On an issue of no importance whatever, the U.S. has deadlocked the U.N. Assembly, thus losing some friends and some face.
Russia has had two votes on the eleven-member Security Council, its own and Poland's. When Poland's seat became vacant, the U.S. and the Latin American republics decided to support Czechoslovakia, which in foreign policy is 99.44% Russian controlled. The Czechs, however, figured that they could keep their 00.56% of independence better by staying out of the limelight. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk campaigned against himself in Lake Success lobbies.
Several weeks ago, on the morning of the voting, Masaryk, accompanied...
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