CHINA’S UN. SEAT

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28386, 19 September 1957, Page 13

CHINA’S UN. SEAT

Full Debate Likely

(Rec. 10 p.m.) NEW YORK, September 18.

The United States today is marshalling support against a new effort to seat Communist China in the United Nations.

The explosive issue is due for an airing late today when the General Assembly's powerful Steering Committee takes up India's proposal to make the seating question a formal item on this year's agenda. India or the Soviet Bloc countries—the prime supporters of Communist China—could bring up the issue in the assembly by simply challenging Nationalist China's right to a seat It is generally believed, however. that they will wait until the Steering Committee goes Into session so they can stage a full debate.

A United States spokesman has already declared that the Americans stand ready to block any seating move He expressed confidence that they have more than enough support to do it Britain already has swung behind the United States move to defer the seating issue for another year, and a number of other delegations are reported to have privately indicated their support for this move.

The Peking Government’s main support comes from the , Soviet bloc of nine members and a considerable portion of the AsianAfrican bloc. Some Scandinavian countries also have been pushing for an outright decision on the question.