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Kissinger Calls Moynihan Issue
`Pure Invention'; Muzzling Denied;
Concerned Over Golan Situation
Secretary of State Henry
A. Kissinger declared at a
press conference here at the
Ponchartrain Hotel, Tues-
day morning, that "there is
no question of muzzling" of
UN Ambassador Daniel
Patrick Moynihan by the
State Department.
He declared that the en-
tire issue over Moynihan is
"pure invention."
Dr. Kissinger was asked
about the seriousness of re-
ports that UN Secretary
General Kurt Waldheim-
was having difficulty effect-
ing an agreement between
Israel and Syria on the Go-
lan Heights. -He said he
would have to await com-
plete reports upon his re-
turn to Washington but he
said the U.S. adheres to se-
rious concern in the situa-
tion.
He viewed the Middle
East situation as having
become "more urgent,
more delicate." He said if
it is not resolved soon
there may be need to re-
turn to the Geneva confer-
ence or another prepara-
tory conference.
Dr. Kissinger, who was
critical of the Russian role
in Angola at the Economic
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frequently. The first ques-
tion addressed to him was a
very long one, and he said he
liked to attend press confer-
ences where he learned the
news. To one opiniated
question he replied: "I like
the objectivity of ques-
tions."
He would not comment on
a reported criticism in a
New York - newspaper
which, he said, would pur-
sue his answer with an edi-
torial criticizing him.-
In Washington M6nday,
President Ford and Kissin-
ger "expressed strong sup-
port fof the effective job"
Ambassador Moynihan has
been doing and "en-
couraged" him "to continue
to speak out candidly and
forcefully on major issues
coming before the UN." The
statement was read to re-
porters following a meeting
between Moynihan and
Ford who were joined for
about 10 minutes by Kissin-
ger.
The strong endorsement
of Moynihan by Ford and
Kissinger put to rest ru
mors that the Administra-
tion was unhappy with the
U.S. envoy's outspokeness
in the UN General Assem-
bly especially on Middle-
East issues and that Moy-
nihan intended to resign.
Those rumors came to a
head last week when the
British UN Ambassador
Ivor Richard sharply criti-
cized Moynihan without
mentioning him by name,
allegedly for using the UN
as a "confrontational area"
to assail countries whose
political systems or ideolo-
gies he disliked.
Richard's attack on Moy-
nihan was believed in some
quarters to have been ap-
proved if not inspired by
State Department elements
believed anxious to have
Moynihan resign after less
than five months in office.
There were reports that
the 48-year-bld former am-
bassador to India and for-
mer Harvard professor was
about to submit his resigna-
tion last Friday.
U.S. Ambassador to Is-
rael Malcolm Toon flew to
Washington over the week-
end for a general Middle
East policy conference,
which Israeli sources are de-
scribing as a Middle East
policy review: -
Some believe the review is e r)
a prelude to Kissinger's ideak ,
of an informal conference '-
involving all the parties to
the Middle East dispute. He
broached that -idea to a non-
committal audience at the
UN General Assembly in
September.
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