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positions have not been recon-
ciled.
Four nations - India. the
Soviet Union, Ceylon and In
donesia-backed the substitute
plan presented by midas Mr..
Krishna Menon to leave the
canal under Egyptian manage
ment but with international adj
yisors.
The 22d nation at the confer
ence. Spain. did not come out
in formal support of the Indian
resolution but offered an amend
ment-which was not accepted
that would have given the same
effect to the Dulles resolution.
British Objectives Limited
England came into the con-
ference with limited detectives.
She wanted to impress Egypt
with a display of world deter
mination that the canal should
not be tool of Egyptian politics.
She wanted to show a strong
conference majority behind in
ternational control of the canal.
Both goals have been met and
surpassed, to the JOY of the For
eign Office.
The United States came to the
conference to find a consensus
of world opinion on minimum
terms for international particle
patton in canal operation. She
also came here to avert the war
over Suez which seemed immi-
nent. Secretary of State Dulles
has succeeded admirably in get
ting the favorable consensus.
But whether or not he will in the
long run have averted war is still
an open question.
India came here to avert war
and to argue the conference inso
backing down on minimum de-
mands far enough to lure Egypt
into direct negotiations. India
may have lost Point No. l. cer-
tainly lost Point No. 2 in the
overwhelming vote for Mr..
Dulles proposals.
Russia came here apparently
to avert war--which would en-
danger world peace and which
would bring the West back into
the Middle East in force-and
stir UP trouble short of war be-
tween the Asian-African nations
and the West. War again is a
question mark, but Russia GER
tainly didn't do so we'll publicly
and Immediately on her second
goal.
All the Asians and Africans
showed a great deal OF sympathy
for the Western position, even
those who voted against it be-
cause of a conviction it was too
strong to meet with Egyptian
approval. Russias pique at her
failure here was evidenced by
Mr.. Shepilov'S speech yesterday
accusing the West of imperial
istic and colonialistic invasions
of Egypt's sovereignty.
U. S. Sees Act of Desperation
1t was the harsheSt note in the
conference. Only Australia an
Swered Mr., Shepilov publicly,
but the American private posi-
ton was that Mr.. Shepilov's
speech was an act of desperation
designed to make it more diff
cult for Egypt to accept the
broadly approved Western plan.
There are some Asia Africa
specialists here who believe
Soviet disruptive tactics will have
more success in the future.
Russia can claim to be the cham
pion of the victims of colonialism
and can take a hand in settle
ment of other future disputes
including disputes stirred UP by
Russia.
The question now is. where
does the Suez crisis go from
here?
British sources say this will be
the pattern:
A small delegation will take
the Western views-and perhaps
Indian proposals-to Cairo in the
next few days. President Nasser
will be invited by the West to
negotiate on the basis of the
Dulles plan. President Nasser
will not accept Mr.. Dulles plan
as a proper starting point. In
the face of the impasse and
Egyptian-English Ill will, British
and French canal experts--par-
ticularly pilots-will begin quit
ting jobs in droves. The canal
will lose its efficiency to a serious
degree. Britain, from bases in
Malta and Cyprus. will move into
the Canal Zone to insure con-
tinued operation of the canal
The United Nations will be sum-