Evening star., 1961-11-08
i. ). Attacked
In u. n. Over
Portugal Aid


Guinea and Ghana-demanded
assurances it was taking steps
to prevent United States arms
from reaching Portuguese
troops in Angola.
The Soviet Union accused the
United States of denying the
African people the right to
freedom.
The furry occurred in the
Trusteeship Committee, de-
batting Portugars handling of
its overseas territory. The Soviet
bloc and a host of African
nations have joined forces i'll
the General Assembly and at
least two of its main commit
tees to mount one of the Bit
terest assaults on colonial
nations in U. N. history.
u. S. Rejects Charges
The sharp exchange in the
Trusteeship Committee came
after United States Delegate
Jonathan B. Bingham declared
the United States always has
supported the principle of self
determination
1T is our fervent hope that
Portugal will accept this funda-
mental principle and base its
program for it's territories upon
it." he said.
Mr.. Bingham rejected as
"unsubstantiated and unwar-
ranted" charges that United
States military equipment
supplied to Portugal for NATO
purposes was being used by
Portuguese troops in Angola.
Let me say we have no
apologies to make for the fact
that we are engaged with our
allies in NATO in a common
defense effort which is made
necessary by the danger Of
Soviet aggression in Europe,
he said
Mr.. Bingham's statement
brought quick retortS from
Guinea, Ghana and the Soviet
Union. Marof Achkar of Guiena
said a mere declaration by the
United States in support Of self
determination was not enough.
H. K. Yomekpe of Khana said
he had expected the United
States would announce it was
taking steps to prevent United
States arms from reaching
Portuguese troops in Angola.
Russia RetOrts to U. S.
v. A. Brykin of the Soviet
Union denounced Bingham's
charge that Russia posed a
threat of aggression.
who is it who is waging the
cold war" he demanded. who
has bases in Africa. Who
is it who denies freedom to
Africa?"
In the special Political Com
mittee, nation after nation bit
terly assailed South Africa's
white supremacist policy and
pointed to it as an outgrowth
of the colonial system.
Colonialism was probably in
for another going-over in the
main political committee,
which opened debate on an
ASian-African resolution de-
manding that all Africa be kept
free of nuclear weapons and all
foreign bases on the continent
be liquidated.
With the powerful 49-nation
Asian-African group supported
down the line on colonialism
by the Soviet bloc and a num-
ber Of other nations. most of
the resolutions against colonial
practices we're virtually certain
to win approval.
U. S. "MOnOpOlies' Hit
S. G. Lapin. foreign minister
of the Russian \ Republic,
charged in the Assembly that
United States monopolieS take
$40 billion a year profits from
the new countries and worm
their way in to force out the
old colonizers."
Mr.. Lapin said the Soviet
Union supported demands for
expulsion of South Africa from
the U. N. because of its white
Supre acist policies. He
claimed the United States and
Britain were preventing the
U. N. from taking any punitive
action against South Africa.
The Soviet Union has sub
mitted a resolution to the As
sembly calling for the final
and unconditional liquidation
of colonialism in all its forms
and manifestations" by the end
of 1862. Nigeria has put in a
rival resolution which would
extend the deadline to Deem
Der !, 1910.
Other Resolutions
A Dutch resolution before the
Assembly proposes setting up
a U. N commission to investi-
gate the possibility of a plebis-
cite in Netherlands New Guinea
on it's political future. The In
donesians, who claim the ter
ritory, have repeatedly warned
delegates that If this resolution
is approved they will launch a
military attack on the Dutch in
New Guinea.
The Dutch delegation has
brought in Dutch Foreign Min
lister J. M. A. H. Luns for the
debate, which is certain to see
the Netherlands under heavy
fire from both the Soviet bloc
and many African states
Thirty nations are sponsoring
a resolution calling for an eco
nomic and diplomatic boycott
of South Africa and possibly
its expulsion from the worlc
organization.
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