Evening star., 1946-04-13
u. n. Members Study
Franco Bid 10 Send
Probers TO Spain
Madrid Regime AssoiIs
PoIond's Charge Of
Horborine Germans
BY the Assoeiotsd Pr.ss

NEW YORK, April 13.-Mem-
bers of the United Nations Sc
curity Council today guardedly
studied an invitation from the
Spanish cabinet asking the
Council to determine for itself by
inspection whether refugee Ger
man scientists are engaged in
atomic research in Spain.
Council reaction was Immediately
lacking, but one delegation which
declined to be identified had indi-
Gated previously that an invitation
from Generalissimo Francisco
Franco asking for such an investi-
CATION would seem logical answer
for the Spanish leader to make to
Poland's charges.
While there probably will be no
immediate decision on acceptance
or rejection of Frances invitation,
the possibility arose that Spain
might be permitted to state her case
before the Council.
Might Go Before Council.
Spanish sources said Franco
might send a representative to the
Council, if asked, on the condition
that he be allowed to speak with
out taking the role of defending a
nation ION trial"
Some authorities suggested that
the Council under its elastic powers
could call on nonvoting non-
member to participate in it's own
interests. if desired, in order that
both sides might be heard.
Similarly, in its wide latitude of
operation, the Council could send
members or delegated technicians
to Spain as an investigative body il
the evidence of Poland-and sup
porting arguments expected to be
offered by Russia, France and
Mexico against Spain-indicates
that such action is necessary.
The postmidnight cabinet state
ment in Madrid included the in
vitation in a full denial OF Poland's s
charges before the Council that the
Franco regime constituted a menace
to peace because it harbored fugi-
tive war criminals, Nazi assets and
inventors "devising new means OF
warfare"
Charges Called Totally False.
The statement said Poland's
charges were absolutely and total
ly false" and were part of "the con-
tinuous attack by international
communism"
The cabinet said it had decided
ito offer to those nations represented
in the United Nations with which
Spain maintains friendly relations
full authorization for a committee
of their technicians freely to circu-
late in our country, visiting its man.
ufacturing establishments and ex-
perimental stations, so that they
may prove the absolute falsity OF
accusations about alleged work on
the atomic bomb which is said to
be carried on by German techni-
clans, provided that once the mac
curacy of this is proven, ample pub
licity will be given the results of the
visit"
The statement contained the first
official mention of allegations con-
cerning the atomic bomb. On that
score the Polish accusation had gone
no further than to charge that Ger
man scientists were "devising new
means of warfare" in Spain, but un-
official organizations and sources in
the United States and Paris subse-
quently asserted that atomic re.
search was involved.
U. S. Won't Block Hearing.
American diplomatic officials al.
ready have let it be known that this
country will make no effort to BLOCK
an open airing of Poland's indict.
ment of Spain. France already ha.
demonstrated her antipathy toware
Franco by closing her border tt
Spain. Russia has gone even fur.
ther with a demand for prosecution
of Franco as war criminal.
The United States and Britain
1see U. n, Page A-2)