Admission Of Ceylon Delayed
PARIS, Mon. (11 a.m.)—When the Political Committee of the United Nations in Paris discussed the admission of Ceylon, the Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr Fraser) strongly urged postponement of any decision.
Mr Fraser declared that there was no reason why Ceylon should become involved in disputes between other countries, and urged the committee to adopt as helpful an attitude as possible. It was asserted, continued Mr Fraser, that the Soviet Union opposed the admission of Ceylon to the United Nations because the Soviet was not satisfied that sufficient data was available to establish Ceylon’s sovereign and independent status. Mr Fraser urged that if the committee agreed to postpone a decision on Ceylon’s application, this would give Ceylon the opportunity to provide the additional data required. The committee adopted the New Zealand suggestion and stood the matter down.
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Northern Advocate, 30 November 1948, Page 5
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