Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-22
Debate on Suez
Ends, No Action
Taken in u. N.
BY EARL H. vOSS
Star stan Correspondent

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, May
22.-Egypt has survived YET
another challenge to her control
Of the Suez Canal.
The U. N. Security Council
adjourned a two-day debate yes
terday without acting on Frances
call for new negotiations with
Egypt to revise the Cairo system
for operating the waterway.
The canal users perhaps sue
ceeded in putting some small
added pressure on Egypt to CO.
operate more closely with them.
But Egypt's operating system
will still get the fair trial.
agreed on by the Security
Council last month.
Neither Britain nor the United
States would back French For
eign Minister Christian Pineau's
plan to introduce a new resolu-
ton in the Security Council
ordering Egypt to comply with
the six requirements voted last
October. They reasoned this
would only draw a Soviet veto.
Six Requirements
The six requirements which
Egypt in the Security Council
agreed on last fall provided: Free
and open transit through the
canal without discrimination; the
sovereignty of Egypt should be
respected: operation of the canal
should be insulated from the
politics Of any country: tolls and
charges should be fixed by agree
ment between Egypt and the
users: a fair proportion of the
dues should be allotted to de-
Ivelopment: unresolved matters
between the old Suez Canal Co.
and the Egyptian government
should be settled by arbitration.
Despite Mr.. Pineau's denials,
most delegations here continue
Ito believe that the French gov
Iernment sought the Security
Council sessions to bolster its
international position and to lay
the groundwork for expected
trouble next fall in Algeria.
By undermining Frances dis
satisfaction with the U. N. for
allowing Egypt TO disregard some
Of the Security Councils six
requirements, the theory goes,
France will be in a better posi-
ton il she must later spurn
U. N. recommendations on Al
geria.
United States Ambassador
Henry Cabot Lodge, jr.. yester-
day enumerated several respects
IN which his Government believes
Egypt's Suez operating plan does
not comply with the six require
lments.
THE principal shortcoming In
Iour view" Mr.. Lodge said. lis
the lack Of provision for an or
gained system Of cooperation
with the users Of the canal"
Other Shortcomings
He listed these among other
shortcomings:
Insulation from politics-"It is
not clear from the Egyptian
declaration ION operating the
canaD how the Egyptian gov
eminent in fact intends to as
sumo that this requirement will
be supplemented"
Tolls-"We note that the
manner Of fixing tolls and
charges according to the Secu-
rity Council resolution of October
Is should be decided py agree
lment between Egypt and the
users. To meet this requirement
fully, we believe 1t Is necessary
that provision be made tO cover
the manner in which continuous
Corporation with the users will
be assured"
World Court jurisdiction-"We
note also that the Egyptian gov
Iernment has not yet deposited
its acceptance Of the compul.
sorry jurisdiction Of the Interna-
tional Court OF Justice in ac-
cordance with its statement OF
intention to do So
Mr.. Pineau last night professed
to be very pleased" by the re-
suits Of the two-day Security
Council sessions.
He said he believed he had
accomplished his main aim Of
reminding Egypt and the world
that the Cairo system If run.
ming the canal is still considered
an interim" arrangement
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