Kennedy May Seek Posting At U.N.

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31083, 11 June 1966, Page 17

Kennedy May Seek Posting At U.N.

(N.Z PA.-Reuter—<Copyright) NEW YORK, June 10.

Senator Robert Kennedy will probably try to influence United States Government policy towards South Africa at the next session of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations diplomats said yesterday.

One suggested that the senator, now in Dar-es-Salaam, might even become a member of the American delegation for the three-month session. Traditionally, the assembly delegation includes four congressional representatives, two from the Senate and two from the House. President Johnson and Mr Arthur Goldberg. America’s representative at the United Nations, would almost certainly be less than enthusiastic about any bid by Senator Kennedy to obtain a place in the American delegation, say diplomatic observers. Mr Johnson and Mr Gold-

berg generally agree on policy, and are close personal friends. It is not considered that either has such a similarity of interests with Senator Kennedy

African delegates at the United Nations have warmly welcomed Senator Kennedy’s statements and actions during his controversial South African tour.

They have left little doubt that they would like to see him exert his influence on American policy towards South Africa in the United Nations, and towards Portugal, which administers Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Ginea.