Evening star., 1952-11-08
|Biq Three Ministers
Meet on u. n. Issues
Today in New York
BY the Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Nov
8.-Foreign ministers of the Big
Three Western powers scheduled
meetings in New York today and
tomorrow for top-level policy dis
cussions on Korea and other major
problems facing the United Ma
tionS
Britain's Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden is due to arrive here
today to take part in the Korean
debate which already is off to a
running start in the General As
sembly and its Political Com
mittee
The other two ministers
Frances Robert Sclluman and
American Secretary of State Ache
Son-already are on hand. Mr..
Schuman arrived in New York yes
terday and Mr.. Acheson returned
Ito the U. N. for his first appear
ance since he went to his Mary
land home to vote in the presi-
dental election.
Acheson q Lame Duck"
Mr.. Eden and Mr.. Schuman pur-
posely delayed their arrivals at
the U. N. until after the American
voting. Now they are confronted
with the fact that Mr.. Acheson-
with whom they have discussed
major issues many times before
is in a ''lame-duck" position as a
result of the Republican victory.
AS vet, there were no plans for
all three ministers to get together
around the same table today or
tomorrow. American delegation
spokeSmen said Mr.. Acheson had
scheduled separate meetings with
both Mr.. Eden and Mr.. Schuman.
Debate on the deadlocked Ko-
rean armistice question was sus-
pended over the week end. But
Russia's Andrei Y. Vishinsky re-
turns Monday morning as the
initial speaker in the Political
Committee. It will be the Rus
slams first appearance in the U. N.
conference room since he blasted
lat Mr.. Acheson and presented
Moscow terms for ending the
Korean war nearly two weeks ago
Schuman Speaks Monday.
Mr.. Schuman is scheduled tc
speak Monday afternoon in a Gen.
eral Assembly plenary session
Frances position on Korea al.
ready has been outlined in COM
mittee debate. but Mr.. Schumar
goes before the full Assembly tt
map out detailed French policy
on all issues confronting the U. N
Mr.. Eden hopes to present Brit
aims policies to the full assembly
Tuesday. During his visit to the
United States, the British Foreign
Secretary also may seek a meet
ing with President-elect Eisen-
hover to discuss joint British
American problems.
The Big Three ministers are ex-
pected to give top attention today
and tomorrow to the main points
touched on thus far in the Ko-
rean debate and to the welter OF
proposals and counter proposals
that have sprung up regarding a
settlement of the conflict.
Other Plans Offered.
Besides the American resolution
backed by Britain, France and
some 10 other nationS-and the
opposing Russian proposal
backed by the Soviet satellites
there are numerous compromise
plans introduced by smaller ma.
Sions seeking to bring the two
views together.
The American resolution simply
asks the General Assembly to ap-
prove the stand of the U. N. Com.
Imand in the Korean negotiations
particularly against forcible re-
|patriation of war prisoners. Thii
lis the only issue presently holding
up an armistice in Korea. Tht
Russian resolution calls for ap'
pointment of a new commission
to work out a peaceful settlement
and llnification of Korea.