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Users Of Suez
Organize With
15Members
3 Others Attending
London Session
Muy Join Later

formally declared the Suez Canal
Users Association inaugurated
today after is nations announced
their decision to join it.
Mr. Lloyd was presiding over
a conference of 10 nations which
have pronounced themselves in
favor of international control of
the Suez Canal, placed under
state ownership by Egypt on
July rs.
Three countrieS-Japan, Ethi-
opia and Pakistan-have not vet
decided whether to become mem
berS of the users association.
Their delegates nevertheless at
tended today'S opening session
and Mr.. Lloyd invited them to
continue participating as OBJ
servers until their governments
have finally made up their minds
about membership.
Expert Committees Named
The Commute opening session
OF the ENJOYS wound up with
appointment of three expert.
committees, which will consider:
l. The organization of. the
association. This will include
the powers and relationships of
a council comprising a dele
gate from each member country.
an executive group and an ad-
ministrator. who probably will
be Scandinavian.
2. The operation Of the asso-
citation. Shipping experts will
look at the practical questions
concerning the relationship be-
tween the association and the
authorities, the pay
ment and collection of canal
dues and the possible bypassine
OF Suez in the event Egypt
refuses to work with the asso-
citation.
3. Financial matters. includ-
ing the creation of a common
working fund. Each member
is expected to con-
tribute something toward this
fund, which will pay for a per-
secretariat and an oper-
ational headquarters which may
be set up in Rome or Lisbon.
Is Nations Join
The opening the conference,
MIR. Lloyd announced that the
following IA countries have adj
viSed Britain of their intention
to Join the association as full
members:
Australia. Denmark. France.
West Germany, Iran, Italy,
Netherlands, New Zealand. Port
ugal, Spain. Sweden, Turkey, the
United States and the United
At that point, the Norwegian
delegate announced his govern
ment would adhere to the asso-
citation as well.
One OF the tasks that the first
committee or organization will
tackle is whether the association
should approach other govern
with an interest in free
passage through Suez, to Join.
Countries such as Panama. liz
IBERIA and Belgium are being con-
because their shipping
and their trade patterns depend
a lot on having free and eff
cient use of Suez.
The 18 nations at today's con-
ference we're those which at-l
tended the second London meet
ing on Suez last month. from
which the plan for a users as
ISOLATION emerged. Together,
their shipping accounts for more
than 80 per cent of the tonnage
passing through Suez.
U. N. Session Friday
While the ambassadors and
their aides wrestle with details
OF organizing the association,
foreign ministers OF Egypt, Rus
sia. Britain and France are head
ing for New York Tor the United
Nations Security Council debate
Friday on Col. Nasser's RATIONAL
ization move.
Mr.. Lloyd planned 70 leave
early. after welcoming the SCUAI
delegates. b, try 70 win SYM
pathy in the United States for
mis- governments stand against
Egyptian President Nasser.
Some Britons feel United
States Secretary Of State Dulles
has not backed the United
Kingdom strongly enough In its
demand for International control
OF the Suez. The London OBJ
server said Mr.. Lloyd will at
tempt TO use American television
and radio to sway United States
public opinion toward the Brit
ish view. even though he knows
ne VIII be competing for atten-
ton with the presidential cleo