THE AMERICAS: Time Bomb

With every appearance of innocence and reasonableness, the Soviet Ambassador to the U.N., Vasily V. Kuznetsov, last week proposed a simple step to the Security Council. The recent decision by the Organization of American States calling for diplomatic and economic sanctions against the Dominican Republic should be approved by the Security Council. Its jurisdiction, said Kuznetsov, is clear, under Article 53 of the U.N. Charter, which says, "No enforcement action shall be taken under regional arrangements without authorization of the Security Council." On the surface, the action appeared only to range...

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