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...impeachment. But would he too finally quit rather than endure the endless Soviet slaps? No, said Hammarskjold to the tense delegates. His voice was low, his face stonily impassive, his words edged. "It is ironic for us, who have been guided solely by the interests of the Congo . . . to be attacked by those who pursue entirely different aims,'' said Hammarskjold caustically. "By resigning, I would, at the present difficult and dangerous juncture, throw the organization to the winds ... I hope that my language is clear enough...
...Soviet government, if it wishes, pretend that he does not exist; it will find that he is far from a disembodied ghost, and it will find that peace-loving states will continue to support his patient search for the right road to security and peace in the Congo...
Turning to the Congo, Stevenson jabbed back at Zorin. He reminded the Council that Patrice Lumumba himself had first asked the U.S. for troops to restore order, and the U.S. told him to appeal to the U.N. Stevenson noted tartly: "We rejoice to hear the Soviet denounce political assassination with such vehemence . . . We condemn any death without due process of law, whether of African politicians, Hungarian patriots, or Tibetan nationalists ... As to colonialism, my country fought colonialism in 1776 . . . and my countrymen have died to end colonialism in Cuba, though some Cubans seem to have forgotten...
Stevenson's primary concern, however, was Russia's threat to intervene directly in the Congo. "The United States," he warned, "does not intend to sit by if others consciously and deliberately seek to exacerbate the present situation . . . We are prepared to use all our influence, if other United Nations members do likewise, to prevent such assistance from coming into the Congo...
...White House. "Mr. President, it's time for you to get tough," said Stevenson to John F. Kennedy. "I recommend that at your news conference this evening, you tell the U.S. people and the world that we are ready to oppose any unilateral intervention in the Congo, and in no uncertain terms. I'm presumptuous enough to have some language...