In the morning session, Menzies of Australia crossed swords with Nehru. Both did not rise high. Menzies proposed a new summit of four powers at an early date, whereas Nehru advocated an immediate meeting between Eisenhower and Khrushchev. It is silly to think that the peace of the world depended on a particular form of negotiation at a particular time.
The debate was resumed in an evening session. Amadeo of Argentina moved that the phrases “the President of” and “the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of” be voted on separately. His request was granted by the Assembly through a narrow vote. The phrases then failed to get the ⅔ majority; Boland declared that they were rejected. This started a very procedural debate, in which Menon betrayed his dishonesty. He challenged Boland, who was upheld by the Assembly by a small margin, the African states voting solidly together. At this point, Menon asked for a recess, after which Nehru went up to the rostrum to announce the withdrawal of the 5-power resolution. It was past midnight.