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...debate followed the script closely enough. In his role as chief executor of Peking's will in New York, Albania's swart Foreign Minister Nesti Nase rasped that Chiang's government "does not represent anything." He demanded swift adoption of the so-called Albanian resolution, which prescribes the seating of the Peking regime and immediate expulsion of the Nationalists. Taipei's embattled Foreign Minister Chow Shu-kai replied heatedly that if Peking has its way, "the era of collective aggression is upon us." The Nationalists' future hangs on the fate of the U.S. proposal...
...muster the simple majority needed to pass the "important question" resolution? By one count, at week's end the U.S. had 57 fairly secure votes. Supporters of the Albanian resolution, calling for the seating of Peking and the outright expulsion of Taiwan, had 61. There were 13 probable abstentions; if they hold firm, only 118 votes will be cast, making 60 enough for a majority. Thus the U.S. must win over three or four of about ten delegations that are thought to be "approachable" but currently inclined to abstain or vote for the Albanians. Among the possible swingers: Turkey...
Theatrical Sense. Aside from the Taiwanese and their U.S. allies, the delegates occupying the most uncomfortable position for the next couple of weeks will be the Soviets. Despite their ostensible support of the Albanian resolution, they are in no hurry to seat a delegation from Peking, which could be expected to make full use of the U.N. in pressing its multifaceted case against the Moscow "revisionists." Thus the Soviets have been circulating rumors that Peking is not really interested in coming to the U.N. this year...
...People's Republic through the notorious "important question" trick. By a majority vote, the General Assembly can declare any motion on the floor an "important question" that motion then requires a two-thirds majority to pass. Last year that maneuver denied Peking its seat. Even though the Albanian resolution received a 51 to 49 vote majority, it failed to obtain the two-thirds vote needed to resolve an "important question...
...this expression of popular will and end its interference in the internal affairs of the Chinese. The two resolutions America plans to submit before the General Assembly will attempt to legitimize the separation of Taiwan from the mainland. They should be defeated. We call for the passage of the Albanian resolution, giving the People's Republic full international recognition as the only representative of the Chinese people...