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Evening star., 1960-01-24
By HUGH MULLIGAN
Associated Press Writer


NEW YORK.-The mystery Of
Povl Bang Jensen, the Danish dip
lomat who refused to hand over q
list Of Hungarian witnesses, still
haunts the corridors Of the United
Nations and may wind up getting
q poSthumous hearing in the halls
Of Congress.
The handsome 50-year-old Dane
was found shot through the head
last Thanksgiving Day in q lonely
wooded park on the outskirts Of
New York City.
Thus ended the career, but not
the cause, Of a forlorn lawyer who
tried to fight the world. or at least
the worlds top governing body,
the United Nations.
Police called it q suicide. So did
many Of Mr.. Bang-Jensen's clos
est friends. and admirers. Others
were not So sure. They felt the
circumstances Of his death left
many unanswered questions.
The death came more than a
year after Mr.. Bang-Jensen was
suspended, then dismissed, from
his SIT, ,000-a-year U. N. job. He
was discharged for grave miscon-
duct on several counts. They in
cluded, the U. N. said, his cam
paign of unsubstantiated accusa-
tions against colleagues in the
secretariat assigned to assist the
U. N. committee investigating So
Wet suppression of the 1856 Hun
garian revolt. as well as insubordi-
nation in refusing to hand over
the witness list.
To his dying day Mr.. Bang
JenSon maintained that the final
published U. N. report on Hun
gary was not the same the COM
mittee had signed. Someone. he
insisted, had altered the findings
at the last minute.
Sees Effort to Soften
He further claimed that an at
tempt had been made to riddle
the report with obvious errors and
to soften its implications about
the Soviet Union, particularly in
regard to the mass deportations
of Hungarians and the curious be-
havior Of Russian divisions from
the Ukraine, which repeatedly not
only refused to fight the rebels
but provided them with guns and
tanks.
The U. N. after a long series Of
investigations labeled his accusa-
tionS groundless and unfounded.
Far from trying to protect the re-
port from sabotage, it contended,
Mr.. Bang-JenSen had actually
sought to impose his editorial
judgment on the committee, had
gone beyond the scope of his au-
thority as an employe, and had
launched a long string of accusa-
tlons against his secretariat COL
leagues when he was unsuccessful
III pressing MS corrections on
the report"
Mr.. Bang-JenSen termed the
Investigations "a complete white
wash" and insisted that he had
been denied access to documents
that would support his sabotage
charge, The U. N. said he had
been given access to all pertinent
papers.
In regard to the list Of Hun
garian witnesses. which he kept
for purposes Of pay voucher, Mr..
Bang-Jensen claimed but never
could prove that he was author
lied to promise that no one, not
even Secretary General Dag Ham
Evening star., 1960-01-24
By WILLIAM r. FRYE
Contributing Writer

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
Secretary Of State Herter gave
the world clue to the range and
depth Of official thinking recently
when he said the purpose of Sum-
mitry in 1860 will be ito construct
a new relationship between the
antagonistic (East-West) sys-
TENS"
Constructing a wholly new rela-
tionship between two massive
centers of atomic power is no
trivial undertaking. There was a
time when kings and princes could
shift alliances, remake maps and
carve up an empire by a stroke of
a pen or a dynastic marriage.
Nikita S. Khrushchev might
like to align himself with the
West. under certain conditions,
for protection against a China
which-once it has an atomic ar
senal-could be serious threat
to the Soviet Union. There are
very high-ranking Western diplo-
mats who believe that just such
an enterprise, startling though it
seems at first glance, is turning
over inside Mr.. Khrushchev's
mind.
The West, again under certain
conditions. might be prepared to
contemplate a new Relationship"
of this kind with the Soviet Union.
The problem of the future could
well be to contain Red China,
revolution in the first insane
stages of fanaticism and violence,
rather than Russia, a revolution
for the most part past that stage
Russia could. at least theoretically.
help In that task.
Security Structure
But neither Russia nor the West
can modify, much less abandon.
its present security structure-its
alliances, its weapons, its troop
dispositions-until completely Ger
tain that the threat against
which that security structure was
built no longer exists.
And there is much spadework
to be done before any such day
arrives. This is what the Sum-
mitry is all about. 1t is an effort to
feel out the adversary and see on
what terms. If any, he would be-
come friend.
The task would be hard enough
II everyone on both sides were
agreed that 1t should be tried. But
to seek a new relationship with an
enemy is to imply the abandon
ment of old relationships with
friends. 1t must be vital to Mr..
Khrushchev to avoid the appear
ance of abandoning China. 1t GER
tainly is important to the United
States to keep NATO together
until or unless something better is
attainable.
Evening star., 1960-01-24

