INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS GROUP WEEKLY SUMMARY NO. 34

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• Publication Date: August 23, 1949
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NO. 34
For week ending 23 August 1949
'1 Lri orriuti.onal Meek
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In the Pales ;ine case, the `JS proposed to
keep aliv+ the stagnating activity of the PCC by shifting, emphasis
to an economic study of th' rer ae problem, as a
caonclusion to the patient 3f q'or of the trN Commission for Indo-
ayes:a.c ft the Dutch, Republicans am d Federalists sat down to a rot d.
table conference at the Hague.
Is> ues before the Council ' ;amps d Three interrelated
p rc~bl,? powers c the As ti vr_ k?~tiropean Human Rights and
German membership, will test the Council of Europe during its
Initial session. The Consaltatl-va Assembly has thus far displayed
considerable initiative in assn -,-n a greater share of rs'sponsI.y
bi..li_ty. than the 3tatut.e im.plies; it has created a committee; which
will dis=cuss amending rho Statute to increase Assembly powers
vis-a .s the Committee of' T':irais .er. s, and has replaced on the
a o,end? ,i-e Human Iii hts i_toraa the : iniste:s had deleted. The
Iumcan i?1_ghts issue inciudes nr"o ): aai.s for (1) a European Human
1ta Conveintion; t 2j' R co. i!1? Sa3 on to investigate alloged viola-
tions; and (3) a Duman Rights Court empowered to call upon offend--
-s r3;'r states to r peal. national 1.ac~s violating the convention. The
;do .ion of such measures, involving sacrifice of traditional
- PI national sovereignty, i>ac t.li ark a ;ii nificant step toward siren ;th-.
caning the Council and fostering -European unity.
The admission of Western Geracany to the 'Council would be
accelerated by the adoption of a proposal to hold a special : es'a ion
in :Ceoenchsr or Teanua .?y0 An extra se psi can would. help meet French
desires for a probationary period Burin , vh l ch the new West German.
State could demonstrate its fitness for inclusions and would incro?as
the likelihood of German admission before next year's regular sass
slono The success with which these initial problems are handled
will provide an indication of the future role of the Council of Europe
in forging European ?oli=,i ral. unity.
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US _t+r j oses shi.~. t in ACC entt,hasi:s i ecogni ing the bleak
outlook' for achieving 'any ooh it zr.a a reer ent at Lausanne, the US
proposes that the Palestine Conciliation Commission (FCC) shift
its major emphasis to the establishment of an Economic Survey
Commission for the Near East. After a visit to Israel and the
Arab states and study of the problem, it would report to the GA.,
through the PCC, its recommendations for economic development of
the region and settlement of the refugee question. The immediate
result of putting such a commission into the field will be to
nroionn the activity of the PCC now almost at a standstill?
through a subsidiary organ. This -would make it easier to block
off political discussion of the d"alestine case in the next CAA,
which at this juncture might producs more acrimony than progress.
Deferring discussion would please Israel but would not be as
acceptable to the vocal Arabs, who undoubtedly will try to bring
the issuaj into the open again.
In the long run, the task of the UN is to force sufficient
concessions from the Israelis to counteract the Arab conviction.
:;ha?t it has consistently thrown Its weight in favor of Tel Aviv.
rarael has thus far deftly been playing for time, consolidating
its hold over its territorial conquests and replacing the former
Arab inhabitants with Jews, To turn completely away from the
political issues and concentrate =,,erely on economic questions is
susceptible of being construed as an acc9ptance of the political
and territorial status quo which would be objectionable to the
Arabs. t"oreover, t l a are practical difficulties in determining
the capacity of the countries concerned to absorb refugees before
boundaries are known. If the commission could turn up an accept-
able aid program, however, it might lead to a solution of the
Palestine refugee problem and thus facilitate a political settle-
ment. Substantial inducements in the form of material aid both
to Arabs and to Israelis -.could be requited. however, In the last
analysis, this calls for dollars and sterling, and unless these
are assured, the report of the :economic Survey Commission will b?
likely to share the sane fate as those of its many predecessors.
Soviet "leitmotif" in GA may em hasize ',aeste.rn economic Dreblern ,.
