Evening star., 1953-09-18
u. ). Tells Reds
II Stands Firm
On Korea Talks
Opposes NeutruIs'
Participation, Asks
Setting of PurIey Dute
BY the Assoeiafed Press

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UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Sept. 18.-The United States
formally notified Communist
China and North Korea today
that it was standing pat on the
U. MS decision barring neutralS
from the Korean peace confer
ence.
In a note transmitted through
the Swedish government and
circulated to all so members of
the U. NJ, the United States
called upon the Communists to
act as quickly as possible to pro-
pose a time and place for the
parley along lines laid down by
the Assembly last month.
The United States said it had
taken note Of Peiping's proposal
that the Assembly reconsider its
decision. but made it clear the
United States would oppose any
such action.
"The resolutions already adopt
ed by the General Assembly as
to the composition of the con-
ference speak for themselves and
there is nothing further to add
on that subject" the note said.
Calls for Early Reply.
The United States reminded
the Communists it already had
proposed on behalf of the nations
fighting under the U. N. banner
that the conference be held at
Honolulu, San Francisco or Ge-
neva on October Is.
1t added:
I'VE request an early reply as
to place and time acceptable to
each of your governments since
it is essential that preparations
for the conference start immedi-
ately."
The note was circulated as
Australian Foreign Minister r.
G. Casey called on the Assembly
to stand firm on it's decision that
only belligerent countries be in
vited to sit in the peace parley.
Mr.. Casey said his own gov
ernment would have preferred a
different decision. but has now
accepted the Assembly's action
and believed the Communists
should do likewise.
Like United States Secretary
OF State Dulles, he appealed to
the Communists to show by their
acts in Korea and elsewhere that
they want to ease world tension.
Others Back Position.
Clifton Webb, Foreign Minister
Of New Zealand. expressed hope
that the Korean peace confer
ence would not be delayed by
technicalities and procedural
disputes.
Like Mr.. Dulles and Mr.. Casey,
he appealed to Russia for more
evidence to back up it's claims of
peaceful aims.
Chilean delegate Jose Maza
told the Assembly that the costs
of ornaments are bleeding the
people of the world white, while
keeping the standard of living
down. He urged that major
attention be directed to economic
development.
PakiStan and Indonesia were
scheduled for the rostrum later
today.
Soviet Delegate Andrei Vishin-
sky may give the Kremlin's S
statement tomorrow, or he may
wait until next week. Facing
him was Mr. Dulles review of
American policy, which opened
the general debate yesterday.
The Is U. N. allies of the
United States in Korea restated
their support of the American
stand at a meeting last night
attended by British Minister of
State Selwyn Lloyd, just ar
rived from London.
New Request Agreed On.
Despite the studied effort of
the Red Chinese and North Ko-
reanS to ignore Assembly ap-
pointment of the United States
to negotiate on the conference
site and date, the Is Allies
agreed to send a new request
to Peiping-by way of Sweden
to talk about those items.
A previous such United States
message also went via the
Swedes. The Reds answered di-
rectly to United Nations Secre-
tary General Dag Hammarsk-
jold, rejecting the Assembly
resolution on the peace confer
ence makeup and asking that
Russia, India, Indonesia, Burma
and Pakistan be added as
neutralS. The Communists also
said the date and place of the
parley should be decided after
the conference lineup was
settled.
The 16 allies repeatedly de-
cided to fight consideration of
the new Reds demands in the
Political Committee by seeking