KHRUSHCHEV ON WAY HOME

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29336, 15 October 1960, Page 13

KHRUSHCHEV ON WAY HOME

“We Gave Hell,” He Says On Departure (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 10 p.m.) NEW YORK, October 14. Mr Khrushchev today flew home to Moscow after 25 whirlwind days at the United Nations in New York. “We gave hell to the Americans and the British,” he said at a diplomatic reception before his departure. His departure came after a final day at the Assembly during which he described the Security Council as “worse than a spittoon—it’s a cuspidor”; called the Secretary-General, Mr Hammafskjold, a “fool”; arjd told the West: “If you want war, keep on provoking it-you’U get

In a speech before his departure, Mr Khrushchev said the United Nations decision to debate the Soviet resolution on colonialism in the plenary session of the General Assembly instead of in thj; Political Committee was a •‘great victory.” He added that if the Assembly had shown the “same desire on the question of disarmament,” important steps could have been made in that direction. His farewell words at Idlewild airport repeated his call for a change in the structure of the United Nations. He also denounced the pickets who heckled him throughout his visit here as “dregs of society.” “The Soviet Union is ready to do its utmost to achieve disarmament,” said Mr Khrushchev. To the last. New York police kept their security guard tight around the Soviet leader. As he walked past, some of the police —relieved to see their charge leave—cheered and whistled. Reporters Thanked

Just before stepping into his car at Park avenue, Mr Khrushchev turned to reporters and said: “I want to thank all those who honestly fulfilled their duties, all those who used their pens to serve the cause of peace. Thank you.”

At his plane, Mr Khrushchev stood hatless, wearing spectacles as he said he was leaving New York with the question still to be discussed—“the acute necessity

of changing the structure of the executive body of the United Nations.”

He said he was leaving in a good mood, and his last words were comparatively moderate. He called for “businesslike” discussion of his United Nations proposal. “The United Nations now consists of Socialist, imperialist, and neutralist groups-. “No-one group should have the advantage to the detriment of the other two,” Mr Khrushchev said.

He also called for an international armed force “in reliable hands.” He linked his proposal to the question of disarmament. Mr Khrushchev said he wished all delegations had shown “the same willing determination” in discussing disarmament that they had shown in "abolishing the colonial regime.” “If they had understood fully the dangers of the present situation,” he said, “the danger of nuclear war would have been lessened.” -

Mr Khrushchev said the Communists were ready to discuss disarmament “in a businesslike manner.” Mr Khrushchev wore the same, by now world famous, brown leather sandals—which he pulled off during Wednesday’s uproarious General Assembly session to bang his delegation table while the Filipino delegate was making reference to Soviet “colonialism” in East Europe. He has been seen in these sandals almost every day of his stay in New York.

The Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Andrei Gromvko, and Mr Janos Kadar, the Hungarian Comrfiunist Party chief, accompanied Mr Khrushchev on the 10hour, non-stop flight The Russian leader will go to Communist North Uorea soon. Observers believ de will also visit Peking for conferences with Mr Mao Tse-tung, Mr Chou Enlai and other top Chinese leaders. His next major moves in the international arena, he indicated repeatedly at the United Nations.

would come after the Presidential elections in the United States. He said he did not believe American officials could fully participate until then in “the question of questions”—disarmament.

He proposed a special session of the General Assembly attended by chiefs of government —to consider disarmament alone—somewhere in Europe and early in 1961, after , President Eisenhower has left office. Mr Khrushchev’s last day in the Assembly was typical of most of the others, a mixture of rocket-rattling and amiability, American Associated Press reported. He was on the rostrum three times. He told the United States: ,“If you want war, you’ll get war.”

He referred to “fools like Mr Hammarskjold.”

He accused President Eisenhower of lying and of being “on a leash” of American military leaders.

As for the Security Council, he said it was "worse than a spittoon—a cuspidor.” He also presented an omnibus proposal to combine his “general and complete disarmament” proposal with his demand that the office of Secretary-General be replaced by a three-man commission. Otherwise, he said, the Soviets would not work in disarmament committees or in the 99-nation Assembly’s Political Committee’s disarmament debate. After this, he said farewell, adding that he hoped he had not offended anyone. Mr James Wadsworth, the chief American delegate, protested against Mr Khrushchev’s remarks about Mr Eisenhower. Mr Wadsworth also said: “I challenge the head of the Soviet delegation to allow the entire debate on this subject (the spy plane charge) to be broadcast live In the U.S.S.R. Instead of being jammed, as almost every United States radio broadcast has been for the last 15 years.”