Page:Ford, Kissinger, Kurt Waldheim, USUN Officials - September 9, 1974(Gerald Ford Library)(1552778).pdf/7

-7- MORSE: I know exactly who you mean -- people like Fraser -- and I will do my best to be helpful.

AMBASSADOR SCALI: Fraser is a great UN supporter.

THE SECRETARY: Did you read that Fulbright was lecturing the Chinese about the UN? I couldn't believe it, but he told them they should have more faith in the UN.

SECRETARY GENERAL: They are so negative or at least passive -- they either abstain or don't participate in most big decisions.

AMBASSADOR SCALI: They see it primarily as a forum for blocking the Soviets.

SECRETARY GENERAL: We expected useful participation from them, but the opposite has been the case.

MORSE: I believe they will change.

THE SECRETARY: I agree with Ambassador Scali. Their main objective is to block the Soviets. If they were to play a more active role, they would have to act as leaders of the Third World and therefore be in opposition to us, so I'm not sure it would be a good thing to have them more active. They are so sensitive about their relations with the Russians. At dinner in New York with Huang Hua we were getting along fine until I spoke to Gromyko, and he wouldn't talk to me again that evening.

SECRETARY GENERAL: I had a similar experience. I invited the Soviets first to a dinner and my invitation to the same dinner to the Chinese didn't arrive until the following week. I learned later that they declined because the Soviets had been invited first. There is tremendous jealousy there.

THE PRESIDENT: Do you think there will be any trouble because of the picture showing me and Dobrynin eating hot dogs?

THE SECRETARY: Yes, there will. They are very sensitive about this.

THE PRESIDENT: I have done something for them. I threw in a few sentences in my Chicago speech saying I admired Chinese youth.