Evening star., 1946-01-25
Russia Rebuffed
Discuss Iran
Greece and Juvo Also
Topics; Council Acts
To Organize Forces
By the Associated Press.

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LONDON, Jan. 25.-The United
Nations Security Council for
mally agreed today to discuss
the tense military political sit
uations in Iran, Greece and In
donesla at it's next meeting, and
ordered into operation the ma
chlnery for organizing armed
forces to back the Councils or
ders with military power when
necessary.
The Council thus disre2arded a
request from Soviet Russia that it
refuse to take up the dispute over
Iran. The next meeting will be held
Monday.
The action came on the motion of
the American delegate, Edward R.
Stettinius, jr., after British Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin had declared
he was so tired of these charges
by the Soviet Union in private"
against Britain that he was
anxious for full discussion at the
earliest possible moment.
The 11-member Council, proceed
ing to put the new world peace or
ganization in working order, took
steps TO get its Military Staff Com
mittee functioning The Council
ordered military representatives of
the principal powers to hold their
first meeting here by February /,
when work will be started on the
special agreements by which nations
are to pledge land, sea and air forces
to enforce Security Council orders
when necessary.
Russia Opposes Move.
The action to take up the situa-
tions in Iran, Greece and Indonesia
came two hours after Russia had
registered categoric opposition to
discussion of the Iran complaint that
the Red Army has been interfering
in Trans internal affairs.
The chief Soviet delegate, Vice
Commissar of Foreign Affairs Andrei
VishinSky, filed a letter with the
Council president, N. j. o. Maxim of
Australia, setting forth five-point
reply to the Iranian charge. He
declared Trans complaints were
groundless and that the channels of
direct negotiation between the two
countries were open.
Mr.. Vishinsky demanded and re-
celved assurances from the Council
president, however, that the deci-
sion to discuss the Iranian case
would not adversely affect Russias
argument that the situation there
is an internal one.
Egyptian Proposal Adopted.
Mr.. Maxim said that at the next
meeting the Soviet Union could
take whatever position it chose. The
discussion presumably will be pre-
liminary to Council decision
whether to formally investigate the
three complaints concerning Iran,
Greece and Indonesia or take any
other action on them.
The Council adopted an Egyptian
proposal that Iran, the Ukraine
and Greece, which are not men,
bers of the Council, should be in
vited to the Monday session, thus
| giving them a chance to air their
views on the controversies in which
they are directly concerned. The
Ukraine filed the charge concerning
| IndoneSia.
In his brief speech Mr.. Bevin said,
1T would be mistake to have any
power, great or small, feel they can
not come to this Council and state
their case"
Bevin Wants Iran on Agenda.
"On Greece" he continued, Il
shall offer no objections to the full
est discussion. I am so tired of these
charges by the Soviet Union in pri-
Vate at the Assembly that no one
will be happier than l tp explain the
situation.
Il would like the Iranian matter
on the agenda."
OF the IndoneSian case, Mr.. Bevin
said it was matter concerning the
Netherlands government. The prob
lem there is one of disarming the
japanese, he said, and 1t must be
argued by the government primarily
responsible"
Foreign Minister Eelco van Klef-
fens of the Netherlands said his
government had no objection to the
Council discussing the Indonesian
question
In proposing that all three cases
be brought up at the next meeting.
Mr.. Stettinius declared, Il want to
make it clearly understood that the
United States believes any country
in the United Nations who makes a
complaint has right to be heard
at this table,
Mr., Vishinskys five main points
in his letter were:
l. The Iranian government failed
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