Impasse At United Nations Still Not Broken

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27782, 6 October 1955, Page 13

Impasse At United Nations Still Not Broken

(N.Z. Press Association- -Copyright) (Rec. 11.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, October 4. The boycott by France of the General Assembly of the United Nations, caused by the Assembly decision to debate French rule in Algeria, still continues. Several delegates at yesterday’s meeting, including; some, who had voted for a debate on Algeria, appealed for France to, return.

The French Cabinet has now recalled the entire delegation to the General Assembly session, leaving only its representatives on the Security Council and the Disarmament Commission. A further action by the Assembly yesterday which has done little to ease the tension caused by the French walk-out was the vote to put a debate on Dutch New Guinea on the Assembly agenda.

Senior British and United. States delegates also were absent as the morning meeting started. Their places were taken by subordinate members of their delegations.

There was some evidence of behindscenes activity to smooth over the situation, but United Nations and diplomatic sources were wary about discussing them.

A United States delegation spokesman said: “I cannot say anything about what we are doing about it.” In Paris, the French Foreign Minister (Mr Pinay) instructed his Ambassadors to draw the attention of countries which supported the inclusion of the Algeria question on the United Nations General Assembly agenda that repercussions might result in their relations with France, Foreign Office sources said tonight. The form the repercussions might take was not disclosed. The vote on Dutch New Guinea has taken over the objections of The Netherlands.