Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-11
Timing Of Interim Secretory's Pledge
Stalls S.-Soviet Negotiations in U. N.

- UNITED NATIONS, N. z.
Oct. II (AP).-United States
Soviet negotiations on a sue
cesSor to the late United Ma
tons Secretary General Dag
Hammarskjold were reported
Snagged today on the timing
of a statement to be given by
the nominee and the national
ity of a fifth Secretariat deputy.
A United States spokesman
said two-hour bargaining ses-
sion with the Soviets yesterday
failed to produce any agree
ment. I'VE made no progress.
We are disappointed" he said.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Min
lister Valerian A. zorin claimed
the Americans took a step
backward" in discussion Of
when the new interim Secre-
tary general should make a
statement promising close COL
Elaboration with his deputies in
his daily work.
The proposed statement is
modification of the Russians
original demand that deputies
representing the worlds major
political groupings have a vir-
tual veto over the secretary
generals actions. The Russians
want the statement promising
collaboration delivered before
the nominees name is proposed
to the Security Council. which
must make the nomination to
the General Assembly.
Mr.. Zorin said the United
States delegation Monday
handed us a memorandum
saying the nominee should
make a statement before his
appointment" Yesterday. ne
said. they said he should make
it afterward."
Error Blamed
According to informe d
sources, the Americans said
that due to a typist's error
their statement originally con-
tanned the clause that the
nominee would promise COL
liberation IF appointed to this
post" Inclusion Of this clause
which the Americans re-
portedly said was inadvertent
implied the statement was to
be made before the Council
action.
The informants said the
Russians also had dropped their
demand for appointment of
only three principal advisers
to the secretary general-from
the Western, Communist and
neutralist blocs-and agreed
with the United States on five.
But a second standoff re-
portedly developed over the /
fifth deputy. with the Russians
wanting an East European and
the Americans a West Euro
pean. Both sides, it was said,
agreed the other four should .
come from the United States, /
Russia, Latin America and
Africa.
The United States and Russia /
had agreed previously on nom
nation Of U Thant of Burma !
to fill out Mr.. Hammarskjold's
term expiring in April. 1868. /
if they could settle the dis
puted points about the deputies. |
Many small nations were !
growing increasingly impatient
because Of the delay. /
Losing Confidence /
Il am losing confidence in
the great powers" Nigerian
Foreign Minister Jaja Wachuku
told the General Assembly yes
terday. They are climbing
from the pedestal to greatness
to insanity.
Find a man, put him on the
job and let him fail. Then put
another man on the job. That
is what we do in our respective
countries. We don't need to
find a superman.
Ambassador Rishekesh Shaha
of Nepal, another member of
the powerful 47-nation Asian
African group, also told the
Assembly there should be some
decision quickly on who will
step into Mr.. Hammarskjold's
job.
J., Mr. Roa avoided detailed
. elaboration of the charges
which were presented to Ha-
vana's diplomatic corps by the
Cuban Foreign Ministry Mon
day night. Acting Cuban For
eign Minister Carlos Olivares
asserted in Havana that the
United States is training forces
for a new invasion at 20 United
States and nine Caribbean
bases.
The State Department
termed the charges totally I'M
founded" and ridiculous" Po-
lice and other authorities at
most Of the United States sites
named by Mr.. Olivares denied
any knowledge of training of
anti-Castro Cubans.
United States Ambassador
Adlai E. Stevenson told the
Assembly "the United States is
not planning any intervention
or aggression in Cuba"
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