U.13 ecanorx c ~c~" "i icu ..: col ?ar cr "s s and tie_ d s ~~~
;tension within- the OEEC as to dollar allocations, topics already
stressed by Soviet propagania 4 faay well be reflected in the 3ovi.st
propaganda line at the forthcomin>~; GA,, The Kremlin will exploit the
'."pest's economic tribulations both as a cudgel for belaboring the
responsible governments and as an inducement to the "Jestern nations
to accept the proffer of Soviet "cooperation." Citing the US as
the villein of the piece, the USSR may elaborate on the fatal im-
plications to mankind of the prosent plans of the capitalist and
imperialist states. The UK will be taunted for surrendering its
economic sovereignty to the US Marshall planners; and together
with France, Italy and Benelux, M British will be depicted as
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stooges hipped into line by 'JS l: ..tiers and fatally linked to thri
crisis-ridden US econoiq. The n:zg~,;r 3se ve Vaalicies of the US will
be i-harply contrasted .dth T: 'r is ppeaoefu1 intentions as evi
denced by th,3 Soviet role Li ;hi: CF".T enc. its sponsorship of earl -v
peace treaties, Peace Oon{ resse:3, d >> sarriman nt, prohibition of the
atonic boNb, and East,.:est trade. Y'hroi.:..f;h such propaganda the
USSR would seek to (a) ease as%- "e~ ?=t tension and lull the ''.rest
into a false sense of r3eeur t?(o) drive a wedge between the
astern ' overnraents and between the respective Governments and
their peoples; (e) restore &e3t-',re t trade, thereby obtaining uoh._
needed. capital equipment : rid :iiachinery for the USSR and its
: atell1tes.
The UN Technical Assistance !'ro rati9. The resolution on
Technical Ass ~~:ta~'iCE3 to U:hex~si? e>>elopo Coc ntra.es recently atdoptod
by the Economic and Social Council (B'1103 0G) meets the US position
in all essentials and 'twill probt:ib ly* be adopted, by the Nall General
A,ssermbly -iiibstantiriilyr as it stands. ECOSOC proposed the fpllosi>-
ing organizational rzac1iine ?y: ki Technical Assistance Committee
of the Council (TAG), and e, iec unical Assistance Board (''"AS),
composed of the exaou-uive li,3ads of the UN and the Specialized
Agt,noie concerned, wb1ch 1-9 to make r ecoirnrlendations to LCO`3OC
through TAC. Thus T10, will provide e centralized body in which
assistance projects can be e_, ara lned rend coordinated with the
agencies which will handle the aoltia2. iilp1ainent_xtion of the prop rarn<
The first $17 raillion cc:n tr^ibctted i s to be divided on the f ollo? ing
ba3is, 29,,,; T5140 23%; -1110, `?2%; t,,.sSCO, 14%; ILO, 11%. and
ICt1O, 1" . The amouriT q to be coii';ributed by member nations and
of ;.er financial ?aspee 215s of the program are to be ;,corked. out by a
technical Assistance Coriferenoe w:hroa! :4ill meet during, or shor- 1y
after, the September GA.
Dissension over alto a-c,ion ol? LOA aid. Britain's flat
?s ~c;ti n of the 84() mi.t: a4>n a ii c}c9a ~, ayn entativolyr proposed
b;g the OE 430 has sharpened the clash between the BOA countries over
the d1vi; ion of 1949/50 U' aid. ? `ne UK delegate tab ee,tcaei 1
that the OK o,3tirn.ates of t-,-3 viere not ;&iven the arrle
cor.:?aide tion as those of other countries. These nations, too;,
virtu illy all of vihie h 'aus a 20--' 0% cut in their 1949/50 aid
requests v are pro in ;te,~. y at the prospective r~ecductions.
The dispute is placing prays a,n on the OTC which, because it
must reeoh decisions uoan ausly. will find groat diff ioulty i !
reconciling divergent viaws. 1't s l.uk.el_;r that the 0~',C: wil,l
in :raa e the JK allocation, thou h. hardly enough to meat e-(yen
bfii iiiriwr 3rit i ~h deriiraa ds ;:
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'?FTU throws full "eight behind n6tional strikes, Recent
wage and `iour c erg nd s &y Cor rnunI8t lial or i.n prance and Finland
reflect the current PT(T tactic of ur?_;in its affiliates to force
nation-wide strikes based on such "legitimate" union demands in
an effort to retard production and stimulate inflation in non-
Soviet countries. Conscious of the failure of the more directly
political strikes of last year to arouse widespread worker support,
the ;"TFTU is now apparently concentrating more on exploitation of
genuine workers' grievances to aediti ve the same end. Recent
conferences which rormed "' `TU industrial departments for the
miners (Florence), metal workers (Turin), textile workers (Lyon!,
and construction workers (Helsinki), stressed the importance of
such trade union action. As a consequence, s ocel Communist af-
filiates of the ,`dFTU (the French CGT, Italian CGIL,, Finnish trans-
port workers, etc.) are apparently under instructions to replace
their hitherto flexible programs for labor agitation with coordi-
nated demands for wage increases, shorter hours and increased
benefits. Initial strikes by Communist unions within ind ividua
industries are to be rapidly extended, whenever feasible, to a
a walk-out of all Communist unions in every industry where Cum-
rnu.nOt influence is effective. The broad objective will be tc set
in motion a series of "sympathy strikes" in the hope of obtaining
3ufficierst non-Communist worker backing to snowball Into a general
strike. In order to achieve such widespread strike action, the
interested ,"CFTC' industrial departrento will probably supply fi-
nancial and organization=.l aid (as they did in the London doekers
strike) Menever the investment promises substantial returns.
