Anti-West Views At Cairo

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30569, 12 October 1964, Page 13

Anti-West Views At Cairo

(N.Z. Press Assn.)—Copyright) CAIRO, October 10. Heads of State at the second summit conference of nonaligned nations tonight signed a strongly anti-Western final declaration which included a demand that the United States withdraw from the Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba, United Press International reported. The contents of the declaration were to be formally announced at noon tomorrow, but most of its points already were known. They previously had been approved by the foreign ministers of the nonaligned nations. The final statement did not mention the most sensational development of the conference—the house arrest of the Congolese Premier, Mr Moise Tshombe for three days—but

in a closing speech the United Arab Republic President, General Nasser, thanked the delegates ‘Tor not letting side issues distract you.” Moderate nations such as India reportedly won victories over supporters of China on some important points in the final declaration, but suffered setbacks on several key resolutions, including one on peaceful co-existence proposed by Indonesia. This resolution said: “Peaceful co-existence cannot fully materialise through the world without the abolition of imperialism, colonialism and neo-colonialism.” Chinese Bomb The Indonesian-led group also killed an Indian proposal to send a mission to Peking to persuade the Chinese not to develop or test nuclear weapons. The resolution won approval in watered-down form, asking non-nuclear powers not to develop or test atomic bombs. Another resolution demanded that the United States leave the Guantanamo base

and lift its economic blockade of the island. The first non-aligned conference in 1961 had criticised United States Cuban policy but did not demand evacuation of the base. . Other points approved by the foreign ministers and reportedly by the heads of State included a call for cessation of hostilities in the Congo and an end to outside interference, an attack on Western aid to South Africa, and a call for the United States to recognise China. Respect Fora Frontiers

Conference moderates reportedly won a victory with a resolution saying frontiers should be respected as they

existed at the time a country gained independence. This resolution was of major concern to African countries, where a number of border disputes exist between newly-independent States. Indonesia tried to have this resolution eliminated because of its numerous claims on Malaysia and succeeded in yesterday’s political committee meeting in having it toned down. Today, however, the foreign ministers went back to the original draft resolution and approved it. The foreign ministers also approved a resolution—which Indonesia opposed—saying territorial changes brought about by the use of force should not be recognised. The conferences anticolonialism resolution calls for full support of the Arab position on Palestine. However, seven countries have asked to have their objections on this point entered in the conference record.