Evening star., 1963-09-18
u. S. Seeks to Sell Russia
On Benefits Of Strong U. N.
BY WILLIAM r. FRYE
Star Special Writer

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Star Special Writer
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Sept. 18.-The United States
has undertaken a long-range
campaign to persuade the
Soviet Union a strong U. N. is
in its national interest.
This ambitious effort began
yesterday when United States
delegate Adlai E. Stevenson
sought out Soviet Foreign Min
lister Andrei Gromyko for an
unprecedented private confer
ence prior to the opening of
the 111-nation U. N. General
Assembly.
1t had been Signalled earlier
in a trial-balloon speech in
Boston by Richard N. Gardner,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
International Organization AT
fairs.
Mr.. Stevenson and Mr..
Gromyko conferred for an hour
and a quarter. After the meet
ing, United States sources said
it had been "amicable" and
good humored." They eX-
pressed optimism that cold
war polemics" might be put
aside" during the three-month
assembly.
Better LiaisOn Sought
Mr.. Stevenson's principal i'm
mediate objective, observers be-
lieved, was to establish liaison
with the Soviet delegation and
see If Moscow's desire for an
East-WeSt entente could be
translated into more harmoni-
ous-or less inharmonious-
U. N. proceedings.
His more remote objective, 1t
was understood, was to mod
crate Soviet opposition to a
U. N. with executive power.
The United States plans to
press at the current session for
construction of a standby
u N. peace force made up OF
earmarked contingents from
small and medium sized coun-
tries. This runs head on into
the U. N. policy the Soviet
Union has adopted to date. For
18 years, Russia has done its
utmost to sabotage the U. N. ,
through 101 vetoes in the
Security Council, by refusing
payment of dues for peace OPP
erations, by the unlamented
"troika" plan for three secre-
taries-general, and by propa-
ganda abuse.
At the height Of the Cuba
crisis, however, Soviet Premier
Nikita S. Khrushchev suddenly
appeared to change his tune.
He seemed genuinely grateful
to Secretary General Thant for
having given Moscow a face
saving way to back down from
challenging the American n
blockade.
Thereafter, Mr.. Khrushchev
said he "pasSionately" wished $
the U. N. to develop as an {
instrument Of strengthening
peace and organizing co-opera- 6
ton between states"
Mr.. Gardner had put tn e
case to Moscow in essentially
these terms:
I'VE believe it is In your in
terest, as well as ours, to make
the U. N. strong, healthy and
solvent"
The U. N. he argued, can
serve the interests of both
superpowers in at least two
fundamental ways:
/. 1t can help promote
great power disengagement
from dangerous confrontations
like that in Cuba.
2. It can help prevent brush
fire conflicts, like the Congo,
from triggering nuclear war.
Adequate Authority Needed
To do this, however, Mr..
Gardner pointed out, the U. N.
will have to have executive
authority and adequate financ-
ing.
The Stevenson : Gromyko
meeting was a curtain raiser
for talks between Mr.. Gromyko,
United States Secretary Of
State Dean Rusk and British
Foreign Secretary Lord Home
possibly next week. These will
cover further disarmament
measures, Germany and prob
lens In Asia.
Mr.. Rusk will arrive in New
York Saturday and Lord Home