Communist fronts in colonial areas. The decision of tho
nations on-Tunisr.an Libor f'ederai,in .(UGTT) to adhere permanently
to the World Yederation of Trade Uniorns reflects the success of
the strong appeal which the ',7FTU and the World Federation of Demo-
or?tic Youth (WFDY) are currently making to nationalist parties
in the colonial areas. The ability of the Communist-front organi-
zations to promote nationalist-Communist cooperation in these
areas is enhanced by the Communist support of the cherished nation-
alist aim of independence. At its Festival and '`Torid Youth Congress
in Budapest, attended by delegates from French, North and lest
Afrioa, Indonesia, and :'ed.agascar, the 4 FDY is giving priority to
consideration of measures for "active assistance" to the youth
movements of colonial Africa and gout, east Asia. In the remaining
:riont! s of 1949 the F1FTU, ",FDY and their sister organization, the
International Democratic Womens Federation, will probably exert
increasing efforts to exploit fully the theme of "national inde-
pendence40 in the colonial and dependent areas.
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India's SC cancit.dacv. -. ith the US and UK supporting; India
as a replacement for .'enade in tha Security Council and with no
strong opposition so far apparent, Indira will certainly be elected
by the next GA. Honoring Ind is with the second '.?: ritish Cor ?rontl-
ealth Beat in the SC should tend to knit New Delhi more closely
to the Comrlonweaith. By increasing Indian prestige, it should
help build up India as a -)otential leader in Southwest Asia. against
Communist expansion. On the other hand, Pakistan may well argue
that the Kashmir embroilment di sq ali rie s India for SC membership.
However, Egypt's election to the 1_+C last year despite its invol.:re--
ment in the Palestine case would furnish a precedent-,
Revival of Evatt ,arooosals in the Greek question. U14 Secretary
nor 'ta" e has expressed fig desire to a k t ~e to r~sla es ,jaethor
the-,,r are now rr pared to aec,.' - t the final text of the proposals
made by GA President ZkVatat last spring;. The Greek UN reprasentutive,
with :whom Lie discussed his elan, advised that great caution should
bo oxeroised in view of the extremely delicate state s,f Greek--
Yugis lav political relations. Lie agreed and will not reveal h-' ,-s
previous consultations .,V'ith the Greeks when he broaches the subject
to the rugoslav UN representative after the GA convenes. If he
receives a positive response, Lie intends ~: o utilize the same ap-
proach with the Bulgarians.
Brazil will not sponsor spat ish guesti.on. According 'to its
UN r ;pre entati ~1 ,' Br"aril will probably not "ntroduce the Spanish
question in the Septe!nder session of the General. Assembly. Brazil
is evidently un?oAlling to suf'f'er another defeat on this issue, and
loss of Brazilian sponsorship decreases the likelihood. that this
g3'estion will be reopened in the coming; GA.
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GREAT PO= VIEW ON ITALIAN COLONISS
As the 1949 U!' General Assembly prepares to make a second
g tab at disposal of the former Italian colonies. the key Western
rowers have altered their positions to meet the new realities Of
the situation particularly the strong demand for Libyan inde-
pendence. T ollowing the defeat o l. the Bevin-Sf. orZa plan last May
the, US and UK, aware of the strong GA opposition to anythin lees
Uiitan early independence for Libya, have come to favor this step,
They continue to support cession of the bulk of Eritrea to
Ethiopia and :italian trusteeship over Somaliland, the latter as
a gesture to Italy. On the crucial question of whether the three
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e. united Libya is tempered by concern over +rench opposition..
France, not Italy, now seems likely to be the chief obstacle
to US-UK plans. The French, fear 'ui over possible repercussions
of early Libyan independence on nationalist element: in French
North Africa, prefer a more gradual approach which would allow
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them to make any necessary ad justnents in their own areas.
France will reluctantly accept independence for Cyrenaice, it
strongly opposes a similar status for Tripol.itania or unification
of the two under the Senussi, whose religious influence in FNA it
fear?..
Italy, abandoning its efforts to secure a Tripolitan.ien
trusteeship, now ire renli.stioa11y favors immediate Libyan inde-
pendence, hoping to canitaiize on the favorable Arab reaction thus
gained to secure a special position in Tripolitania similar to
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that of the UK in Oyrenaica. The Italians, ever reluctant to see
the ..r cherished Eritrea go to sthiopia, are banking independen.e_}
for that colony as well. `::hough professing little interest in
;.>omiiilan.d, the most worthless of the three colonies, they would
probably accept a trusteeship.
The USSR, which at the last GA ses.;ion proposed direct i5+
trusteeship for all three colonies and early xndeperdenoe, will
have the ground cut out from under its anti-colonial stand by
":eastern advocacy of Libyan statehood. The USSR will probably be
forced to fall back upon criticizing the "fictional" neture of
any Libyan independence and stressing the puppet character of the
of>i axes;, Should a deadlock occur over Eritrea and Somaliland,
however, it is possible that the Soviet trusteeship proposal,
also favored by UN Secretary General Lie, !.Mould be accepted as an
alternative.
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