Four decades later, for most people, Khrushchev's trip to a session in New York is mostly just a memory: the Soviet boss was banging his fists and kicking his boot somewhere. It is retold in dozens of variations and does not differ in plausibility. Even N. Khrushchev himself in his memoirs " Time. People. Power " got confused about where, when and how he had fun. In fact, it was.

After the weekend of September 26, Secretary-General D. Hammarskjold made an out-of-turn speech at the UN. All weekend he worked on the answer to the offender Nikita. I must say that Hammarskjold was neither bad nor good for us then. From a family of prominent Swedish politicians-Dad, I remember, was even the prime minister, Dag himself held the highest diplomatic posts. Everything was fine before the events in the Congo broke out. At first, Patrice Lumumba, who was supported by Moscow, took the upper hand there, but then the Westerners crushed him. Hammarskjold might have been involved. There was a confrontation with him, and at the session in New York-a real fight. In this speech, Hammarskjold defended himself as best he could. He didn't mention Khrushchev's name, but he did shoot arrows at him accurately. It was clear that Khrushchev was very dissatisfied with the Swede's performance. He started fidgeting at the table, appealing to Gromyko, who, however, sat monumentally, not really paying attention to the leader.

Finally, N. S. exploded. He shouted something and started banging his right fist on the table. Then I started the power of the left one as well. Drumming

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both fists were clearly much more attractive. The room paused for a moment, the speaker on the rostrum faltered, and the delegates stared at the drummer. Gromyko was shocked, but the experienced diplomat did not know what to do. But Khrushchev knew:

- Gromyko, diplomats, support us!

Andrey Andreevich tapped his hand lightly. The ambassadors on his right were also present.

Khrushchev was dissatisfied with these intellectuals.

"Oh, come on," he said, waving his hand. And turning to the left, he shouted:

- Ukraine, come on!

Podgorny didn't need to be agitated. Two hammers struck the anvil. Others ' fists pounded.

Belatedly, due to the long distance, Belarusians joined in. But the decibel volume of their "drums" was much lower than the Ukrainian ones.

Some people were tapping at other tables, too.

The audience was curious. A conviction? Unlikely. They treated it like a prank.

Khrushchev later said that he also tried to stamp his feet. It didn't work, the soft carpet muffled the sound.

The label, however, was sent. The delegates ' nervous systems and UN furniture were being tested again.

N. Khrushchev felt confident at the meetings in the UN Hall. Even more than confidently, without thinking too much about what is good and what is bad. Having successfully pounded his fists on the table during a speech by UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold and not being rebuffed, he received a new courage. His mind began to work out how to annoy the gentlemen on the other side of the barrier.

British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan got into a hot hand. A white-haired gentleman sat exquisitely on the podium. Khrushchev was clearly not happy with his speech, and he was waiting for the moment to share his dissatisfaction with the audience. Macmillan spoke of his support for the UN Secretary-General. Nikita Sergeyevich pounded his fists on the table. The audience watched with interest. N. Khrushchev was joined by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. There was a clatter at the Ukrainian and Belarusian tables. Macmillan waited patiently for the noise pause.

For the second time, fists were used when the Englishman praised

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the situation in Germany, which, according to N. Khrushchev, should not have been done, because revanchism flourished there. Finally, it was time for a verbal dialogue. Macmillan started talking about disarmament, saying that the main thing here is the problem of inspection.

Nikita Sergeyevich cupped his hands in a megaphone and announced the speaker:

- Accept our proposals for disarmament, and we will accept any control you have!

The Englishman was taken aback.

"What does this gentleman say?" "What is it?" he asked the chairman.

How does Tom know: Khrushchev did not speak into the microphone, there was no translation.

In order for the unintelligent to understand the meaning of the message, Khrushchev shouted his call a couple of times more. Macmillan was taken aback. He was not equipped for such treatment.

It wasn't a good day for Sir Harold at all. In the evening, he had to go somewhere in the country. At the mission, he was put into a luxury Rolls-Royce, and the limousine, the beauty and pride of the British nation, set off. We entered the Lincoln Tunnel, which runs under the Hudson River from Manhattan to New Jersey. We were halfway through the race when smoke began to pour out from under the hood and the engine caught fire. What would happen to a Rolls-Royce with the Prime Minister in it, and in an underground tunnel? The driver leapt forward. There was a commotion in the tunnel filled with cars, but everything went well for the premiere Rolls, and it was possible to break free. Police were already waiting there with fire extinguishers. The fire was extinguished in seconds. Police officers helped the leader of the allied power to get out into the fresh air. The prime minister did not lose his composure and continued on his way in another car.

Nikita Sergeyevich, the second participant of the fight at the UN, spent the rest of the day quite successfully. He returned to the mission in high spirits, and the crowd gathered around him on the second floor, admiring the way he had "chatted" with Macmillan. The USSR Ambassador to London, A. Soldatov, succeeded.

- Nikita Sergeyevich, you and the Englishman acted in English. In their parliament, this is a common thing, they knock, clap, stomp, hoot.

Khrushchev looked at him with interest.

