S.C. both morning and afternoon. At last, the U.S., the U.K., and France consented to negotiate further amendments. The Syrian remarked that it required Vyshinsky’s opposition to move the Western powers. The morning session had one recess, afternoon two recesses to enable backstage talks, but no final agreement was possible. Colombia, at the behest of the U.S.A., moved adjournment to Jan. 11th. The U.K. and France opposed. Charles Malik moved adjournment to Dec. 29th. Colombia got only the U.S.A.’s vote, while Malik’s motion was passed by 7 for, 4 abstentions (Colombia, U.S.A., Greece, and Chile)
. By Jan. 11th, New Zealand would replace Pakistan, Brazil would replace Chile, Turkey would replace Greece. The U.S.A. would then be reinforced. Why did the U.K. and France part company with the U.S.A.? Did they originally join in sponsoring with only a half heart? Lodge certainly showed no grasp of the problem. He lost his self-control with Malik in the open Council and with me in private. On these instances, he did not gain his point. The only effect was the bad taste left by his bad manners.