Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-16
West SnlOOths
u. N. Path for
Nideast Plan
Resolution D Delayed
Pending Lining Up
Of Decisive Vote

Aug. Is (AP).-Western diplo-
mats at the United Nations
Assembly's special session are
delaying introduction Of q reso-
luton to lay the groundwork
for President Eisenhower's Mid
die East peace plan in hopes
they can line up decisive sup
port in advance.
The Assembly took a week.
end recess until Monday morn
ing. Indications today were
that the Western proposal,
which would give U. N. Secre-
tary General Dag Hammar-
skiold the key role, would be
introduced by Norway.
A number of Asian and
European nations not directly
involved in the United States
Russian cold war would be CO.
sponsors.
Informed sources said the
West was working hard to en-
list support of the United Arab
Republic, the yeast of Middle
East ferment. The UAR has
insisted that American and
British troops leave Lebanon
and Jordan before any consid-
Grafton of the long-range solu-
tons to the areas basic prob
lens on which Mr.. Eisenhower
put chief emphasis.
Seeking India's Support
JAR Foreign Minister NAH
mould Fawzi in his brief OPEN
ing address to the Assembly
session on the Middle East,
limited that he would be will
ing to listen to what the West
has to say and is waiting to
hear more.
Western delegates also were
seeking support from India,
which has been trying to en-
list backing for a resolution of
its own. Informed sources said
the Indians were considering
supporting the Norwegian res
olution because they thought ii
would command more votes
than their own.
MIR. Hammarskjold consulted
Thursday with Mr.. Fawzi and
had a long luncheon conference
yesterday with Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrei Gromyko, who
already has put in his own
proposal demanding immediate
withdrawal of British and
American troops and U. N. OBJ
server forces to supervise the
Ipullout.
One theory was that the
delegates were marking time
to see whether Mr.. Hammarsk-
jold would bring the Big Foul
foreign ministers together ir
a little summit" session. Sec
retary\ of State Dulles, MIR
Gromyko and British Foreign
Minister Selwyn Lloyd are OF
hand. and French Foreign
Minister Maurice Couve d,
Murville is expected to arriv,
next week. Agreement at tina
level would have a controlling
effect on Assembly action.
/ Names OF List
The United States and Bri,
tain presently plan to keel
their names off the list of CO
sponsors for the Norwegian
resolution, to avoid soaring of
any nations fearful that sup,
port of a BritiSh-Americal
resolution might commit then
formally to the Westesn camp
The resolution in the mil
was said to embody these MAR
points:
Mr.. Hammarskjold would b.
instructed to make necessary
arrangements to safeguard the
independence of Jordan anC
Lebanon, in order to permit
withdrawal of British anC
American troops.
The secretary general woulc
be directed also to study the
creation of an economic organi-
cation for the Middle East.
He would be asked to make
recommendations on a U. N
police force, which Mr.. Eisen.
hover proposed should bt
established to safeguard the
independence of Middle East
nations.
Mr.. Hammarskjold would b.
Expected to report by Septem.
Der 80 on his findings. Thi'
would place the final decision
before the regular session o.
the Assembly slated to oper