MEMORANDUM ON CHINA

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26058, 10 March 1950, Page 7

MEMORANDUM ON CHINA

DR. TSIANG REPLIES TO MR LIE RIVAL REGIMES* CLAIMS TO RECOGNITION (Rec. 9 p.m.; nW YORK, Match 8. The inemotandum by the ! United Nations Stecretary-Gerierai (Mt Trygve Lie) oft the deadlock over Ghmß’s representation iri the United Nations WRd a deliberate attempt to prejudice the Chinese Nationalist case, before the United Nations, said Dr. T. F. Tsiang, the chief Chihede Nationalist delegate, to-day. “It oversteps the duties of the Sec-reary-General and undermines public confidence in his impartiality,” said Dri Tsiang. “The meriiotaftdum is bad law and bad politics/* Dr, Tstaiig said that the deadlock iri the United Nations had been caused by Soviet walk-outs, which were illegal. if the Seetetfity-Genetai wished to exercise his influence, it should be iri the direction of the Soviet delegation. Mr Lie’s memcftaridum, made public to-day, said that where a revolution* ary Governmerit presented itself as representing a State In rivalry to the existing Government, the question at issue Should be which of the two Governments was in a position to employ the resources and direct the people Of the State in fulfilment of its membership obligations to the United Nations. That meant in essence an inquiry whether the new Government exercised effective authority withiri the territory of its State, and was habitually obeyed by the bulk of the population. “If so, it would seem to be appro* priate for United Nations organs, through Collective action, to accord it the right to represent its State in the United Nations organisation, although individual members of the organisation refuse, and may continue to refuse, to accord it recognitiOrt as a law* fUI Government, for reasons which are valid under ‘their national policies/’ Mr Lie added.