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It appears to me that the outstanding political fact of the
Assembly thus far has been the domination of the proceedings by the
Asian-African group, which has been successful in every mejor effort
up to this point. The Asian-African bloc has been exceptionally
skillful in allying themselves with both Tatin American and Soviets
on particular issues, obtaining majorities which could not be
countered by votes of Western European and Commonveelth members.
The solidity of this Asian-African bloc, which is based on high-keyed
nationalist and racial issues, is going to give us much more difficulty
this year than ever before.
As a consequence, the mood of the British, French and other
Western European delegations is bitter and resigned. These delegations
are determined to fight against attacks on their colonial policies, but
it is a retreating, holding operation in which their prospects for
success are small. If the Asian-African bloc pushes the GA too hard,
the reaction of the Western European and Commonwealth states may be
violent. In the case of South Africa, whose race policies are for the
first time under direct attack, there is serious danger that the Dele-
gation may actually withdraw from active participation in the Organi-
zation. If this should initiate a general trend on the part of the
French and other colonial powers, the result may be the most serious
internal threat the UN has yet had to face.
For awhile, the French had their backs up over an affirmative
vote by us that the Political Committee take up the Tunis and
Morocco items immediately following the debate on Korea. This vote
DECLASSIFE
was cast
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
10-26-76
Dept. of State letter,
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Bx NLT- He NARS Date 11-2906
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