Evening star., 1961-03-07
Restrict Work to Most Urgent Issues,
Stevenson Proposes to U. N. Assembly

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States today proposed that the
resumed session of the United
Nations General Assembly
avoid cold war issues and re-
strict its work to the most
urgent questions.
The proposal was made by
Chief United States Delegate
Adlai E. Stevenson shortly be-
fore the 99-nation Assembly
reconvened after an 11-week
recess. 1t came on the heels
Of Soviet suggestions that the
current session steer clear of
the cold war.
Mr.. Stevenson discussed the
agenda problem yesterday with
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
A. Gromyko. but no agreements
were reached.
The Soviet Union had sought
to keep cold war issues out of
the General Assembly session,
but the United States was re-
ported earlier as reluctant to
agree pending further clarifica-
tionS Of the Soviet position on
the Congo-hte No. Assembly
issue.
President Kwame Nkrumah
Of Ghana was to be the OPEN
ing speaker. He is expected to
appeal for support of his plan
for an all-African U. N. COM
mand in the Congo.
Stevenson Sees GrOmykO
Mr.. Stevenson and Mr.. Gro
myko had conferred yesterday
on the possibility Of removing
cold war issues from the AS
Sembly'S agenda.
There was no announcement
OF agreement. But Izvestia, the
Soviet government newspaper,
said in Moscow that the Rus !
slams would not press for AS
sembly discussion of United
States spy flights over Soviet
territory. The newspaper called
on the West to clean the
agenda of question which
may appear on it only as al
result of hte cold war"
Meanwhile, Congo President
Joseph KaSavubu informed the |
United Nations that under no
conditions will he relinquish |
control of the Congolese Army. |
= Seeks Broader Plan
I'm a message to Secretary
General Dag Hammarskjold, !
Mr.. KaSavubu said reorganiza- |
ton of the army-one of the
measures called for in the last
Security Council resolution
Must embrace the entire coun-
tty.
He said this should include
Oriental province, Kivu, South
KASai and Katanga-areas not
under Mr.. Kasavubu's control.
if1e said his government is
prepared to initiate reorganiza-
ton at once without waiting for
t,to be launched simultaneous
~, in other sectors. But he
ADDED this is subject to reach
ing satisfactory agreement
with military leaders in the
other areas, and if reorganiza-
tlen proved impossible it would
be suspended Immediately In
Leopoldville.
The Russians sounded a new ,
Jarring note on the eve of the
session when Mr.. GromykoE
snubbed a luncheon Mr.. Ham
marSkjold gave yesterday for
Mr.. Nkrumah.
Mr. Gromyko's boycott was
seen as blunt notice that the
ScViets win oppose any Congols
peace plan in which the Sec
retary General has q hand. The
Soviet Foreign Minister is ex-
pected to continue to press the
Kremlin's demands for an end
OF the U. N. Congo operation
and Mr.. Hammarskjold's resig-
nation.
GrOmykO Pays Visit |!
Mr.. Gromyko called on Mr..
Nkrumah at his hotel suite
yesterday, apparently to make )
clear his boycott of the lunch
con was not directed at the
Ghana President.
Mr.. Nlrumah's Congo pro-
pOsal, as outlined in a recent
cable to Mr.. Hammarskjold,
differs sharply from the Soviet
demands. It contains these
main points:
i. A new all-African U. N.
command should be set up in
the Congo to take over re-
sponsibility for law and order.