China Unlikely To Win U.N. Seat

Press, Volume C, Issue 29687, 4 December 1961, Page 15

China Unlikely To Win U.N. Seat

SV.Z. Press Association—Copyright) j NEW YORK, December 2. A massive Sjjrviet campaign to seat Communist China in . the United Nations appeared doomed to defeat, observers said today. The Soviet campaign was led by the Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, (Mr Valerian Zorin), who called on the General Assembly yesterday to throw out the “rotten political corpse” of the Nationalist Chinese regime.

Later in the debate, in what United Press International said was an effort to show his contempt for the Nationalists, Mr Zorin led a Soviet bloc walk-out when the National Chinese delegate rose to speak. The Soviet Union and the United States clashed head on when the chief United States delegate, Mr Adlai Stevenson, told the United Nations that instead of admitting Communist China, a way should be found to bring the “law and spirit” of the United Nations into Communist China. The opening yesterday of the China debate—expected to last two weeks—was the first time in 11 years the item has appeared on the agenda. In the past the United States has been able by ever-narrowing margins to get debate postponed until the following year. U.S. Resolution ‘ The United States introduced a resolution supported by four other nations asking the United Nations to declare the China representation issue an “important question.” This is a manoeuvre which would require a two-thirds vote to seat Communist China.

i The United States was confident it could block Peking’s membership, U P.I. said. 1 As many as 82.3 per cent, oil' the members have voted in the past to postpone any Clhina debate. Last year the percentage dwindled to 55.3 pier cent, and the United States dropped its successful 10-year formula by preventing debate in hopes of winning for another year. 3tfr Zorin demanded the irrijmediate removal from all United Nations organs of the “Qhiang Kai-shek clique.” antil accused the United Stajtes of opposing the Peking regime because of its success as > a socialist government. He also claimed there was reetson to believe that New Zealand was among certain states which wanted to “fog” the problem by trying to tthwart a positive solution during the current General Assembly session. Chinese question was placed on the agenda of the curbent session on New Zealand’s initiative, acting at the request of the major Western i Powers. Subsequently the Soviet Union submitted the issue for debate). .Motives Questioned Mr Zorin asked exactly what were the factors which New' Zealand had proposed should be considered in order to take a decision on the New Zealand item. He I said any attempt at artificially attaching some “factors” to a simple and clear ' question on the need for title immediate restoration of Communist China’s lawful rights in the United Nations could only have as its aim confusion of the issue in order to put off its solution, as has been done for the last 12 years in the interests of the aggressive circles ' of the United States “Is this what New Zealand wants?” he asked. “If this is so, then let it speak out opetnly and not try and create an impression that the crystal-clear question of the restoration of the legitimate

rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations can be decided on the basis of an additional study of some non-existent •factors'.” Mr Stevenson voiced firm United States opposition to the seating of the Peking regime. "The United States believes. as we have believed from the beginning, that the United Nations would make a tragic and perhaps irreparable mistake if it yielded to the claim of an aggressive and un regenerate People's Republic of China to replace tire Republic of China in the United Nations,” he said. He said Communist China was a reckless, brutal Power threatening perhaps the very survival of mankind. To seat it could shake world confidence in the United Nations. Sabotage Claim Mr Stevenson claimed that at the present time the Peking Government was operating training camps for sabotage and guerrilla warfare in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It would be unthinkable to expel the Chinese Nationalists. he said. “In effect Peking is asking the United Nations to set its seal of approval in advance upon what would be as massive a resort to arms as the world has witnessed since the end of World War II,” he said.