Cable Briefs

Press, 12 April 1979, Page 6

Cable Briefs

Proposal rejected The United Nations Secre-tary-General (Dr Kurt Waldheim) has rejected a proposal by Amnesty International that he convene the Security Council to discuss a spate of political executions in various countries. Amnesty proposed that the Secretary - General call the council meeting under article 99 of [the United Nations Chartet (which empowers him tc refer to it any matter he thinks may threaten inter national peace and security. I Dr Waldheim, who has mads (personal pleas for clemency in several cases, said this •was not the most appro, jpriate way to deal with the [problem. — New York. Order set aside The South African Supreme Court has set aside an order forbidding the "Rand Daily Mail” and newspapers of the South African Associated Newspapers, group from publishing allegations connecting ■ the Justice Minister (Mr James Kruger) with the Government’s “slush funds” scandal. In a written judgment, Judge J. W. van Zyl said the words Mr Kruger did not want to be published were not defamatory The report quoted Dr Eschel Rhoodie, the former head of the Information Department who is at the centre of the scandal, as saying. “I confirm that Mr Jimmy Kruger spoke to me several times to help him clear a statement from a tape recording by a I French journalist which Mr I Kruger admitted to me •would have meant the end of his career if published." — Cape Town. Claim dropped The former South Australian Premier. Mr Don Dunstan, has decided to drop his claim on the South Australian Government for workers’ compensation. In a statement released throueh the Premier’s office, Mr Dunstan said he had originally lodged the claim in order to keep open what he said were his rights to compensation. However, after assessing his position. Mr j Dunstan said he no longer believed he should proceed with the formal claim, and 'had withdrawn it. It was re' ivealed on Monday that Mr Dunstan had lodged the lelaim under the Workmen’s [Compensation Act because of his retirement from office because of ill-health. — Adelaide. j Yemen worry United States Intelligence agencies have concluded that the North Yemen Government headed by President Ali Abdullah Saleh is likely to fall within six months despite emergency United States arms aid. the “Washington Post” reports. The Intelligence estimates circulating within the Carter Administration conceded that United States analysts were highly' uncertain who would succeed President. Saleh, who had maintained a shaky grip in the country since he took over in June, the paper said. The newspaper, quoting United States sources, said Administration officials were concerned about the fate of nearly SUSSOOM worth of emergency arms shipments President Carter authorised for North Yemen last month to help the country in its border war with Marxist-backed South Yemen. — Washington.