Evening star., 1961-09-26
u. N.
Mouritonio's Africa Allies to Decide
On RetoIioting Against Formoso


pected to argue that it was
Russia, not a Western power,
which blocked Mauritania.
The General Assembly agreed
to a full debate on the China
question last night. 1t was the
first time in 10 years that the
issue had not been Shelved.
81 Agenda Items
The China representation
question was one of 81 items
placed on the agenda of the
current session. The steering
committee had recommended
inclusion of all the items last
week.
Both the United States and
the Soviet Union backed the
China debate. although each
supported a different formula
ton Of the question. The As
sembly agreed to list both items
one sponsored by New Zealand
and the other by the Soviet
Union.
In considering the agenda
last night, the Assembly over
rode Soviet opposition and in
cluded items on alleged sup
preston of human rights IN
Tibet and on the situation in
Hungary. The vote on Tibet
was 1914. with 35 abstentions.
The Hungarian question was
placed on the agenda by vote
Of 52-15, with 80 abstentions.
Nationalist China's Tingfu F.
Tsiang protested vigorously
against including the China
representation question in the
agenda. He asserted his gov
ernment is the only legitimate
government of China.
He did not insist on a formal
vote, however, and the two
China items we're inscribed by
general consent.
GrOmyko's Speech Awaited
While the Security Council
busted itself with the problems
of new members, U. N. dele
gates anxiously awaited this
afternoons speech by Soviet
Foreign Minister Andrei
Gromyko.
Delegates held little hope,
however, that the Soviet Union
would soften its position in re-
plying to President Kennedy's
call yesterday for new negotia-
tions on disarmament, the Ber-
lin crisis or the problem of a
successor to Secretary General
Dag Hammarskjold.
Mr.. Gromyko'S first public
reaction was noncommittal.
Talking with reporters outside g
the Russian U. N. mission head
quarters yesterday, he was l
asked If he saw any hopeful
signs in Mr.. Kennedy's speech.
Il could not go so far" he
answered. Il want to study it
mora +hOro1ohlv -
He repeated RusSia's an /
nounced intention to sign a !
separate peace treaty with 7
Communist East Germany, add
ing that some aspects of the d
speech do not meet our OBJ
iectiorS regarding the possibil- :
ity Of negotiations on Ger :
many"
Reds Hint at Summit I
In a five-hour talk with Sec
retary of State Rusk last week, :.
Mr.. Gromyko was said to have +,
reiterated Premier Khru- :
shchev's position on Germany. {,
But the Soviet leader has been '
dropping hints recently that he :.
would welcome a summit con- :
ference to iron out the German !
issue and other crucial East !
West differences.
But no such hints have been Y
heard that would indicate any
relaxation by Moscow of it's
demands for a U. N. reorgan- +
ization to replace the vacant I
secretary generals post with a V
three-man executive. c
Attempts have ended in fail "
ure to settle the dispute II
through the Security Council, "
where a permanent secretary a
general must be nominated but
would have to face the threat
of Russian veto.
Liberals Ambassador Barnes "
told a meeting of the Asian 3
African group that he had l.
tried in vain to set up con- .
ference of the Councils five 3
permanent members-the ones Z
with veto power. But he said
the Soviet Union wanted Ma E
tionalist China barred and the 2
others - Britain, France and u
the United States - insisted q
that the Nationalists attend. K
Diplomatic activity has u
shifted toward the Assembly, Il
where dozen middle-road
countries led by Ireland and Y
Norway are trying to round up Ii
support for naming an interim a
secretary general. Mr.. Barnes v
said the tide was running in n
favor of putting one man in the $,
post despite Soviet objections.
The leading candidate for the n
job, if the Assembly approves, N
is Mongi Slim of Tunisia. Mr.. n
Slim was elected Assembly pres s
ident for this session but prob +
ably would resign this office c
if named to head the U. N. Sec a
retariat. E