CONTENTS May 7, 1975 The U.S. Role in the U.N.: the Vision and the Reality- Harold E. Stassen, member of the U.S. Delegation to the United Na- tions Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, Henry Cabot Lodge, former U.S. Permanent Representative to the The U.S. Role Today: Senator J. W. Fulbright, former chairman, Com- mittee on Foreign Relations; sponsor of the Fulbright Resolution Richard N. Gardner, Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and Interna- tional Organization, Columbia University. Abraham Yeselson, chairman, Political Science Department, Rutgers University; author, "A Dangerous Place: The United Nations as a Weapon in International Politics". Joseph Segel, former chairman, Board of Governors, United Nations Association; U.S. Alternate Representative to the 29th U.N. Gen- William F. Buckley, Jr., editor-in-chief, The National Review_--_-- Alexander Dallin, Professor of History and Political Science, Bruno V. Bitker, chairman, American Bar Association Advisory Com- mittee on World Peace Through Law--. Pauline Frederick, former U.N. correspondent for NBC News.___ May 21, 1975-The United Nations: Other Visions (continued) May 22, 1975-The U.S. Role in the U.N.: Official Views-Ambassador June 4, 1975-Nomination of Daniel Patrick Moynihan to be Representa- tive of the United States to the United Nations with the rank and status Page Statements by: Bitker, Bruno V., chairman, American Bar Association Advisory Com- 198 Brown, Seyom, Brookings Institution--. 241 Buckley, William F., Jr., editor-in-chief, The National Review---- 119, 202 238 252 Dallin, Alexander, Professor of History and Political Science, Stanford University- 122 Falk, Richard A., Professor of International Law and Practice, 153 Frederick, Pauline, former U.N. correspondent for NBC News------ 212 54 182, 189 Gardner, Richard N., Henry L. Moses professor of law and interna- Goldberg, Arthur, former U.S. Permanent Representative to the Lodge, Henry Cabot, former U.S. Permanent Representative to the Moynihan, Daniel P., of New York, to be the Representative of the 76 10 333 Scali, Ambassador John A., U.S. Representative to the United Nations_ 304 197 Segel, Joseph, former chairman, board of governors, United Nations Association; U.S. Alternate Representative to the 29th U.N. General Assembly-. 96 Stanley, C. Maxwell, president, Stanley Foundation__. 100 Stassen, Harold E., member of the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, 1945Toffler, Alvin, author, "Future Shock". 3 260 Yeselson, Abraham, chairman, political science department, Rutgers Yost, Charles W., former U.S. Permanent Representative to the "Clash of the Two Majorities'," article by Charles W. Yost, New Republic, Dec. 28, 1974__. 18 "The United Nations Was Never More Relevant Than Today," article Letter from C. Maxwell Stanley, president, The Stanley Foundation--- "The Great Rehearsal-The Story of the Making and Ratifying of the "Sweeping Change in U.N. is Urged by World Panel," article by Kathleen Teltsch, New York Times, May 21, 1975– 272 Letter transmitting additional comments from Seyom Brown, 292 "The United States in Opposition," article by Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Commentary, March 1975--- 338 "The United States and the New World Society," article by Daniel P. Moynihan, Reader's Digest, June 1975-- 353 Letter from John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard University. 390 "Uniting for Peace": Resolution of the General Assembly, No. 3, 1950- Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States: Resolution of the Statement on substantive issues adopted by delegates present and voting at the Biennial Convention of the United Nations Association Statement of Women's League of Conservative Judaism__ Letter from Cordell Burch transmitting a copy of "What's Wrong with the United Nations" by Reed Benson and Robert Lee, The Re- Letter from Herman Will, associate general secretary, Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, enclosing official statements of the United Methodist Church concerning the Statement of Eleanore Schnurr, United Nations Representative, American Baptist Churches, U.S.A., National Ministries__ Statement by Campaign for World Government, Inc., submitted by Letter from Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Randall, Alabaster, Ala--- Telegram from Ruth C. Clusen, president, League of Women Voters THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED NATIONS THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1975 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, Washington, D.C. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in room 4221, the Dirksen Senate Office Building, the Hon. John Sparkman [chairman] presiding, Present: Senators Sparkman, Clark, Case, Javits, and Percy, OPENING STATEMENT The CHAIRMAN. Let the committee come to order, please. We are meeting today to open a series of hearings on the United States and the United Nations. The purpose of these hearings is to put into perspective what our original hopes and aims were, how the U.N. has developed, and what our future policies and attitudes should be. I think it is fair to predict that recent world developments will focus greater attention on the United Nations. The question is whether the U.N. will be a constructive force in ameliorating difficult situations, such as in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, or whether it will be a destructive force in pitting the developing and third world nations against the developed, mostly Western countries, thereby further increasing the polarization evident at the U.N. To start us off, the committee has invited a distinguished panel of past officials whose involvement with the United Nations spans the time of the signing of the Charter at San Francisco in 1945 to the Nixon administration. We have with us the Honorable Harold E. Stassen, the only living U.S. signatory of the United Nations Charter; our former colleague, both in the Senate and on this committee, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, who represented the United States at the United Nations from 1953 to 1960; Justice Arthur J. Goldberg, who held that post from 1965 to 1968; and Ambassador Charles S. Yost, who followed in 1969 and served until 1971. These gentlemen need no further introduction, but before calling on them I would like to ask Senator Percy, whom I hold responsible for these hearings, and have asked to act as cochairman, to say a few words. STATEMENT BY SENATOR PERCY Senator PERCY, Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I hope you are not implying I am responsible for everything that is said at the hearings. [Laughter.] (1) |