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t,.
UNOUFO's __.
·. By HENRY MILLER
· . in New York .
JVI.IILE some members '
~ dozed, others joked and
·still others did their best
to conceal their incredulity,
th~, United Nations Special
· Political . Committee for·
· mally took up the question· I
of unidentified flying· ·
· objects.
- · They did so at the instigation
of Sir iEric Ga4ry, Prime Min·
ister cf Grenada, who hu been·
campaiigning fer two years to ·
promote an offidal U.N. study on ·
the :issue.
He called it " the fulfilment
of my very high expectation "
and added: .. The world is look-
ing on.".
Al:tihi>ugh the worl'd 13 more ·
likely to cousider that the 149-
natioon ibo-Cy has mor~ sel'iom
matters with which to occupy ·
itself, the committee nont:tbe- ·
le·ss agreed to devote more
de'l:iate :to th~ topi!c today. '
Sir Eric, who Intersperses
·religious thoughts into his mu:r
ings en U F O's, opened \he
debate by saying: "A U1N.
2!tudy :\\ill Mt jnfringe oa the
sovercignity of any nation. We
have tha backing of many scien-
tists and I look f~.'nvard with
c:~nfrdence to the rupport of the
1
world's nations." · ~ .
. 1 ···.;·
·· . · Carter interest / 1
· President Carter him3elf has
Mid that he o:tcP. saw a U :F 0,
and Si: Eric said •he lbi!d been'
encouraged by tb~ Pre3id.:nt's
intc..-est. in ':fue suhj~ct. ·
Telling reporters of '!lis oWn
experience 21, vears ago. Sir
Eric said: "I s~w a U F 0 as.
I was n calicd on thr Secretary·
Gen~ral, Dr ';'li!l<!h~lm. to ;:on-
. duct: a wlde·r.:u:gkg investiga.
tion i:tto flyi:;g saucers. ir:c!ud·
ing il.n anc.ly~is of the bcn~fits,
pr.:.hlems. and dangers st("rn·
mb~. from anr coatJc: with
.extm-terrestria! itfe.-Re!lter•.
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