- Well, then, we are adopting the best traditions of Western parliamentarism.

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The audience didn't know if he was faking it or not, but they all nodded their heads in agreement.

The main event of the session unfolded on October 12.

The colonial question was discussed. N. Khrushchev made a rather moderate speech. Everything would have been fine, but the imp persuaded the Philippine representative Sumulong to enter into a controversy.

Khrushchev Bangs His Shoe on Desk

By BENJAMIN WELLES

Special to The New York Times

UNITED NATIONS N. Y.

Oct. 12-Premier Khrushchev waved his shoe today and banged it on his desk adding to the lengthening list of antics with which he has been nettling the General Assembly.

This time Mr. Khrushchev was apparently infuriated by a statement by Lorenzo Sumulong, a member of the Philippine delegation. Mr. Sumulong aid in debate that the peoples of Eastern Europe had been "deprived of political and civil rights" and that they had been "swallowed up by the Soviet Union."

Mr. Khrushchev thereupon pulled off his right shoe, stood Continued on Page 14, Column 5

"Khrushchev is drumming his boot on the table"

BENJAMIN WELLES ,

especially for the New York Times

UNITED NATIONS, New York

The Filipino went to the podium and began to talk painfully about the benefits that the Philippines received as a colony of the United States, and how hard it is for Eastern European states in the orbit of the Soviet Union. Some of the delegations of socialist countries tried to protest. The chairman, however, did not let Tom speak.

Here Nikita Sergeyevich took up the task. He demanded "the right of reply," stepped up to the podium, pushed the Filipino aside with a sharp gesture, and began to pour out his indignation:

- Why is it that when representatives of some states speak here, they are not allowed to say, and when this lackey of American imperialism speaks, the chairman, who apparently sympathizes with colonial rule, does not stop it? Is that fair? No, it's not fair.

After paying tribute to both the Filipino and Chairman Boland, Khrushchev returned to his seat with satisfaction.

E. Litoshko and I were sitting on the guest rostrum, right at the table of the Soviet delegation. I was distracted by something, Evgeny pushed me in the side: "Look, what is it with Nikita Sergeevich?".

I looked. There was no sign of our premiere. At the table, instead of him, only a large back was visible. His head, shoulders, and arms went under the table cover. A few seconds later, Nikita Sergeyevich appeared in the wild, holding his right boot in his hand. It was obvious that this was not easy for him. He was breathing hard, stretching his shoulders. He stood up with a shoe in his hands and began shaking it at the Filipino across the room. To be sure, I hit the table top several times with my boot. I supplemented it with punches. He was joined by some of the delegation. The boot remained on the table for the duration of the drumming. Then Nikita Sergeyevich quite contentedly took the shoe, ducked under the table, and stayed there for the prescribed time, tying his shoelaces. Triumphantly, he appeared before the audience again.

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The Filipino was completely taken aback and launched into a discussion about the possible meaning of the word "lackey". I asked the translator to give him some options. The options were given, and the Filipino began to discuss them one by one. The audience was openly amused. Nikita Sergeevich loudly promised the poor guy to explain the meaning of the word "lackey".

Educational work has had its effect. At the end of the speech, Sumulong said that he would vote in favor of the procedure required by Mr. Khrushchev to discuss the Soviet draft declaration of independence of the colonial states.

N. Khrushchev proved to be a gentleman. Taking the word "in order of business", he went to the podium and began to say that the gentleman representing the Philippines was not a hopeless person after all, he was probably in the process of maturing. "There is hope that he will mature and understand the questions correctly."

The audience responded by consensus with applause.

After the break, the passions did not subside. Nikita Sergeyevich took off his shoe for the second time and activated it. I didn't see this exact moment myself, I wasn't in the audience. I will therefore refer again to the New York Times (October 13, 1960).:

"Later, during the debate on colonialism, during which passions flared up among several delegations, Mr. Khrushchev occasionally shouted something, waved his right hand, shook his finger and took off his shoe for the second time. The second time the shoe incident occurred was during a speech by F. Wilcox, Assistant Secretary of State of the United States."

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I didn't see it myself, but we'll trust a reputable newspaper.

In New York, the clock showed 23.40. The flight lasted ten hours. On the ship "Baltika" sailed for ten days. When the Tu-114 landed at the Moscow airport, it was already late afternoon in the capital on October 15...

The New York epic is over. The Soviet prime minister was absent for 35 days.

The Showman flew away. New York has lost something fascinating, exciting. The city has returned to its vibrant but mundane life. In the Soviet mission, cordons were removed, police fences were removed. Normal traffic was restored on Park Avenue, from which it was no longer possible to get to neighboring Madison Avenue through China, but through side Street.

A startling change was revealed the next morning in the United Nations. The General Assembly meeting Room is almost deserted. Chairman Boland had to work very hard to get enough delegates into the room for a quorum. In the evening edition of the New York Times published a famous photo: almost deserted tables and only some sitting bored lonely members of the delegation. The most colorful, noisy and politically charged chapter in the history of the United Nations is over. The fortress stood firm.

* Editor of the American section of Pravda.

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