port (Newsweek) to the effect
that q Soviet delegate to the
United Nations sought asylum in
the West through Mr.. Bang g-Jen-
sens help but was promptly
shipped back home and subse-
quently disappeared when his
identity was leaked-somewhere
in the U. N.
Another published version New
York Post) says that three Iron
Curtain diplomats, nationality un-
known, were kept from detecting
when, against Mr.. Bang -Jensen's
advice, their names showed up
in reports around the State De-
partment and the United States
mission to the U. N.
Still a third version, circulating
among exiled Hungarians here.
has it that two Russians at the
U. N. tried to defect with Mr..
Bang -Jensen's help. One sup
posedly was shipped home when
his identity leaked out. The
other got away and has dropped
from sight.
Committee Interested
Which. if any. Of these versions
is true-or even remotely true?
None Of the reports has been
confirmed and the U. N. says it
knows nothing about them. The
Dodd Committee has been looking
into the matter but has not yet
decided whether it will hold pub
lie hearings.
Mr. Bang-JenSen's leap from
relative obscurity to international
headlines was almost as sudden
and emotion-packed as his tragic
end. For nearly 20 years he led
the uneventful, unspectacular life
Of q career diplomat, first as
counselor to the Danish Legation
in Washington, then as a senior
Evening star., 1960-01-24

political affairs officer at the
u. N. To his few close personal
friends and to most casual ac-
Quaintances he seemed the very
epitome of what a career diplomat
should be: Intelligent. reserved.
dedicated. a bit aloof but not
stuffy.
Mr.. Bang Jensen came to
prominence when the U. N.
named him deputy secretary
to the committee investigating the
Hungarian revolt. Denied admis-
sion to Hungary. the committee
gathered most Of its evidence from
refugees, mostly freedom fighters,
at hearings in New York. Geneva.
Rome, Vienna and London. OF the
Ill who testified. 81 asked that
their names be kept secret. Mr..
Bang-Jensen's job was to make
physical arrangements for the
hearings, interview some but not
all of the witnesses. keep the pay
voucher list and help in the writ
ing Of the report.
Hotel Room Invoded
Almost from the start he
claimed that someone wanted des-
perately to learn the identity Of
the witnesses and what was going
into the report. He said his hotel
room was broken into in Vienna,
his desk drawers rifled at U. N.
headquarters in Geneva and later
in New York, and that attempts
were made to suppress key cables,
to keep certain witnesses from
testifying and to appoint Soviet
national as a committee inter-
prefer.
According to exiled Hungarians
here, the identity Of five secret
witnesses became known when
one Miklos Szabo, a member of
the AHV, the Hungarian secret
Evening star., 1960-01-24
The Dangers Of Shipping

Sea transport through the Ger
man sea blockade of the smaller
aircraft and practically all of the
other supplies, was perhaps the
greatest difficulty that had to be
overcome to keep the Soviet Union
from collapsing.
More than 10 different routes,
or combinations of routes, were
employed.
Food and raw materials-highly
urgent but Of low strategic value
were delivered mainly over the
Evening star., 1960-01-24

befallen the Soviet forces in the
air. where the Red Air Force had
been shot clear out of the sky by
the superior craft Of the Luft-
waite and the latter was pounding
hard at the Soviet war bases and
lines Of communication.
Thus, the first elements of
United States aid to the Soviets
were military airplanes, which
were flown across Canada and
Alaska into Siberia. Altogether
some 5000 war planes were de-
livered under their own power,
while 5000 others went in by sea,
causing the Luftwaffe to lose the
mastery of the air on the Eastern
front.
Evening star., 1960-07-18
DOCS, PETS, ETC.

ACARAS. ANGELS and over 200
other varieties Of healthy tropical
FISH; beautiful plants. goldfish;
live food, tanks and equipment
built. repaired Puppy special:
Miniature black poodleS, $50 so,
toy chihuahuaS. Axe, S45: poo
dle-Cocker cross, $3.50; toy col.
ne-wire hair terrier cross, $3.50.
Baby parakeets, canaries. mynah
birds, snakes, Skunks, special this
week onlv, buy cage and food and
get hamSter free. HYATTSVTLLF
PET. 5l24 Baltimore Blvd, UN
4-3329. Open wkendS, 10 to $40
Closed Sundays for summer. 49,
BEAGLE PUPS. Axe, excelIen
bloodline, males and females
hunters or pets. VIII. 6-4ai3.
CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVER
PUPPIES, weeks old. Cal
OIL. 2-4s03.
CHIHUAHUA, 4 months old, IITbt
fawn and white, female; AKC
reg: $50. VIII 6-069s.
DACHsHUND
l:yr -old male black wtan mark.
tngs: Axe: $40. Can JE. 4-4776
Evening star., 1960-07-18

