CURRENT INTELLIGENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY

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• Publication Date: August 17, 1961

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PROPOSALS AYR REORGANIZATION OP THE UNITED NATIONOSECNETARIAT
UN Secretary General Hem-
narzkjoid is proceeding eith his
pLans to reorganize the UN
Secretariat to accommodate epee
of the demands of Afro-Udall,
particularly African, membere
for a larger share of policy-
making pogitionO, On EL August
he told U3 Officials that his
proposed reorganization has
been well receivod by thu Afro-
Aelafts. Re Believes that this
factore together with the euc-
ceee of the UN Congo operation
And his known nympathy for the
Tuaimiens in the Bizerte dis-
pute, will counter Soviet
abargea that he is an "impe-
rialist stooge,- and make It
difficult for the USSR to Mus-
ter support in its opposition
to the eeeretariat,
The question of the secre-
tary general's authority and of
the personnel and functions of
the UN Secretariat was brought
into the foreground im the fall
of 19BO by Rhrushchov's bitter
attneks on Rammarsajoid, The
Soviet premier demanded that
the eecretary general's Office
be replaced by a three-man "col-
lective exeentive body" composed
of representativee of the Nest,
the Cemmuniet bloc, and the neu-
tral nations. Although the
"troika" proposal failed to get
mech empport, many DS members,
Particularly the Afro-Aeians,
were in ;sympathy with Moscowie
cenmaign to get bloc national*
into key policy-making positions
in the Seeretarlet on the preee
tee that equiteble eeographie
distribution should be the pars-
meunt conelderation 111 the hir-
ing of UN oivil eervente. The
Afro-Asian nations also have
long complained that they were
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inadequately represented ia the
Secretariat,
Hammers jold, even before
Ehrushchev's attack, had estab-
lished two committees to help
him in studying these demands,
Their findings, along with Hame
merskjeld's own proposals, will
probably becomo the focus of hot
debate at the 16th Genera/ &s-
carab' wh eh o ne 19 Se timber.
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The eight-member Committee
of Experts on the Activities
and Organization of the Secre-
tariat�appointed by Bammerskjeld
in the Gamer of 1900 on the
recoemendation of the 14th Gen-
eral Assembly eessioe--issued
its report on 14 June 1051, The
report is perhaps more notable
for the number el dissents it
contains than for its reeemmen-
Cations.
A majority of tho committee
recommended that a country's
population as meal as ite finan-
cial contributions to the UN ho
considered in distributing -the
bulk of the professional posts
in the Secretariat. Each nem-
nor state would bo aSsigned a
minieUm of twO Staff positions
ih order to reflect within the
Secretariat the membership of
the UN as a whole. In Addition,
one Btegf member would be
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recruited from every member
state for each 101000,000 of its
population up to 150,000,000,
and one further staff position
would be allotted for each.
30,000,000 above 1501000,000.
The remaining posts aubject to
geographic distribution would
then be allotted according to
the members' percentage share
of the UN budget--the formula
now in use.
The majority of the com-
mittee recognized that the
policy-making responsibilities
required a more flexible ratio
for the higher professional
posts, such as under secretar-
ies and heads of political de-
partments, They proposed a
similarly constructed formula
on a. basis of regions rather
than of individual member states.
Seven geographical regions were
devised: Africa, Asia and the
far East, Eastern Europe, West-
ern Europe, Latin America, the
Middle East, and North America.
The coMmittee members split
on the more fundamental issues
involving the role of the secre-
tary general and his top
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officials. The majority gave
no support to the Soviet mem-
ber's insistence on a three-man
executive. However, three mom-
bers--India, Ghana, and the WAR--
proposed that three deputy secre-
taries general be appointed to
share policy-making responsibil-
itiee, a suggestion previously
rejected by Hammarskjold. West-
ern officials believe the throe
deputies--representing the three
power blocs defined by Khruehchev
as Beet, West, and neutral--would
slow down and even paralyze the
Secretariat's ability to act
quickly in times of crisis.
Review Panel's Study
An advisory panel consist-
ing of three former presidents
of the General Assembly--Pearson
of Canada, Prince Wan of Thai,-
land, and Belaunde of Peru--was
asked by Hammarskjold in Novem-
ber'1959 to advise him on cor-
recting certain "weaknesses" in
the organization. The panel's
main recommendation called for
establishing from three to five
under secretaries general to deal
with special political affairs.
They would assist the secretary.
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general on political miesiono,
such as those Rammarehjold has
andertaaen to South Africa in
L960, Leos in 1959, and Peiping
in 1955. Each Of the five would
also heve responsibility for a
geographic regioo,
Rammarskjold's Plans
The secretary general has
developed some plane of his owe
for reorganizing the upper eche-
lons of the Secretariat. Ho re-
jected the committee's recommen-
dations concerning geographic
distribution as being too inflex-
ible and licit allowing sufficient
latitude for a secretary general
to hire the most competent per-
sennel regardless of origin.
He agreed that more posts
must be found for African and
Soviet bloc personnel, but
again noted that it was diffi-
cult to get experienced people
from new member-states where
each persons are needed to help
govern their own countries. The
secretary general's difficul-
ties In filling the East Euro-
pean quota stem to some degree
from the conduct of bloc per-
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Soviet nationals hired by
the EN often delay their arrival
at headquarters for more than
two weees after reaching Now
York by reporting first to the
Soviet UN miselen. Employees
from the Soviet bloc do not stay
it their jobs for more than tnree
years, and they often resign
without notice while on home
leave. There have also been
Cates in which Soviet nationals
have used UN assignments as
cover for espionage. Many Soviet
bloc applicants cannot meet
Minimum language or education
requirements for higher UN jobs,
but they refuse, to accept posi-
tions at the lower professional
levels.
Hammarshjold proposes that
two categories of equal rank be
established for senior UN offi-
cialia: five assistant secretar-
ies general with "political",
responsibilities, and nine un-
der secretaries with primarily
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"administrative" functions. As-
sistant secretaries would serve
only one term of three to five
years, while under secretaries
would serve up to two terms.
Assistant Secretaries would be
selected On a broad regional
basis.
Urammarekjold recommends
four under secretaries in the
Office of the Secretary General
--a chef de cabinet, one for ad-
ministrative affairs, a legal
counselor, and a director of
personnel. The remaining five
would be in charge of trustee-
ship affairs, economic and so-
cial affairs, technical assistance
conference and general services,
and public information.
Although kammarehjold prob-
ably will not make many changes
until after the General Assem-
bly discusses his and the con-
mittee'e proposals, he has re-
cently transferred Andrew Cordier
of the United States, who was
his executive assistant, to the
post of under secretary for Gen-
eral Assembly affairs. Cordier's
ether duties have been taken
over by C. V. Narasiehan of
India as chof de cabinet.
Another recent appointment
is that of Robert K. Gardiner
of Ghana As direetor of the
Division of Public Administra-
tion. He will be the highest
ranking African at UN headquar-
ters. Gardiner is currently
serving in the Congo as one of
Uammarskjedd'a political aides,
In hit efforts to find more
high positions for Afro-Asians
however, Hatmairskjold must tahe
into account the morale of his
present staff. WeStern 2uro-
pean and US officials of the
Secretariat�who provide its
backhoee--are dis-
eatiefied and fear precipitate
action to reduce their number
regardless of their length of
service and contribution to the
organization. Lowered morale
in the Secretariat at a tine
when it faces further attacks
could affect general UN opera-
tions at the leth General ASSem.-
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