Evening star., 1949-07-24
JAMES TARANTINO,

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In 1948 he (Mallania) joined
the Palestine Commission and is
now one of the closest collabora-
tors of Trygve Lie. He has very
close contact with the Soviet dele
gates No. 5 added.
The witness stated that most
of the personnel Of the Economic
Department was recruited through
Mallania.
He described Louis Dplivet.
previously a Romanian citizen.
presently international editor Of
the private paper called United
Nations World" as a liaison Of the
Communists with the secretariat.
Dolivet also serves as an out
side consultant" to the U. NJ. the
witness said. and as such "all the
archives and papers of the Secre-
tariat are accessible to him."
The witness said that among
the purposes of Communists with
in the U. N. is to keep employees
who are of democratic conviction
under pressure and terror
He appealed to the committee
to help break the Communistic
terrors in the organizations Of
the United Nations"
During his testimony the witness
referred several times to assistant
secretaries general. There were
nine of them. Mr.. Lie assigned
each to a particular phase Of the
u. Ms work, such as administra-
tive and financial. economic af-
fairs. the Security Council. etc.
Mr.. Sobolev was in charge Of
security Council affairs. Last lall
he returned to Moscow on leave
because of illness in his family
and did not return.
Lie Could Have Changed.
In connection with the appoint
ment of Mr.. Sobolev, the witness
related:
He tLie) could have changed.
When Mr.. Sobolev stayed three
months in Moscow and didn't
come back, he could have said.
All right. he Is away, and I am
putting in charge somebody else.
For instance, Mr.. Byron Price
tthe American assistant Secre-
tary) could have taken charge OF
the Security Council and when
the Russians had nominated
somebody else. he tthe Russian)
could have taken care of the A.
nancial and administrative serv-
ices.
so 1t is that the assistant
secretaries are either weak. or
are not on the level which is
expected, or are frightened to
stand against the influence.
Multifold Purpose Seen.
"The purpose of the Communists
in the United Nations Secretariat
Is multifold: to assist the Com
munist delegates and their agents;
to help actively the satellite coun-
tries: to assist trainees and other
experts from Communist coun-
tries. among them Communist ma
tionals. to get data: to interpret
data favorably for the Soviet
countries: and to bar any person
from the service of the United
Nations who could be dangerous
to their activity: and to keep those
Of the United Nations who are of
democratic convictions under pres
ure and terror"
Instead Of replacing Sobolev
with Mr.. Price. the witness said,
Mr.. Lie put another Russian. zin-
chenko. "in charge of the Security
Councils affairs"
In connection with the alleged
shifting of Communist per-
sonnel from UNRRA into the UN,
the witness mentioned Helen Mat
sousek. whom he identified as an
employe in the International Chill
drens Fund. Until 1943. he said,
she was secretary in CZechoslo-
vakia for the committee for Com
munist German refugees.
Link to OWL Charged.
Among her colleagues" he
said. was Adolf Hofmeister, later
in charge Of the Czech desk of the
United States ONCE of War In
formation in New York. Hofmeis-
ter now is the Czech Communist
governments ambassador to Paris,
the witness went on.
No. 8 testified that another
Communist agent" Charles Ma
Eel, took over the Owls Czech