Shouted Poland's Oskar Lange in the Security Council: "To hell with high power politics ... to hell with all technical obstacles!"
Why was Mr. Lange so irritated? Well, it might have been because of the U.S.'s Warren Austin, who, shortly before, had delivered himself of a remarkable piece of oratory. He was attempting to get a three-week moratorium of all Council debate on disarmament matters so that new Secretary of State Marshall would have time to study the question (this week he finally got it). Austin had pleaded: "I am a freshman here. I need more education." Then, recalling that...
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