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Bid for Peace Talks
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those they could not approve and
the Council would pick a successor
to Secretary General Trygve Lie
from the names left.
The United States, Britain, Nor
way. Yugoslavia and Cuba let it
be known yesterday that they
would have no part of the plan,
which would have the effect Of
eliminating Mr.. Lie from consid-
Grafton. Ecuador said it would
abstain.
India May Withdraw Plan.
This means that the resolution
could not obtain the necessary
seven affirmative votes and Indian
Delegate Sir Bengal N. Rau said
he was considering withdrawing it.
Should he do this the question
of the secretary generalship prob
ably would go back to where it
was last week-in the hands of
the veto-free General Assembly.
When the Council cannot agree
on a candidate, it notifies the AS
sembly and that body then has
the authority to extend the term
of the incumbent.
Mr.. Lies hackers, led by the
United States, are assured of an
overwhelming majority in the AS
sembly to give the Norwegian at
least three more years in the
$40, ,000-a-year post.
Russia has opposed him Violent
ly because he fully supported U.
N. action in Korea.
Likely To Pass Committee.
The Syrian-Iraq plan for Big
Five meetings has Russian sup
port and Britain, France and the
United States decided yesterday
they did not object to it.
American Delegate John Foster
Dulles said. 1--WE entirely accept
the principle of this resolution,
that wherever there seems to be
any reasonable opportunity of
making a settlement which will
relieve world tensions in a way
compatible with decency and
justice, we are quite prepared to
accept all those opportunities and
to explore them to the utmost"
Apprised of Mr.. Dulles state
ment. Secretary of State Acheson
told a news conference in Wash
ington he saw little hope of any
successful big power meeting OH
critical East-West issues until
there is some change in Russia S
attitude.
In Line With Acheson Stand.
The Secretary described Mr..
Dulles remarks as in line with
those Mr.. Acheson himself made
at the outset of the U. N. session
to the effect that the United
States is always ready to talk with
any nation, including Russia, but
sees no great hope ror productive
results now.
Meanwhile, Russia stood ready
to start informal talks with the
United States on a japanese peace
treaty, held up for five years be-
cause the Soviet Union refused to
help write it.
Mr.. Dulles disclosed yesterday
that Soviet Deputy Foreign Min
ister Jacob A. Malik had advised
him of Russia's willingness to en-
ter the talks.
U. S. Decides on Treaty.
Two months ago the United
States decided to go ahead with
the treaty, with or without the
cooperation of Russia.
Mr.. Dulles has been holding in
formal conversations on the treaty
with members of the Far Eastern
Commission. The idea was to get
some preliminary agreements in
advance Of formal negotiations.
However, the talks with Britain.
Australia. India, New Zealand, the
Philippines and other states with
interests in the Pacific have shown
little progress. Some delegations
especially Australia-have indi-
Gated concern lest the United
States insist on a soft treaty" for
Japan.
Mr.. Dulles said a time and place
for the Russian parleys probably
will be arranged in the next few
days. He plans to go to Washing
ton Monday to consult with State