SLOW PROGRESS MADE

Chronicle (Levin), 6 November 1946, Page 5

SLOW PROGRESS MADE

tlNITEI) NATIONS COMMITTEES lifccivcd Tiu'sdnv, 7 p.m. NEW Y)RK, Xov. 4. Slow prugross is bi-iiig made 1 13* I nited Xations Assombly liidsl ul' uiii*h lia\e wasled io/i 4 perioiis disi-n>siiig lural questioji.s but lliere an* aireatiy jiiaiiy signs oi' 11 chtsli nu i'uniiaiiieiiials betweeu the we.stcni lienioera'des and li'ussiari stales. For exaiaple, in tlie 1 nisl eeshij) committee today, Ihe iiritisli i'arliamentary tteeret.arv l'or ihe Colonh-s, .M r. Thomas and J'ienl .Marshal Smuts i'oreslalled an incvilahle Knssian assault on varions 1 ritsi eesliip agreements and on South Af'rii-a's proposed annexation of Southuesl Afrii-an territorv which slio formeriy ailminislered by mandate. l'erinanenl I'niled Xations oiiicials are. beginning to wotider liow some eoinmittees will ever coniplete their reports for the l'uli Assernbly which is due to ro-, ceive them about oue montlt hence. The of'ii-ials fear so mueh timo is being l wasteii now that tlie eommittees will j have to rush through important busi-. ness later. !

The econoniic eonnnittee so far probaldy holds tlie reeord for tediurn. sp'ent tive hours, sprfttul over two' days, debating the fonnal adoption of the agenda. Pinally the feelings of observers were summed up by the New Zealand delegate, Mr. David Wilson, who, speaking for the first time during the debate, said: "If delegates do not know what it is all about after five hours, I suggest it is about time we all went back to our own countries and ask them to send people with a little more intelligence. " Less than a quarter of an hour later the committee adopted the agenda, I n this committee Russia, despite British and Ameriean support, was defeated in Mttemjiting to make I'nrra the first item for debate. Xew Zealand and t'annda sueeessfully insisted that a discussion on the world cereal shortage shonld be taken up iirst. Russia was voted down 011 an attempt to limit information submittable to the committee, on relmilding devastated tireas.