INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DIVISION WEEKLY SUMMARY NO. 20 FOR WEEK ENDING 23 MAY 1950 THE INTERNATIONAL WEEK

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• Document Release Date: January 21, 1999
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• Publication Date: May 23, 1950
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For week ending 23 May 1950
The 1nternat i n l Meek
Volume MI
after setting up a permanent group of Foreign t .finisters" depu-
ties to accelerate defense plans, the North Atlantic Council cone
c "_uded its London session, T. eanwaile Britain is reportedly ready
to join a European Payments union;, a step which could mark an ri-
portant advance toward the economic integration of Europe Fol1Ow
irk his trip to lJoscow, . Secretary cel ral Lie has proposed a Big
Four meeting designed to resolve ;he UN impasse over Chinese repre-
sentation?
: + r,; As the Fifth General Assembly,
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which may be decisive for the future of the UN, draws near, it is
clear that members will be faced with increasing pressure to break
the present deadlock, Although no immediate steps toward ending the
Soviet walkout were reported either by Secretary-General Lie after
his discussions in Moscow or by the Western Foreign Ministers con-
ference, there are further signs that Security Council members are
reexamining their stand on the Chinese representation issue. De-
spite indications that Egypt may soon favor the admission of tho
Communists to the SC, it would still require a shift of one addition-
al vote (or two, if the USSR boycotted the ballot) to oust the
Chinese Nationalist delegatew in any case, the coming months will
be devoted to a reappraisal of the long-term advantages of the UN
for preserving international peace and security.
e1kla~u._ Dixon `?c, miv- Si:? Owen Dixon, the Kashmir rnedi-
ator % now ARM to t eve 11 probaoly be able to make little
A_ro ress toward a settier"Went by 34 Au rust when he must report brick to
the Security Council, There ha *V en no softening or relaxing of
basic positions by either India c7 &dstan since the SC passed its
most recent Kashmir resolution emote :?ing the mediator to effec'>;
demilitarization of Kashmir preps. atovy to the holding of a state-
wide plebiscite to which both India aid Pakistan are committed.
Despite its pledge inc.ia now oaL s at the over-all vote in the
predominantly T.:oslem state of JaLr`-m-. snm:ir, and Dixon Is keenlG
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gar e that the Indians m ultiraa4 a o jc:et ive is partition or partition
h plebiscite limited to the vale of Kashmir. Hoviever v a pi ebi--
, c~_v restricted to the Vale w now garrisoned by Indian troops and
.der the local control of prof-Tni an Sheikh Abdullah; would cause
the Pakistan Government the grave risk of losing the most desirable
part of the State,, tinder these circun tances the military neutrali-
zation of the area would be extrerz ly difficult. Faced vrith this
situation, Dixon plans to use the tactical advantage the Indian
promise gives him and will hold to the plebiscite line until some
alternative or modified course of action can be negotiated which
will not require either party to make too humiliating or too rapid
a retreat from its stated positiotti, At best Dixon can hope by
August to snake but a few preliminary steps pointing toward troop
T"rithdrawvals from Kashmir
ECE dea.dloCXZ,
Apparently Executive Secretary ,yrdai :ailed during his : oscotiv visit
to enlist Soviet cooperation in the work of the deadlocked trade and
agriculture committees of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Although both committees were established largely upon Soviet initi-
ative the USSR has effectively sabotaged their operation by refus-
ing to furnish necessary information and by using them as platforms
for propaganda attacks against the test. The US, UK and France in-
stead of moving to abolish these committees at the forthcoming ECE
meeting* have adopted the common position that they will oppose
further sessions until the Eastern Europeans modify their obstrttc--
tive attitude. At Moscow s i? rrdai s attempts to break the deadlock
were apparently without success although he did gain the impression
that the USSR is interested in expanding East-West trade q iiith a
political settlement providing for relaxation of Western export li-
censing policies a necessary prerequisite The USSR has declared
itself ready to negotiate immediately on a practical level for
mutually advantageous trade (suggesting a European grain agreement
as a starting point), and L?yryrdal intends to seek written confirma-
tion of his understanding of the Soviet position before suggesting
that the ECE secretariat initiate preparation of a draft agreerrnt.
Since there is little chance of receiving a Soviet reaction in time,
the USSR will doubtless continue to attack the West and display a
negative attitude at the next ECE session on 31 May.,. Expecting that
this will be the case the US, UK and France will refuse to go on
with the frustrated -rock of the trade and agricultural committees
and leave the next move, if any,, i:o the USSR.
