Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-04
Vote Put of

the plea and call for the meet
ling at "the earliest practicable
date"
A vote was put off until to-
morrow at least, when further
moves to protract the debate
were expected. The vote to
postpone action on the FIVE
power resolution and its amend
lment until Wednesday was 45-8
with 20 abStentions.
NeutraliSt sponsors Of the
resolution for a KhruShchev-
Eisenhower meeting were sud-
denly summoned to a confer
enee this afternoon.
The group includes Mr..
Nehru and Presidents Nkrumah
Of Ghana. Canal Abdel Nasser
Of the United Arab Republic
and Sukarno Of Indonesia.
A fifth member Of the group
President Tito Of Yugoslavia,
preparing to leave for home,
said he hopes for more toll
Grant attitudes in future rela-
tons between the United States
and the Soviet Union"
NeutralistS are reported un-
happy with the Australian
amendment. The Australians
were reported under pressure
to change the amendments
wording to one simply appeal
ing for new big power negotia-
tons toward peace steps.
BOland Surprised
Even Assent bly, President
Frederick H. Boland of Ireland
was caught of base by the
MenzieS move. He had an
nounced at the opening of the
afternoon session that a vote
on the proposal by five neutral
nations would be taken before
the General Assembly break for
dinner.
The Australian Prime Min
lister said he had told Secretary
of State Herter of his plan be-
fore submitting the amend
ment, but it was understood he
gave only a few minutes notice.
Mr.. MenzieS told reporters
he takes "a strong view" against
the idea that this is an issue
between the United States and
the Soviet Union.
Australia feels that many
other powers have a voice in
Big Four summit deliberations
through their ties with the
British Commonwealth and with
France.
Mr.. Nehru asked the Assem-
bly, to adopt the recommended
ton for an Eisenhower-Khru-
shchev meeting unanimously
at an early date"
Prime Minister Nehru had
pressed for a General Assembly
vote despite indications from
both President Eisenhower and
Premier Khrushchev that they
had no stomach for a get-to-
Igether soon.
American officials said they
could 60 along with the Menzies
amendment. but they found the
wording fuzzy"
Hope for Diversion
Argentina and Tunisia were
also understood to be prepar-
ing amendments to the five
neutralist powers resolution.
Ambassador Mongi Slim of
Tunisia had the backing Of a
great number of new African
states in the Congo delibera-
lions last month.
American officials hoped the
embarrassing flve-power clamor
for an Eisenhower Khrushchev
meeting could be diverted if the
Afro-Asian powers did not line
up unanimously.
The Soviet Premier released
late yesterday a letter to the
five neutraliSt statesmen. He
demanded a clear admission
that Mr.. Eisenhower was re-
sponsible for the deterioration
in Soviet-American relations. a
condemnation of the U-2 spy
flights and reconnaissance mis-
sions off Soviet borders, and a
show Of good will toward the
practical improvement of these
relations" before he would
meet Mr.. Eisenhower.
In his speech at the opening
of yesterdays General Assem-
bly, session. Mr.. Khrushchev
had called the suggestion for
an Eisenhower Khrushchev
conference naive"
Threatens Boycott
The cold war took another
turn for the worse in the
Khrushchev speech when the
Soviet Premier said the Com
muniSt powers would disregard
United Nations decisions If
Secretary General Hammar-
skiold were not replaced and
the Security Council were not
revamped.
Thus for the first time he
threatened to give Mr.. Ham
marskjold the same boycott
treatment Russia gave the first
U. N. secretary general, Trygve
Lie, toward the end of his term.
Mr.. Hammarskjold got a pro-
longed ovation when, in a reply
to Mr.. Khrushchev yesterday,
he said he would continue until
his term expires in 1868 unless
the smaller powers voted him
out.
The secretary general said
that to resign "at the present
difficult and dangerous juno
ture" would be to throw the
organization to the winds"
He said it was mot the So
Wet Union, or indeed, any