Evening star., 1944-12-20
Allies in Accord
On Major Aims,
Churchill Says
Complete Agreement
On All Issues 'Anothe,
Question: He Asserts
BULLETIN.

aCCacK, Prlme Minister Church.
i'll and Foreign Secretary Eden
stood pat in Commons today
on Britain's armed interven-
ton in Greece. but Mr.. Eden
urged the quick re-establish-
ment of face-to-face contact
among the foreign ministers
OF Britain, Russia and the
United States to deal with
such problems.
By the Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. 20.-Prime Min
lister Churchill today told Com
mons in a special debate or
Greece that there was "entire
agreement about the general
aims" which bind Britain, Russia
and the United States.
But whether there is complete
agreement on every aspect of these
matters is another question alto
gether," he said, and he sidestepped
an attempt to draw him out as to
whether there had been a division
of spheres of influence" between
Britain and Russia in Europe.
Grimly referring to this dam
gerous and momentous phase of the
war;" Mr.. Churchill ran into a storm
of criticism of British policy in
Greece, despite Foreign Secretary
Anthony Edens declaration that
Britain had no selfish aims in that
country and will be. glad to hand
over her responsibilities as soon as
we can do so consistently with our
obligation"
Churchill Attacked.
Opening the full-dress debate,
Arthur Greenwood, the Labor party
floor leader, declared "the Prime
Minister has not handled this sit
uation In the way in which it should
have been handled"
Calling the situation in Greece a
test case, he criticized the tone and
words" of Mr.. Churchill, declaring
he had tried to convey the impress
sion that "every one who was an
EAM was a gangster."
But he avoided challenging the
government to a vote and conceded
that, now that Britain had gone into
Greece with a perfectly good mo-
tive" she had ito see it through"
Laborite Aneurin Bevan touched
off the first demonstration of the
debate when he assailed the threat
Of 1t. Gen. R. M. Scobie, British
commander in Greece, to turn every
gun, bomber and tank against
Athens should the ELIAS fail to stop
firing by 8 am. tomorrow.
Bombing of Athens Cited.
If that were carried out, Mr.. Bevan
warned, it would put this House in
a most shameful position"
when the Germans were fighting
in Greece we said that if Athens
were bombed we would bomb Rome
The Germans did not bomb Athens
but we have bombed Athens" said
Mr.. Bevan, who is Mr.. Churchill's
bitterest critic in Commons.
The Laborite called on Mr.. Eden
to give assurance that the British
government favored a regency, and
demanded that King George II OF
Greece be barred from intriguing
with Greek ministers in Athens by
cutting off his means of communica-
ton with them.
Shouts of protest, however, greeted
Mr.. Bevan's assertion that "Ghurkas
are being used in Greece because
they are politically backward people
and can be relied upon to fire upon
the Greek people"
House in Uproar.
d Mr.. Eden cut in with:
The overwhelming majority of
our troops in Greece at this moment
are white troops"
At this point the House broke
into an uproar, with some members
accusing Mr.. Bevan of raising "the
color question"
Sir Percy Harris, Liberal, said
there was suspicion that the gov
ernment is playing the game OF
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