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UNCLASSIFIED
ENCLOSURE VII
U, N. UNIT SANCTIONS
U. S&S. NUCLEAR TESTS
UNITED NATIONS, N. ¥., March 29 - V. K. Krishna Menon
of India deplored today attribution to President Eisenhower
of ultimate responsibility for the decision to hold. further
tests or nuclear weapons
are projected for April.
in the Pacific proving grounds,
They
As his country's representative, the Indian spokesman
reminded members
of the Trusteeship Council, he is free to
discuss the actions of governments but not to comment in any
way on those of a head of state.
The President's name was mentioned in the United States!
observations on a vetition by Marshall Islanders opposing the
tests.
Mr. Krishna Menon said this was in conformity with a
custom in certain countries that in effect placed discussion
of the issue on a political level it did not otherwise merit.
Although joined by the Soviet Union, Burma and Syria,
India lost by 9 to 4 its attempt to prevent adoption of recom-
mendations by the Petitions Committee of the council.
The
council, in effect, thus sanctioned the Pacific experiments.
Guatemala, lacking instructions on the matter, did not partici-
pate in the voting.
Australia, Belgium, Britain, China, France,
Haiti, Italy and New Zealand lined up with the United States
on the affirmative side.
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Enclosure VII