Evening star., 1953-08-25
; Nations Hit
R0K Stand on
Role for India
New Zealand Mexico
And Syrio Denounce
Boycott Threats
By james E. Roper
Stor Stoff Correspondent

~~' S'N'' ~N''SSF'OHOS"
UNITED NATIONS, NY. Aug.
25.-Three nations from widely
scattered parts of the world to-
day assailed South Korea for
trying to prevent India's par
tlclpation in coming polit-
ical conference on Korea.
South Korean Foreign Minister
Y. T. Pyun told the United Ma
tionS Political Committee in an
angry speech yesterday that
South Korea would find it next
to impossible" to attend the con-
ference if the U. N. invites India.
Today, delegates from New
Zealand, Mexico and Syria
slammed back with the charge
that single nation veto over a
U. N. decision was inadmissible.
The reaction came with unus-
ual speed as the Political Com
mittee heard final speeches on
the makeup of the proposed po-
litical conference.
Australian Fears Disunity.
Australia's influential Percy
Spender said he was "grieved to
see divisions developing within
the free world" and that the
West should recognize "a wedge
/ being driven between u.s.
He called on India and the
United States the tactical
leader of the opponents of India
to settle the dispute without
taking it to vote in the politi-
cal committee.
Leslie Knox Monroe of New
Zealand led the assault on
South Korea's threat of a boy
colt of the political conference.
II cannot believe" Mr.. Mon
roe said, that any country that
pays even lip service to the cause
OF peace could refuse to attend
the political conference. Were
Mr.. Pyun to jeopardize the
peace conference on this issue,
he would imperil his own coun-
try"
Mexican Delegate Joins.
Rafael de la Colina of Mex
leo said that "it would not be
allowable to let a single coun-
try veto the prerogatives of this
international organization Gin
selecting the U. N. side at the
peace conference).
DR.. Farid Zeineddine of Syria
said:
I'VE hope South Korea will
ultimately find it appropriate to
have India go into the confer
ence through the U. N. DOORS"
I'VE do not believe the South
Korean government for which
the U. N. has done so much can
now ignore U. N. recommended
tions. Such a stand would not
be the right one"
India'S chief delegate, v. K.
KriShna Menon. was obviously
greatly angered at Mr.. Pyun's
speech yesterday, but he told
newsmen he had no COM
ment. He may speak late today
or tomorrow. The committee
scheduled two sessions of debate
today. but II speakers, including
British Minister of State Selwyn
Lloyd and Russia's Andrei Vish-
insky, were ahead of Mr.. Menon.
Charges Stun Delegates.
Mr., Pyun's words stunned.
They rolled bitterly from his
lips.
"Appeasement!" he cried.
"Treachery pandering
betraying Scheming."
He looked straight ahead, but
each accusing word was aimed
at India.
Ten yards away sat India's
Menon, an ascetic suddenly
Jared back to the reality Of
South Korea's venomous attitude
toward India.
For hours. a United States rep
reSentative had worked with MIR.
Pyun to moderate the speech.
In many places, the speech had
been softened. But it still came
out the harShest talk of the
current U. N. session.
India, cried Mr. Pyun, has
committed "a treachery of the
first magnitude" in "scheming"
to hand over Formosa to the
Communist oppressors of China.
India" he said. has done
nothing but disservice to the
cause of human freedom by
pandering to the interests Of
the enemy of freedom. India IS
not only trafficking with the
Communists, but intriguing with
them to make the free world
look contemplate"
Despair showed on delegates
faces as Mr.. Pyun attacked:
THE only way for both the
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