Evening star., 1953-09-22
Leave NeutraIs'
Role 10 ParIey,
US. Te||sU. n.
Lodge Offers to Send
Person to See Reds
About Korean TuIks
By the Assoeioied Press

Sept. 22.-The United States to-
day proposed that the United
Nations and Communist repre-
sentatives at the Korean peace
conference decide whether they
want any neutral countries to
take part.
The proposal was made by
United States Delegate Henry
Cabot Lodge, jr., who offered to
send a representative to Geneva,
Honolulu or San Francisco to
discuss arrangements with the
Chinese Communists and North
Koreans.
Mr.. Lodge spoke in the 15-
member Steering Committee of
the U. N. General Assembly in
opposing a move by Russia s
Andrei Y. Vishinsky to have the
Assembly reopen debate on the
composition of the peace con-
ference.
Wants to Aid Conference.
Mr.. Lodge told the committee
the U. N. has already selected its
representatives and that the
Communist side was established
in the armistice agreement.
IF developments at the con-
ference warrant it," he said,
"and the other side wants to
include others they can make
such move"
He added:
I'VE are most anxious to IA
cilitate a conference. We are
prepared at once to dispatch a
representative to meet a repre-
sentative of Communist China
and North Korea at any of the
places wei designated"
This was a reference to the
recommendation of the Is U.N
allies that the conference be
held at Geneva, Honolulu or
San Francisco.
Mr.. Lodge said the United
States had already transmitted
to the Communists, through the
Swedish government, it's proposal
to permit the conference itself
to determine whether it's men,
bership should be broadened to
include acknowledgement countries.
Move Is Complete Surprise.
British Minister of State Sell
wyn Lloyd and French Delegate
Henri Hoppenot quickly lined up
behind Mr.. Lodges proposal.
Both agreed that the conference
itself is competent to consider
any suggestions to widen its own
composition.
Mr.. Lloyd declared no useful
purpose can be served by another
public debate on the question now
The United States move came
as complete surprise.
The offer to send a representa-
tive to discuss arrangements with
the Communists was the first
time the United States had in
dicated willingness to deal di-
rectly with Communist China on
political and diplomatic matters
Except for the military discus
sions at Panmunjom, the United
States had handled such mat
ters through neutral Sweden
which has diplomatic relations
with the Peiping regime.
Soviet Defeat Seen.
Mr.. Vishinsky's move to have
the Assembly reopen debate or
the parley had seemed to fact
certain defeat even before Mr.
Lodge made his new proposal.
But no one expected the Com.
munistS to give up.
Some move by Mr.. Vishinsk!
seemed certain although it wa
doubtful ne could muster enough
votes to win his point.
India'S Prime Minister Nehrr
let it be known in no uncertain
terms last week that he resented
United States and Latin Ameri-
can strength which blocked q
proposed U. N. invitation to the
conference for his country. Hi.
feelings are shared to a con-
siderable extent by other Asian
countries.
The United States contend:
the Korean armiStice agreement
which calls for a political con.
ference of both sides" by Oc.
tober %, limits the proposed
talks to the belligerent nation.
of either side.