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...periods in the Near East," Thomson continued. "He has contributed outstanding books to the field." These include "The Arab Conquests in Central Asia," "Mohammedanism," and the "The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades." He is also the editor of the completely revised edition of the "Encyclopedia of Islam," sponsored by UNESCO...
...United States now proposes to change UNESCO into a political body by making all delegates directly responsible to their national governments. Pointing to the Soviet bloc, whose representatives can hardly claim ideological independence, this country is now demanding its own cipher in UNESCO debates...
From a political standpoint, such a move is unnecessary. The Russians could never push Communist leaf-lets through UNESCO presses. The West has an over-whelming majority in the group, and even with the most rigid discipline, Communist delegates could not control policy. Nor need the West counter any propaganda seeping in from Moscow. Working in the cultural field, UNESCO offers little opportunity for the sensationalism which marks General Assembly debates. Partisan speeches on non-political subjects have held little interest for the global audience...
...Political Committee, the U.S. unrolled its blue prints for President Eisenhower's "atoms for peace" plan. It involved, said U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., the setting up of an International Atomic Energy Agency, which would be loosely linked to U.N. (as are such agencies as UNESCO) but not directly under U.N., so as to avoid Russian vetoes. Member nations (eight Western atomic powers) would contribute materials and information, support it with money, make their scientists and facilities available to others...
...prisoners from Russian prisons (the Germans estimate they still hold 138,000). They relaxed pressure on Iran, dropped their demand for the return of Kars and Ardahan from Turkey, resumed relations with Yugoslavia. They arranged for Air France to fly a Soviet-Paris service. They took their places in UNESCO and ILO, which they had previously boycotted...