Named.
He said Mr.. Lie put Russian
in charge of the Security Council
which he considers and the world
considers the main outfit of the
United Nations"
AS an example of Communists
who have been employed in the
UN, the witness cited Paul Eisler,
whom he identified as Czecho-
slovakian citizen. Mr.. Eisler, he
said. first was employed during
the UN General Assembly in Lon
don and "for some time was the
closest collaboration of Gunnar
Myrdal as head of the European
Economic Commission"
He said that Mr.. Eisler later
came to U. N. headquarters at
Lake Success but since has quit
to become "an economic adviser
to the Czechoslovakian Commu-
mist president. Klement Gott-
wald."
The witness said some Commu-
nists and fellow travellers came
into the U. N. from the old U. N.
r. r. A. organization and men
toned Howard Daniel as an ex-
ample. He described Daniel as an
Australian lawyer in U. MS eco
nomic department.
Canadian Collaboration of Lie.
The witness said that year
ago the executive officer OF the
Department of Economic Affairs
was Leo Mallania. Canadian citi-