Crc-r M Zs ail oz? a :aa Mic eve x~o The
campaign of the World Peace Parti:7arzs Committee for signatures in
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art of its 3-oockhowm apneaz "v or ._at ar fiction of the atom:u
on nas now r:3-cot the ceat:i .:.. rrupaganda theme of the `:ora-
i :,ts an most 'Vestern crvat.ries. Rent roves to SZrer3 t).i' t
~_ se expand this campaign .`+_Val l Rat ca) efforts to obtain sitar ? . t1 ?E s
French Army conscripts p:riot` to trier induction; to) the #r:;.te+'-
n ;tonal Union of Students! call :`or the collection of w: igrrn. tvvc s
by students in all countries; and. tc) the expected concentr,=.tion on
Soviet "peace aims" at the 31 Q Y - 4 June rally of the World "`ecyer-
i oh of Der?ocratic Youth, in `z3er l in
In the promotion of this ca.a aign the Communists appear to be
2, # yng strongly on the efforts o`' such "non-Communist" leacter s as
Abbe Boul_ier, the French "Proares ive Christian", Dr. Endicott, the
Canadian United Church leader, amp. W.land is much-crave fled. "nec.
Dean" of Canteb? ry. Such relianco suggests t at they are seek r g
lo isolate. this drive From o1; er .ommunist car paigns in an Wait
to decoy persons hostile to Commualsrn into supporting the "ator.:_c
weapon" slogan. While the success of this tactic is as yet umber-
Fain, the importance attached to It is :indicated in the greatly ac-
celerated efforts of the Fier. yh tr;.seace partisans" to win support in
Catholic circles and in the recen G publication of an extensive list
of Catholic signers of the Stockholm Appear.
MEMO descends f`ror'r,.~ PQ -* The impact of the cold war
on the t7NS Educationalz Scientific and Cultural Organization WA LM)
may be the most conspicuous feature at its current conference.
Turning aside from its earlier preoccupation with special editions
of Bach and the world ? s great books; uN SC U is coming more and more
to face the realities of the present world situation and to con-
centrate on its fundamental purpose of promoting peace and secu:?ity.
The US will urge amendment of UNESCU's basic program in order to
emphasize a special project aimed toward peace, in particular the
development of an "international attitude" among the German people.
't different type of "peace" resolutions snomitted by Czechoslovakia,
reiterates the recent :World Peace Congress proposal for banning the
atomic weapon and asks that UNESCO invite all "workers in education,
science and culture" to join with the "world movement of partisans
of peace," Further, Director Getaral Torres l3odet of L exico ray
call for a meeting of scientists from both sides of the iron curtain
to exchange views on means for nainta. ring peaceo
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At the first of a series of rajor conievences being held in Budapest
the Wori' Federation o? Qudc Unions outlined to the leaders at its
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LL. ~-.-~,ade union internationals the:r tasks in the Cold Ware 7e t
Wc,I instructed to give priority _ t?i:.. Ca) continued aid to .7'es tern
w rark'you o nrosing the arms program any supporting the r; partisans
peace'; movement; (b) efforts to establish ties with individual
trade unions in countries where the national tabor organizations
have broken with the VJFTU; and (a) intensified trade union activity
in the colonial and dependent countries The Soviet representative
stressed that in implementing these instructions it would be neces-
sary to rake greater use of the radio, press and information bustle-
tins r and to broaden cooperation ',rith non-Communist labor in the
Western countries,
Soviet ability to use the IVF"TU trade union internationals as
a device for infiltrating key industries in non-Soviet countries
was demonstrated by the participation of representatives of the
Swedish metal workers * the Australian seamen and waterside workers)
and the Australian metal workers. Conference resolutions indicate
that strikes organized by such Cormunist-controlled unions in arms
factories and ports will be a major target of Comnunist labor
activity during 1950 and that, in the Far East particularly, the
USSR will make a determined effort to block the flow of Allied ship-
ments by inducing local dockworkers to follow the recent example of
the Australian seamen's refusal to load rear na.teriel for i alaya.
Ht ma,n Rights covenant 1 ec darn. The decision of the Human
Rights Commission to forward its latest draft covenant to the
Economic and Social Council, incouplete and without vote the text
as a whole g reflects a basic lack of agreement rThich is not likely
to be resolved in ECOSOC,. Although ECOSOC might transmit the draft
to the GA as some Commission members hope, it trill wore probably
return it to the Commission for another attempt at ironing out such
differences as the inclusion of economic and social rigti.ts limita-
tions on the rights to life and liberty, the right of petition for
individuals and non-governmental organizations and adherence to the
covenant of federal-states such as the US which cannot necessarily
undertake obligations for their constituent statesti
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