Pre-Registration . . . ...ts discussed today in the and editorial columns of the Kmc raid. See story on page three and editorial on page two. NO. 73 IIN Delegates Delay Action By Francis W. Carpenter Of th» Aitoiiatod Prill UNITED NATIONS. N. Y. (APt U. N. security council delegatee agreed unofficially Tuesday to give Red China a week to decide whether to take part In crucial debates here on a cease-fire In Formosa Strait. Secretary Genera! Dag Ham marskjold dispatched an Invita tion Monday night to the Com munist Chinese premier and for eign minister, Chou En-Lai. The council set no deadline for a reply. But one key delegate said Tuesday the council will have to decide what to do if no response is received early next week. This delegate said lied China likely will study the transcript of the council meeting, weigh the conditions and consequences of accepting hte bid, and then ad vise the council. Iloppenot Urges Slowdown In endorsing a New Zealand proposal to invite Red China to come here for the talks, Henri Hoppenot of France urged fellow delegates to avoid hurried pro cedure and to take only one step at a time. He reminded the delegates that the council has had experi ence in arranging cease-fires in Palestine and Kashmir. Hoppenot recalled that Ham marskjold had talked previously with Chou and indicated that this personal contact might prove helpful in regard to the invita tion. No one in the U. N. secretariat would «ay whether Hammer skjold coupled with his message of invitation a recommendation that Chou accept. The consensus appeared to be that Chou would send a represen tative, but here and there some officials questioned what Chou had to gain by such action. Scute Asian quarters were dis cussing the possibility of a meet ing of five big powers, if a cease fire is attained, in order to work out a settlement of the Far East ern situation. These sources refused to be quoted but they seemed to be talking in terms of a meeting in Geneva or New Delhi of the United States, Britain, France, Soviet Union and Red China, with India perhaps serving in some role. If the Reds ignore the invita tion, it was said, the council then will have to go ahead and ap prove a resolution for a cease fire without their participation in the debate. But it would be difficult to work out a cease-fire without the help of both parties. Nationalist China and Peiping both have , said they did not want a ceaae fire but it was believed here Na i tionalist China would not in the lend oppose a cease-fire if every | one else agreed upon it. Late Registrants Pay the Price PABKVIULE, Mo.