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- GRAPEVINE, Page 17You Just Keep Me Hanging On
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- By DAVID ELLIS/Reported by Georgia Harbison
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- Nearing the end of his 10th year as United Nations
- Secretary-General, Javier Perez de Cuellar, 71, insists he is
- ready to retire. But is he really? In his first term, Perez de
- Cuellar often told colleagues that he wanted out, but was
- persuaded to remain five years more. France, a permanent member
- of the Security Council, is now pressing the Peruvian to stay
- on for a third term. The Soviets too have indicated they would
- like him to stay put. This endorsement of the status quo
- distresses reform-minded U.N. staff members and diplomats who
- believe the world body desperately needs stronger leadership and
- a complete overhaul. Says a Western ambassador: "He's done well.
- He should quit while he's ahead."
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