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They had forced a General Assembly debate on Algeria, but at the price of France's angry walkout from the Assembly-a price too great to pay for the barren pleasure of meddling in, but not easing, an essentially French internal affair...
...South Africa's walkout in the U.N. a fortnight ago, on the ground that racial segregation is its own domestic affair, saved South Africa from debating its activities in South West Africa, which it would find harder to justify and more of the U.N.'s business...
...government is deteriorating satisfactorily," crowed one Deputy. All week long, owlish Edgar Faure maneuvered desperately to keep his government in power. He appealed to Frenchmen's patriotic pride, charging that the North African troubles were part of an "international offensive" against France, defending France's walkout from the U.N. Assembly rather than accept debate on Algeria. "Although France is weakened at present, she remains strong enough to abandon nothing of her national dignity." he cried...
Whether or not the French position is correct, the walkout is unjustifiable. Not only is it contrary to the spirit of the United Nations, but it accomplishes nothing positive to still Afro-Asian attacks on French control of Algeria. Effectively, the General Assembly is primarily a discussion forum, where major issues are brought to world attention. The decision-making power in the UN has generally rested with the Security Council. Despite American efforts to delegate more authority to the Assembly, this concept has held true...
...walkout, however, has far wider repercussions, whether or not the French carry out their threat not to return. France's closest political and military ties have always been with the West and NATO. The worldwide prestige of the NATO bloc is the responsibility of each member of the organization. By quitting the Assembly, the French delegation may have done irreparable damage to the West's prestige...