Evening star., 1960-05-26
sENEVoLENcE WAIVERS
CeyIon's Sir Claude
ScoLds U. S., Russia
By MARY McGRoRY
star star Writer

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UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
May 20. - Sir Claude corea Of
CeyIon, the present president
Of the Security Council. is one
Of the politest men In this
palace Of poEteness. He is q
round faced gentleman with
low-growing grey hair, and
through his round, steel
trimmed spectacles he beams on
the assemblage with an ex-
preston Of unwavering benevo-
lence.
When, as president, he
opened the U-2 deliberations
on Monday, he did so In .
great swirl Of amenities. Be-
fore recognizing Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrei Gromyko. who
was smoldering on his right,
Sir Claude paid fulsome tribute
TO the president Of the month
Of April, Mario Arnadeo Of Ar
sentina. AS Sir Claude spoke
on his predecessors wisdom and
his simplicity, (which is the
true hallmark of a great man, I"
Mr.. Alnadeo self consciously lit
. cigarette.
Otherwise Sir Claude's most
aggressive act during the de-
bate has been to call the gall
leries sternly to order when
they began stirring about after
major speeches.
Tough Speech
There had been nothing IN
his department, in short, to IN
dicate that Sir Claude was O
man to lay 1t on the line. Yet
this Is precisely what he did
yesterday in the toughest
speech on the U-2 incident
heard in these councils since
Mr.. Gromkyo made the whole
thing sound like the bombing
Of Britain last Monday.
Sir Claude conspicuously did
not call the aircraft, - single
unarmed, isolated plane" as all
Western powers did. He re-
ferred to it starkly as the
"U-2." which constitutes plain
speaking around here.
He drew up the rear OF 9
little parade Of speakers from
small nations, who spoke ur
yesterday and who with pro-
gressive boldneSs made the
peint they wish that two large
nations would be a little more
careful in handling the peace
Of the world. and who sug-
eested all virtue does not rest
with the United States IN this
case.
Expert" Comments
Mongi Slim Of Tunisia led OF
with the ironic boast that his
country is a connoisseuer Of ag.
gressive acts. since it has beer
subject to so many. Speaking
as an expert. he said he could
not find "any Of the constituent
elements of armed aggression II
the overnight in question"
He was followed by JOS
Correa Of Ecuador. a countr!
with perhaps more llamas thar
U-2s, who said that he under
stood the annoyance Of tht
Soviet Union at the flight o
foreign planes over its terri
tory. and made a point hardl!
touched on by other Western
speakers. namely that "sucl
annoyance would have beer
1elt by any other country II
similar circumstances"
Mr.. Correa quoted NasSer o
Egypt. a neutralist idol, to tn
effect that the size of a natiol
does not give it license to max
o war that would involve tn
world.
Begins Mildly
Then Sir Claude took tn
floor. He began mildly enough
echoing the regret voiced b,
all here that espionage, lik
original sin. persists in tn
human race. But then 81
Claude, In precise English. pro
ceeded to step on Uncle Sam
tenderest cornS. He touchet
upon the evaporation Of tn
spirit of Camp David"
And then he said. with n
bows or smiles whatever, tha
sit was bad enough to be de
tected in the act of violatin