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Loyalty Probe
Under Fire
NEW YORK. Nov. 16 (A.A.P.). —
The investigations into the alleged
Communistic tendencies of some
American members of the staff of the
United Nations has "created an atmo-
sphere that is not very good for the
world."
This was stated by a
Norwegian delegate to
the United Nations As
sembly (Mr. C. J. Ham-
bro) in a television
interview programme.
Mr. Hambro said that
those employed by the world
organisation had certain
rights under the Charter ir
respective of race, creed or
color.
Under U.N. staff regula
tions, as was the case in the
old League of Nations, the
members of the secretariat
were "supposed to be the
servants of the organisation
only."
He was asked whether he
thought the suicide on
Thursday of Mr. A. H. Fel
ler, chief legal counsel of
the United Nations, had any
political causes.
"I think he was over-ner-
vous, maybe because he was
a little out of his depth
when he had to take over
more work after the retire
ment of Mr. Ivan Kerno,"
said Mr. Hambro.
Mr. Kerno was the assis
tant Secretary-General in
charge of legal affairs.
Mr. Hambro agreed that
the United States Govern
ment had "a perfect right"
to inquire into the loyalty
of any American citizen.
But he added, "Those, who
are the servants of an in
ternational organisation are
not only, American citi
zens."
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