Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-24

France. Premier Charles De
Gaulle wrote Mr.. Khrushchev
that the atmosphere in New
York would be too excited for
effective work. Paris reports
said Gen. De Gaulle might de-
cline to attend.
The United States has
stressed that orderly proceed
ure" should be followed in up
grading the deliberations of
the U. N. Security Council,
Expanding the ll-nation group
to include Arab leaders and
Prime Minister Nehru would to
some extent change established
procedures.
Lebanon. Jordan and the
United Arab Republic have al
ready been participating in pre-
vious Security Council discus
sions of the Middle East prob
lem. That would seem to pro-
vide the precedent for Presi-
dent Camille Glamour of Leb-
anon. King Hussein Of Jordan
and UAR President Nssser to
come.
But Iraq, presently a mem
Der of the Council. has been
represented up to now by the
old monarchist appointee.
Whether Brigadier Abdel Karin
Kassem, who rode to power in
a military coup only a fort
night ago, would be accepted
at the conference table is
doubtful.
Robert Murphy, United States
troubleshooter now in Lebanon,
may explore this problem If he
goes to Baghdad, as was re-
ported possible here today.
There were no formal accept
ances of Mr.. Khrushchevs pro-
posal for an expanded Security
Council summit session.
British diplomatic circles
were reported by the Associated
Press to have welcomed Mr.
Khrushchev's reply but en-
barrassed by his haste.
NATO Farley Slated
Prime Minister Macmillan
has already said he was willing
to meet Mr.. Khrushchev and
other government leaders at an
"early opportunity" but he APP
parently didn't mean as early
as Monday.
The Is members of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
were considering a special
meeting Of foreign ministers
in Paris next week to co-ordi-
nate policies for a summit
meeting.
Both the British and French
cabinets scheduled meetings to-
day to consider the Krushchev
note.
The Associated Press re-
ported that the French press
indicated hostility to having
Premier de Gaulle sit down
with President Nasser, blamed
by many Frenchmen for his
support Of the nationalist re-
bellion in Algeria.
The other permanent mem
Der Of the Security Council.
Nationalist China, maintained
silence on a summit meeting,
which the Nationalist long
have opposed as offering bene-
At only TO the Communists.
Offcial sources in Taipeh said,
however. that 1t still was an
academic question whether
President Chang Kai-shek
would sit down with Mr..
Khrushchev since the meet
ing might not include all coun-
Gil members.
Prime Minister John Diefen-
baker Of Canada said his cab
met also is studying Khrush-
chev's proposal. On Monday
Mr.. Diefenbaker said he fav-
ored summit meeting.
Nehru Seen Ready
Other temperament Council
members besides Canada are
Panama. Colombia, Japan,
Sweden and Iraq.
They also withheld their re-
action pending further study.
Sources close to Prime
Minister Nehru Of India said
he would reiterate his willing
ness to attend. The sources
added that the "shrewd propa-
ganda" Of Mr.. Khrushchev's
invitation TO Mr.. Nehru would
raise Russian stock from the
low IL hit in India after
former Hungarian Premier
Imre Macy was executed.