Evening star., 1954-12-11

.Ha1l!1larskjold
Bid 10 Talk 10
Reds Reported
Might Even Trovel
To Peiping to Seek
Release of Flyers
BY the Assoeiossd Pres.

keleoSe or flyerS
BY the Assoeiossd Press
UNITED NATIONS. N. Y,
Dec. 11.-United Nations Secre-
tary General Dag Hammarskjold
was reliably reported today to
have made a bid to Red China
for direct talks on the IL Ameri-
can flyers held as spies.
A diplomatic source said the
secretary general had sent q
People Viii Demond Release Of Flyers.
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communication to Peiping ask
ing whether the Chinese Com
muniSts would be willing to dis
cuss the case. He was
understood to have indicated
he would make himself available
for such talks If Peiping would
talk.
This, 1t was understood, in
cluded the possibility of a trip
to Peiping. If necessary.
Greatest Challenge.
q. N. officials declined COM
ment. Mr.. Hammarskjold had
told associates. however, that he
regarded the case of the flyers
as the greatest challenge that
the Office of secretary general
had ever faced. This led to the
belief that he would not treat
yesterdays Assembly directive as
routine matter.
The Assembly resolution called
upon Mr.. Hammarskjold to
make Continuing and unremit-
ting efforts" to get the flyers re-
leased.
Because of the condemnation.
also included in the Assembly
resolution. there was some be-
lief here that the Chinese Reds
might refuse to discuss the case
with the secretary general.
India Already Rebuffed.
The Chinese already had re-
hllffed efforts of India to get thN
flyers released.
Mr.. Hammarskjold quickly ac-
cepted the mission after the AS
sembly yesterday approved, ATS.
q resolution introduced by the
United States and its Is Korean
war allies condemning Peiping
for falling the flyers and de-
manding their release.
The vote was taken otter two
days of bitter East-WeSt debate.
The only opposing ballots were
cast by the five-nation Soviet
bloc which fought the item every
step Of the way. Yugoslavia and
six Arab-Asian states abstained,
apparently because of the clause
condemning Peiping.
The Assembly poll originally
stood at ass. but delegates for
Costa Rica and FL Salvador
who got caught in a cross-town
traffic jam and missed the ball
lot later persuaded Assembly
President Eelco N. Van Kleffens
to record them as supporting the
resolution.
Aggression Plea Loses.
At about the same time the
Special Political Committee re.
jected. 39-5, Soviet bloc claims
that the United States had
committed aggression against
Red China and seized the island
Of ForFnosa.
U. N. observers said Mr.. Ham
markjold could use several ave.
nues to seek release Of the air.
men:
/. Send a personal emissary or
60 himself to Peiping.
2. Work through some neutral
country such as his native Swe-
den. Switzerland or India, which
served as principal mediator in
the Korean armistice negotia-
tions.
8. Authorize the head Of the
q. N. Office In Geneva. Switzer-
land. to make representations
to the Red Chinese ambassador
stationed there.
4. Try to persuade Russia to
use her influence with Peiping
to set aside the sentences inn
posed on the airmen.
Bitter Soviet resistance to the
resolution and repeated claims
by Russia's Jacob Malik and his
colleagues that the airmen were
"spies" who got their just de-
serts, gave a scant hope of any
help from the Kremlin. But Mr..
Hammarskjold was seen con-
ferring with Mr.. Malik after the
Assembly vote. He also con.
ferred privately with United
States Chief Delegate Henry
Cabot Lodge, jr.. British Min
lister Of State Anthony Nutting
and Arthur s. Lall. India's per-
manent delegate.
Seminorions Labor