The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-09
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(Continued from Page 1) camped on his doorstep during his two weeks of self-imposed exile that he is returning to the Council table. He chatted amiably with reporters and when one asked if the press had been bothering him much he laughed and replied: T quite un- derstand and appreciate your good wishes"
 Lie Notified by Pole
 Earlier Polish Ambassador Oscar Lange officially notified Lie that he would formally ask in the next few days that Poland's charges against Franco Spain be placed on the Councils agenda. His letter to Lie was dated yesterday and was made public by Lies office.
 The prospects for today's Coun- cil meeting for relatively mild dis cussion of proposed rules of pro- cedure for the Council.
 Gromyko has insisted since the Council opened its session here that he could not discuss the Iranian question in the Council before April iO-tomorrow. Neither American nor British officials expect him to re- treat from that stand today, now that the deadline is so near. They expect him to defer pressing the Soviet demand for dropping the Ir- anian case until later this week.
 Instructed by Warsaw
 Lange informed Lie that he had been instructed by his government in Warsaw to draw the Councils attention to 8 situation of the na- ture referred to in Article 34.
 This situation is due to inter- national frictions resulting from the existance and activities of the Franco regime in Spain" Lange said.
 The United States and Great Brit ain are expected to oppose the Po- fish move against Spain although Secretary of State James F. Byrnes told a press conference late yes- terday that the U. s. position would depend on the nature of the complaint lodged by Poland.
 The United States and Britain will oppose the Soviet move unless 1t is drastically modified. They will insist at least on a report from both Iran and Russia on May that the Russians have carried out their promise to remove their troops from Iran by that date.
 But when the black-haired, polk er-faced Andrei A. Gromyko walks back into the Council chamber al p. m., EST, today and sits in the Soviet Unions chair-if he does 1t will be for the most peaceful meeting since the Council set up shor in the new world on March 2S.
 Iran Not to Be Mentioned
 Authoritative sources doubted that the word Tran" would be men, toned today; or that any other con- troversial question would be raised
 The provisional agenda lists only one item-a report from the Com. mittee of Experts on Rules of Pro- cedure. And sources close to tht major delegations hinted that there was agreement-even with GromykC to conf1ne the meeting to that.
 Poland is not ready to submit it! formal complaint against France Spain yet And even if it does dt so today it probably will be the enc of the week before the Council con- siders 1t.
 As for the formal demand of thu Soviet Union that the Council de lete from its agenda all referenc to the Iranian case, 1t was under stood that Gromyko had indicated to other Council members he woulC not raise the issue today.
 Reports Still Needed
 The attitude of the Iranian gov ernment is a factor yet to be de- termined. Officials here are no discounting the possibility that tht Iranian Premier Ahmed Ghavam eE Sultaneh may support the Sovie' view that the Council should re- move the Iranian case from 1t: agenda.
 But the United States-and es- pecially Britain-.will insist at least that the Iranians and Russian! both report that the Russians have lived up to their new agreement tc evacuate Iran by May 6. That atti- tude is based particularly on tht fact that they are not pressing Rus sia for having already violated the | tak nSikieA -TroTAtoVN TNPaakHy 1942 under which both Britain ane Russia agreed to get out of 1rar by March 2.
 Secretary of State James F Byrnes told a press conference 1T Washington late yesterday that con- sideration of Trans case was post poned until May because of Rus sia's promise to get out by tha date. Byrnes' position is that thert is no reason for the Council nov to reverse its decision. If on Ma! 6 both the SovietS and IranianS car report evacuation of Soviet troop from Iran the United States will b' only too happy to drop the case But ByrneS sees no reason for re- viving the issue now merely to sat isfy Russia's claim that it was righ and the other Council member were wrong.
 Return Will Be Important
 Gromyko's return to the Counci table in itself will be an importan event. Thirteen days ago-at 5:2 D. m. on March 27-Gromyko picked up his papers at the Council tabl' and walked out of the Counci chamber. The reason was tn, Councils rejection of his demand that it postpone consideration O Trans complaint against the Rus Sians.
 Gromyko's self-imposed exile ha continued ever since except for SO cial events. He attended 8 lunch con given by Council Chairman Dr Quo Tai-Chi of China last Thurs day. He took boatride arounI l Me-, Varlp 1aek G.anlav