Evening star., 1946-01-30
|Bevin Charges
War Of Nerves
To Reds in Iran
U. S. Backs Proposal
Thot Council Take
Control in Dispute
BULLETIN.

LONDON (F9.-The UNO Sc
curity Council, with Russian
agreement, tonight voted
unanimously to turn the Rus
sian-Iranian dispute over to
direct negotiation between
Moscow and Teheran while
retaining the right to request
information on the progress
of the negotiations at any
time.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 30.-Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin of Brit
ain charged today that Russia
had conducted what appeared to
be a "war of nerves" in Iran and
he indorSed an Iranian demand,
opposed by Russia, for the Sc
curity Council to take control
OF the Soviet-Iranian dispute.
Edward r. Stettinius, jr., Ameri-
can member of the Council, sup
ported the British view as expressed
by Mr.. Bevin. Mr.. Stettinius said
he believed the Council should keep
the 1ranian case on its agenda and
retain jurisdiction over it.
Cannot the Council agree to ad-
init the two parties to voluntary ne
gotiations and Ito have Iran and
Russia) keep the Council informed
until mutually satisfactory solu-
ton is found in accordance with
justice?" Mr.. Stettinius asked.
Iran Ready to Negotiate.
Earlier Iran had announced that
she was prepared to try direct nego-
tiations again in her dispute with
Russia, if the Council recommended
such action, but insisted that the
Council retain jurisdiction.
Trans position was stated Short
ly after it was announced in
Teheran that Russia was returning
key railway lines in the northern
part of the country to control of the
Iran state railways.
Iranian officials said privately
the Russian move should bring a
prompt and basic improvement in
the relations between the two coun-
tries and might affect significantly
the case that is now pending be-
fore the UNO.
Some Council members were talk
ing of the possibility of a compro-
mise decision between the two
countries, but the line which a COM
promise might take was not clear.
Iftaian officials expressed the
hope that the railway action fore
shadowed Russia'S withdrawal of
her troops from the country.
Cannot Dismiss Case.
S. H. Taqizadeh, speaking before
the Council for the Teheran govern
ment, declared:
Now that the dispute has come
before the Council. it cannot be dis
missed. 1t must be pursued. Under
no circumstances must it go out of
the hands of the Council"
However, he added, I'VE will be
prepared to 60 to direct negotiations
ii the Security Council recommends
that this way be taken
This can be done provided, as in
the (UNO) Charter, it takes place
according to the recommendations
of the Security Council, under its
aegis, and the results are reported
to it from time to time and the con-
clusion is in reasonable time"
he said.
In their charges against Russia
before the Security Council several
days ago the Iranians declared
Russian troops had violated the
sovereignty of Iran by denying the
free movement of Iranian forces
dispatched to Northern Iran to put
down Separatist movement in
Azerbaijan.
A Russian request to the Council
to put aside Trans charges and let
the two governments settle the dis
pute in private was made Monday.
Taqizadeh said today that past
efforts of negotiation had produced
no result.
Russia Wants Issue Barred.
Russia told the Council Monday
that the dispute could be settled by
direct negotiations between Moscow
and Teheran and. therefore, should
be put aside by the Council. Iran,
however, pressed for intervention
The delegates discussed the pos
sibility of compromise, by which
the Council would leave the issue
to bi-lateral negotiation with the
provision that the disputing nations
report back to the security body on
the progress of their discussions.
| 1t was uncertain whether Russia
would want the Council to have
even that much jurisdiction. How
ever. Council Chairman Norman j..
o. Maxim of Australia ruled Mon
day that Russia, as party to the
dispute, could not vote on such pro-
cedural matters.
The Soviet members could exer-
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