COMMUNIST CHINA INVITED TO BE HEARD BY SECURITY COUNCIL

Wanganui Chronicle, 10 November 1950, Page 5

COMMUNIST CHINA INVITED TO BE HEARD BY SECURITY COUNCIL

Effort To Show That Border Of Manchuria Will Be Respected

NEW 10RK, Nov. 8 (Rec. 6 pm).—The United Nations Security Council, by eight votes to two, today decided to invite representatives of the Chinese Communist regime to take part in the debate on Chinese intervention in Northern Korea. China and Cuba were minority votes and Egypt abstained. It was the first time in the 10 months old fight over Chinese credentials that the United States voted to allow the Chinese Communists to come here to argue their case.

Chinese Communist envoys have been expected to arrive in New York from Prague early next week, but they have not applied for American visas. The Nationalist Chinese delegate. Dr. Tsiang, did not claim his negative Vote was a veto. Today’s decision was taken at a Special meeting of the Council called to consider General MacArthur’s report on Chinese Communist intervention in Korea. During the debate the United States delegate. Mr Warren Austin, declared that reassurance stbuld be given the Chinese that the Korean-Manchurian border would be respected by the United Nations forces. He added that the United Nations should hold itself in readiness to assist a settlement of frontier problem. Mr Austin continued: "But * n offering the assurance the Council must also see to it that the authorities in Peking are under no illusion that their conduct is condoned by the United Nations, or that the organised world community can accept this thinly disguised invasion of Korea.”

"This Council is the guardian ot international peace and security,’’ said Mr Austin. "It must require the Chinese Communist regime to withdraw its forces from Korea and to refrain from further assistance, direct or indirect, to the North

Korean aggressor. Chinese Communists have imposed a grave danger upon the world—a danger that the present conflict may not be limited to the Korean area. The United Nations has done its best to avert this peril.” The Council adjourned without setting a date for its next meeting on General MacArthur’s report.