Despite opposition by “many delegations” at the United Nations to a draft convention against racial discrimination that would include a specific condemnation of anti-Semitism the State Department will continue to press for inclusion of an amendment deploring anti-Semitism, it was indicated today by Douglas MacArthur 2nd, Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations.
In a letter to Rep. Leonard Farbstein, New York Democrat, Mr. MacArthur referred to the draft convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination now under consideration by the third committee of the U.N. General Assembly.
“Though many delegations are of the opinion that the convention should be general in character and not specify particular forms of racial discrimination, and, consequently, feel that our amendment condemning anti-Semitism should be withdrawn, we will continue to do all we can to press its consideration,” said Mr. MacArthur.
The State Department official said also that the United States was giving “firm support” to Bolivian sub-amendments to a controversial Soviet sub-amendment. The Soviet measure seeks to equate Zionism with Nazism. The Bolivian sub-amendments would delete reference to Zionism and make other changes to the Soviet sub-amendment.
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