FURN.-Spinet piano. bench and
cabinet, brake front bookcase,
chair, din. rm. furn.. 3-pc. maple
bedrm. set, HOLLYWOOD twin beds.
chest Of drawers, ir. sized metal
sing, bed, II" console TV, 5-ft.
fiat-top desk and swivel chair,
5-pc. kit. table. chairs. E-Z wash
er. spin dryer. Airway vacuum
cleaner. and many other items.
III. S-35S0
Evening star., 1960-07-18

FURNITURE costs less when you
Suy at MAJORS FURNITURE
WAREHOUSE. 4400 r, l, ave. NJ
Evening star., 1960-07-18
APTS. FURMISHED-D. G.

APT. HUNTING? DISAPPOINTED
WITH WHAT YOU'VE SEEN? /
have a few choice apts left,
enc, 1-9-3 bedrms.. furn. and
unfurn., some with air condition.
ing, conveniently located in the
nv. downtown area in a beauti-
fully maintained elev bldg Your
inspection invited Call Mr., Hanp-
ton at AD. 2-77oo,
Evening star., 1960-07-23
Plea for Pets

Few people realize the i'm
portance in hot weather of
drinking water for our ami
mails and birds. 1t is often
more necessary than food.
Water in a rust-proof vessel
placed in a yard or along any
street or road can be reSpon-
sible for the survival of un-
known numbers of these de-
licate creatures.
There is more suffering
among our domestic animals
in summer than in winter. Be-
sides thirst, there is abandon
ment during their owners
vacations, heat, fleas, suffoca-
ton, skin diseases, and hit
and-run drivers.
Special care should be used
in the placement of your ami
mails during vacations. Leave
them with friends who love
and understand them, or
board them with a reputable
kennel.
An animal left in a car may
suffocate. Park in the shade,
and if you cannot take your
pet with you, open the WIN
dows 3 inches on opposite
sides to insure a passage of
air. Sherry Reed.
Director, Humane Educa-
ton, Animal Protective
Association,
Evening star., 1960-07-23
Local Snoq

The Sunday Star printed
an article entitled Smoke
Control Laws sought"
The first place we should
look is at our own city dump
on the Anacostia River at
Eastern Avenue where many
square miles Of property stay
under a cloud of smoke from
the everburning debris. A
new SIS million public hous-
ing project which adjoins
the dump is shrouded in the
smoke.
The District either owns
or leases land as far North
as Laurel Training School
and as far South as Lorton:
why would it not be prac-
tical to deliver trash and or
garbage to river barges or
railroad sidings in the area
for transportation by closed
coal cars, to outlying dumps?
Cameron Fair.
Evening star., 1960-07-23
Mr.. z. and Woshinqton

William Zeckendorf has been SAIL
ing in and out of multi Million dollar
real estate deals for years now with all
the aplomb of a housewife buying the
weeks groceries. During the last few
months, however, there has been in
creasing talk of attrition in the Zecken-
dorf empire, in order to consolidate"
needed capital for its far-f1ung ven
lures And this talk, quite naturally,
has raised questions here about the
future of Mr.. Zeckendorf'S interests in
the Southwest redevelopment program.
These musings were heightened the
other day by the financial collapse of
the S80-million "Zeckendorf Hotel"
project near Rockefeller Center in New
York-a project on which-aS in Wash
ington-a good bit of Zeckendorf pres
tige was riding. In advance publicity,
the hotel was unbluShingly referred to
as THE Greatest Hotel Ever Built" In
deed had it been built, it would have
been the first hotel to rise in Manhattan
since the Waldorf in 1881. Be-
cause of all this, unless we miss our
guess, its demise was no small blow to
the ZecKendorf pride.
According to his associates, how
ever, Mr.. Zeckendorf, financially speak
ing, emerged from the hotel deal, smell
ing like rose. In addition to a net
profit which they contend resulted from
sale Of the land, elimination of the hotel
project repeatedly eases the drain on
Webb & Knapp capital, and conse-
quently enhances the prospects of ac-
tivity in Washington as well as else
where. If this really means things will
move faster here, WaShingtonians will
be able to get along quite well without
the "zeckendorf Hotel"
There also is encouragement in the
fact that Webb & Knapp has substantial
construction now under way in the
Southwest, and in the reaSsuranceS that
the firm has every intention Of COM
pleting its portions of the redevelop-
ment plan which Mr.. Zeckendorf orig
mated in 1854. Six years, however, is
long time to get started.
In fairness to the private developers,
not all the blame for the Snail-paced
progress can be laid at their feet One
of the greatest needs now is a more
forceful direction of the entire program
by the Redevelopment Land Agency.
And this Is not likely to occur until the
White House finds an aggressive and
intelligent businessman to fill the chair
manShip vacancy left by the death of
John A. Renon last spring.
Evening star., 1960-07-23
Pershing Stamp

