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Asks Altered
Government
Affirms Good Faith
Of Belgian Leaders
WASHINGTON (P)-The Unit-
ed States yesterday supported
Belgium's recent role in the Con-
go and suggested a fresh start
with a new premier taking over
in the tottering African nation.
The State Department implied
that Joseph Ilea, president of the
Congolese Senate, should be the
man to. work with the United
Nations in leading the troubled
young republic out of the chaos
which threatens to destroy it.
The State Department's af-
firmation of belief in "the good
faith of Belgium and its desire
to be of assistance in the Congo"
came as a rebuke to Rajeshwar
Dayal of India who has been act-
ing in the Congo as special rep-
resentative of Dag Hammarsk-
jold, United Nations Secretary-
General.
Hammarskjold Wednesday re-
leased a report in which Dayal
accused the Belgians of promot-
ing chaos instead of trying to
end the feuding and bloodshed
which are threatening the nation-
al life of the former Belgian col-
ony. Dayal's report also was se-
verely critical of Col. Joseph Mo-
butu, army strongman, charging
him with hamstringing United
Nations efforts to preserve peace.
The State Department reject-
ed various parts of the United
Nations report which were criti-
cal of Belgian motives. It did not,
however, defend Mobutu who has
been running the Leopoldville gov-
ernment since left-inclined Pre-
mier Patrice Lumumba was forc-
ed out in a struggle with Presi-
dent Joseph Kasavubu.
Kasavubu Hits
UN' Officials,
Congo Actions.
UNITED NATIONS P) - The
United Nations disclosed yester-
day a sharp protest from Congo
President Joseph Kasavubu that
United Nations officials were in-
terfering in the internal affairs of
his country to the advantage of
deposed Premier Patrice Lumum-
ba.
Kasavubu also accused Ghana
and Guinea of trying to stir up
anarchy in the young African re-
public by supporting Lumumba.
The charges were contained in
hitherto secret communications
from Kasavubu addressed to Am-
bassador Frederick H. Boland of
Iteland, president of the UN Gen-
eralAssebly.
WESTERN OPPOSITION:
Reds Ask Committee
On UN Reorganization
UNITED NATIONS (W) - The
Soviet Union proposed yesterday
that its demand for eliminating
the office of Secretary General
be studied by a committee of ex-
perts who will report next year on
ways to improve the United Na-
tions secretariat.
Some diplomats said the move
indicated the Communist bloc had
given up for- this year at least
Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrush-
Secretary-General with a three-
chev's campaign to replace the
man board representing the Wes-
tern countries, the Communist
bloc and the non-committed
nations..
Russians Hit
Coup Rumors
As 'Nonsense'
VIENNA OP)--Vienna was stir-
red for hours yesterday by a news-
paper's banner headlined story
and related rumors that a coup
had unhorsed Soviet Premier Ni-
kita S. Khrushchev.
The Russians finally denied it
all as nonsense.
"Utter nonsense," said the So-
viet Embassy in Vienna.
"Complete nonsense," said the
New York office of the Soviet
news agency, Tass.,
That summarized their reaction
to talk rounded up by the inde-
pendent Abend-Presse under the
banner: "Struggle for Power in,
Moscow. Khrushchev Ousted. Mal-
enkov Successor."
Its story, attributed to "usually
well-informed international cir-
cles," was that former Premier
Georgi M. Malenkov took over the
government in a coup engineered'
by the antiparty group. Red China!
was described as having a" hand,
in the upheaval.
The antiparty group is a hand-
ful of old Communists, includingi
Malenkov, purged by Khrushchev
from high government and partyl
posts three years ago.
Western newsmen and diplo-
mats who investigated found no
substantiation whatever in snow-I
laden Moscow.
The new Soviet proposal was
made by Soviet delegate 'A. A.
Roschin in the General Assembly's
budgetary committee.
Itbrought prompt protests from
British delegate Sir Robert Grim-
stan and Australian delegate T.
W. Cutts. They pointed out that
the six-nation committee of ex-
perts is supposed to study ways
to increase efficiency of the
Secretariat and to make econom-
ies.
Beyond Mandate
The committee, created last
year, was increased from six to
eight members yesterday at the
request of the Secretary General,
Dag Hammarskjold.
Grimston said the Russian pro-
posals went far beyond the man-
date of the committee. Cutts
agreed.
Roschin suggested the commit-
tee study proposals that would:
1) Eliminate the Secretary-
General's position and replace it
with a three-man board.
2) Cut down the functions and
powers of the Secretariat which
the Communists charged have
been used against the interest of
the Communist bloc.
Limit Budget
3) Limit the Secretariat's bud-
get to $50 million. It now is $67
million.
4) Redistribute the policy-
making pots in the United Nations
giving more representation to the
Soviet bloc and neutralist nations.
,France, Colombia, the Soviet
Union, the United Arab Republic,
Great Britain, Ghana, India and
the United States are represented
on the experts committee. Her-
man B. Wells, president of the
University of Indiana, is the
United States member.
Meanwhile, the General Assem-
bly's special political committee
appeared to have bogged down
over the question of expanding
the security and social-economic
councils to give seats to new Asian
and African countries.
V. K. Krishna Menon of India
predicted the United Nations
would fail to reach a decision this
year on the question. The Soviet
Union insists on seating Red
China in the United Nations be-
fore considering expansion.
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NOVEMBER 10, 1960
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