The World - News from Feb. 15, 1985
The Soviet Union urged the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to stop employing Americans in light of the U.S. withdrawal from the agency. Soviet delegate Dmitri Yermolenko told the UNESCO executive board that the 143 Americans working for the U.N. specialized agency’s secretariat should be replaced by employees from countries that remain members. However, UNESCO Director General Amadou Mahtar M’Bow said the Americans are international civil servants and their jobs are not at risk.
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