In view of the fact that
Congress has officially dec
Jared September 13 as, Gen
eral PerShing Day" it is re-
commended that a commem-
orative stamp be issued in
his honor.
Pershing had a vast amount
Of inter-Allied pickering and
quarrelling to contend with,
also in his own army. An at
tempt was made to influence
Woodrow Wilson and Secre-
tary Baker to reorganize the
Services of Supply as a sep
arate unit, but he vigorously
opposed the plan. Consider
able diplomatic pressure was
brought to bear to infiltrate
our troops with the French
and British armies, but BLACK
Jack" insisted on a separate
army with the objective of
gaining control of st. Mihiel,
Briey ironfields, and the Me-
zieres-Sedan-Metz railroad.
General George c. Marshall,
Chief of staff. during World
War II frequently conferred
with him.
Our government and the
American people are greatly
indebted to him. Accordingly,
it is suggested that a COM
memorative stamp be issued
at Laclede. Missouri, as Per-
shing was born and reared on
a farm in the vicinity Of Lac
lede.
A. LELAND.
Evening star., 1960-07-23
Preparing for Battle

Since organized courting of the So
called independent vote in presidential
election year has proved to be politically
rewarding, it is hardly surprising that
Citizens for Kennedy organization is
being established. Under similar, but
certainly not identical, title there un-
doubtedly will be rival apparatus set
up by the Republican campaign man
ayers.
The definition of independent" In
this context is very broad one-start-
Ing with millions of voters who actually
have no fixed party allegiance or aff1lia-
ton and many others who are unhappy
in any given year with the party of their
usual preference. There is no doubt that
the EiSenhower-NiXon ticket of 1852 and
1856 drew great strength from these
categorieS, as many independents of the
East and West responded to the personal
popularity of the wartime general, and
many Democrats of the South rebelled
against the liberalism" of the Demo-
cratic platform and ticket. The issue
of personal popularity may not play
such large part this year, and it is not
yet clear whether Southern reservations
about the Democratic platform will be
offset by the presence of Senator john
son on the ticket.
There are other factors, however,
which may cause some party jumping
including the religious issue which will
not necessarily die simply because it is
deplored. How much the issue figured
in Democratic primary results has been
difficult to estimate. Senator Kennedy,
Catholic, won impressively in heavily
Protestant West Virginia, but analysts
are generally agreed that much of the
big vote against him in Indiana was an
anti-Catholic vote If he loses votes for
this reason in some States in November,
he may gain as many in other States
for the same reason. In any case, the
issue introduces question mark which
could make even more important the
work of campaign organizations operat-
ing outside formal party afflliation.
In at least two large States, New
York and California, factionalism within
the Democratic Party has created prob
lens which the Kennedy managers hope
w O'CANOIAAC OAlIOuSl OpGIdGlOu Ol JIlS
citizens organization The hostility be-
tween the liberal group headed by
former Senator Lehman, Mrs Eleanor
Roosevelt and former Air Force Secre-
tary Finletter on the one hand, and the
machine" operated by State Chairman
PrendergaSt and Tammany Chieftain
DeSapio on the other, is bitter. They
may work for the same ticket but they
are not likely to work together. Cali
fornia Democrats are similarly divided,
roughly pro and con Governor Brown
If not pro and con Mr.. Kennedy.
Both the shape of the Kennedy cam
paign structure and the speed with
which it is being assembled attest to the
candidates decisiveneSs and his sureness
of political instinct. When the campaign
really begins he will not suffer from
organizational shortcomings.
Evening star., 1960-07-23
On Blaming Belgium

