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Thus encouraged, Ambassador Gibson started down the aisle again, reached the rostrum just as German Delegate Dr. Rudolf Nadolny rose to ask, "Does this mean that the delegates shall not be allowed to speak on the resolution as a whole...
...speak later," cried President Henderson, but by this time Mr. Gibson had left the rostrum and was perched on the edge of a chair. When the U. S. Ambassador was about to make his third start, he saw that Soviet Delegate Maxim Maximovitch Litvinov had arisen. "For several weeks, even months," observed the Russian, "several delegations have been talking continuously, while others have not spoken at all ! Unless they have lost the habit of speaking, delegates should be allowed to speak as they wish...
...answer to that," snapped President Henderson, "is that for six months we have had sufficient talk! Are you making a point of order or a speech?" "My whole idea," plaintively interrupted Ambassador Gibson, "was a shorter debate. I now put off my statement...
Such putting off was the very last thing the British and French wanted. With some coaxing Ambassador Gibson was at last gotten firmly up on the rostrum and all opposition was squelched. "My government would have preferred a resolution accepting still more definitely the details of the President's plan," said Mr. Gibson, "but the American Delegation feels the present resolution contains the maxi mum of agreement which can now be achieved...
During Mr. Gibson's speech Comrade Litvinov, his moon face red with anger, tore into smaller & smaller bits a printed copy of the resolution...