Evening star., 1960-11-01
Cuba Charges
West Delays
Disarmament

UNITED NATIONS, N. y
Nov. / (AP).-Cuba accused
the Western powers today Of
delaying tactics on disarma-
ment and declared that the So
Wet Union is the only major
power that has made important
concessions.
Cuban Delegate Manuel Bisbe
said the government Of Fidel
Castro is In complete accord
with Soviet disarmament pro-
posals. including liquidation Of
all foreign military bases.
Speaking in the General AS
Sembly's Political COMMITTEES, !
the Cuban representative con-
tinued the attack on the United
States which Foreign Minister
Raul Roa began yesterday In
the Assembly.
Mr.. Bisbe again brought the
United States presidential cam
paign into the debate by saying
"let us not reopen the debate
in the United Nations on the
deterioration Of United States
prestige"
IF the Soviet Union is not
the greatest power in the
world" he declared, 'it is one
of the greatest"
Praises Soviet Gains
He asserted that the Soviet
Union Is ahead Of the United
States both in the nuclear field
and in outer space. And he
added that the Soviet Union
was completely justified in
linking the liquidation of for
eign bases with any agreement
to establish international con-
troll over intercontinental mis-
sileS.
Mr.. Bisbe asked:
Does the West really want
disarmament or is a game be-
ing played?"
Meanwhile, the Assembly
headed for a vote on Cuba's bid
for immediate Assembly debate
on the Cuban charge that the
United States plans a military
attack aimed at ousting the
Castro regime.
Diplomats predicted the 99-
nation forum would hand the
Cubans and their Soviet bloc
hackers a strong rebuff by send
ing the Cuban complaint to the
Assembly's Political Committee
first. That was the procedure
recommended by the Assembly's
Steering Committee
Cuban and the Communist
bloc countries held the floor in
yesterdays opening round be-
fore the Assembly with new
claims that the Castro govern
ment stands in peril Of a mas
sive invasion engineered by the
United States Government.
Wadsworth to Reply
Chief United States Delegate
James j. Wadsworth was to
reply in the Assembly today.
Mr.. Roa's attack yesterday
ranged from blasts at the United
States presidential candidates
to q claim that the week -end
visit of 1,450 United States
Marines to the Guantanamo
naval base as a clear act of
provocation.
Mr.. Roa was supported by
delegates from Communist Po-
land, Czechoslovakia. Romania
and Albania. They repeated
Cuban claims that the United
States is aiding anti-Castro
forces and is carrying out sub
versive actions against Castro
regime.
Other activity at the AS
sembly session included:
The Assembly by acclama-
ton approved a resolution urg-
ing Austria and Italy to start
new negotiations on the
treatment of the 250,000 Ger
man-speaking inhabitants of
the Italian Tyrol province of
Bolzano, on the Austrian bor-
der. Austria claims the Ger
man-speaking population is
not getting the equal political
and cultural rights guaranteed
by a 1946 agreement.
Argentina opened a drive to
enlarge the Security Council
and the Economic and Social
Council to give Asian and At
rican countries more represen-
tation. All five permanent
members of the Security Coun-
Gil must agree. since revision
OF the U. N. charter is required,
and the Soviet Union indicated
it would use its veto unless
Communist China is seated as
part of the nrocess