The CongoleSe crisis has been eaSed
appreciably by the Security Councils
unanimous decision calling upon Bel
GUM to withdraw its troops speedily"
from the Republic of the Congo. The
Brussels government has left no room
for doubt about its readiness to comply,
and the withdrawal presumably will be
completed-aS it should be-just as soon
as the United Nations has enough force
in the country to help the KaSavubu-
Lumumba regime restore order and pro-
tect the lives of BelgianS and others
menaced by rampaging elements.
Meanwhile, in behalf of fair play
and historical accuracy, it would seem
to be in order to take issue with those
who are now berating Belgium for not
having properly prepared the Congo for
Self-rule. Typical of the criticism is the
following from Congolese official: "The
BelgianS were blind colonialiStS. They
did not teach our people how to run the
country. They treated us like slaves"
And essentially the same viewpoint has
been expressed by certain commentators
here in our own country, with some of
that the Brussels government delib-
erately thrust independence on these
people, in a great rush, for the sole,
mean purpose of showing the world
their unreadiness for it.
The facts, however, simply do not
support such extravagant charges. Pos
sibly the Belgians should be chided for
70
Congolese the arts of Self-government,
but there are certain points that ought
to be kept very much in mind. One of
these is that in the present century,
under Belgium'S tutelage the Congo has
been regarded as sort of model colony,
with standards of health, education, and
economic and social development con-
Siderably superior to those of most other
colonies And another of the points is
this: That in January of last year, after
much native rioting, Belgium proclaimed
through King Baudoin that 1t would
lead the Congo toward independence
without delay but also without incon-
siderate haste" Next, in the following
September, formal plans were set forth
for Step-by-Step progress toward the
goal Of complete autonomy by 1864
Early this year, however, after weeks
OF conferences in Brussels, 80 Congolese
leaders adamantly demanded immediate
independence. The Belgians thus found
themselves caught, more or less, between
the devil and the deep blue sea. Realiz-
ing that they could not refuse the de-
mand without being confronted with
violence that would have to be met with
armed force-a very bad prospect in
terms of world aganda-they yielded
to the native pressure. In that sense, as
far as the objective facts of history are
concerned, the blame for the ensuing
tumult certainly rests less on Belgium
than on the Congo's own politicos.
Evening star., 1960-07-23
Captive Nations Week

While in Austria, Khru-
shchev announced that he
hoped to see in his lifetime
the symbol of communism
their red f1ag-f1ying over
the whole world. This has
been said before by every
other Communist leader. I'm
fortunately, people seem to
ignore it. During the Captive
Nations Week we should try
to impress upon everyone
that Communists are Com
munists, and not comparable
to any well-meaning people,
and that they even dare to
openly declare their goals.
We should understand that
they use the word peace"
just to reach their goals, and
the greatest piece" they
want to get is the U. S. A.,
and they are deferred right
now only by the fear of an
upheaval of the captive ma
tions, the spirit of which
they are trying to break.
To destroy Khrushchev's
plan we should start in the
Captive Nations Week con-
crete action: we should de-
clare that we want to reach
in our lifetime a situation
where the symbol of slavery
the red hag-be obliterated
and that communism would
remain in peoples minds
only as a nightmare, and
that everywhere there would
be government of the people,
by the people. for the people.
...., Alfred S. Berg.
Evening star., 1960-07-23
Prods Uncle Sam

Events in the Congo make
it imperative for the United
States as leader of the free
world, to reappraiSe its policy
toward the entire African
Continent. and initiate bold,
imaginative programs that
apparently have been lacking
to this point.
The horrible birth pains
that the former Belgium pos
session is now undergoing are
quickly analyzed as proof
that these people are not cap
able Of governing themselves.
Perhaps the analysis is cor
rect. Still, the blame should
not be placed upon the ma
tives but on their former
masters for the chaotic state
in which they have left them.
There are those who sneer-
ingly point out that these
people are unfit to rule them
selves and yet fail to hear the
death knell of Western i'm
perialiSm as we have known
it.
The challenge we face to-
day is from another type of
imperialism, far more subtle
and determined than the
older brand. This Red imper-
ialism is eager to replace old
masters with new communist
rulers. 1t is our task and duty
to stop it.
We have in our midst many
brilliant Negro educators,
scientists and lawmakers who
could be of great service to
our country in helping the
new nations of Africa to
stand alone. I have no docu-
n1entary proof, but I think I
am correct in assuming that
these Negro ambassadors"
would be more acceptable to
the people of Africa than
would be their white counter
parts.
IT we continue to wait
around for disaster after dis
aster to occur. and then Sheep
ishly give pat reasons for the
occurrence, we are going to
lose our place as leader of
free men.
John E. Buckley.