Blow To U.S. Hopes On China Issue

Press, Volume C, Issue 29634, 3 October 1961, Page 13

Blow To U.S. Hopes On China Issue

H CHATTANOOGA (Tennessee), October 2. Twelve West African nations had dealt a sharp blow to United States hopes of exSz £ssSs Sts.•2". Jfc S H «e issued, said the Chattanooga “Timet."

ffid SUFBS-"!ll the Brazza\ll!^~^o^—-on Friday “received instructions to vote unanimously for the admittance at Red China « the Nationalist Chinese Government does no* co-operate in the Security Council action on the admission of Outer "Mi, States had felt I it could gamer a bare majority in General Assembly votes on not seating Communist China. “But these expectations were pinned to the prospect that at least six of the 12 Brazzaville votes would stay with the United States under any circumstances,” the ■Times” said. “United States officials had keenly hoped that they (the Brazzaville group) would decide against voting as a bloc and the instructions received by the African delegates here on Thursday were a bitter disappointment." “Every form of persuasion, including two personal letters from President Kennedy to President Chiang KaiShek, has been utilised to persuade the Nationalist Chinese that they must be prudent on the Outer Mon-

golia question in their own interests." The newspaper said the move by the Brazzaville group developed with this apparent feeding: “If the Nationalist Chinese veto Outer Mongolia’s application in the Security Council, Russia will veto a similar application by the African republic at Mauritania, whose admittance has become an emotional objective to the Brazzaville countries."