The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-26

agreement was not extracted from tiny, backward Iran by duress or the part of her colossal neighbor the Soviet Union.
 Gromyko revealed that negotia- tions between Russia and Iran started on March 2-the date on which Russian troops were supposed to have been out of Iran under the l942 Tripartite Treaty. But he did not give any details beyond the statement made by Moscow radio Sunday that all Russian troops would be out of Iran within five or six weeks.
 First Notification
 It was the first official notifi- cation to the Security Council that an agreement between Iran and Russia had been reached. But Pre- mier Josef Stalin told President Hugh Baillie of the United Press in cable last night that the Soviet Iranian dispute had been positive ly settled" by an agreement.
 Reading slowly in the Russian language from his carefully pre- pared manuscript, Gromyko de- clared to the council of il members in It's new colorful home in Hunter College: , '''The policy Of my government A peace"
 While the 1ransan Ambassador HusSein Ala toyed nervously with his tortoise shell glasses in the front row of the distinguished visitors section, Gromyko denounc- ed some groups" which have used the relationship between Russia and Iran as propaganda to foment war"
 'These clements also misuse the freedom of the press for their purpose" he said.
 Promises Answer
 Then he turned to the letters written by Ala to the Security Council accusing Russia of violat- ing its treaties and international agreements and urging speedy cotin- cil consideration of the 1ranian case.
 Gremyko promised to answer la ter "ill founded statements m Alas letters.
 Gromyko based his appeal to the Council for dismissal without dis cussion of the 1ranian case on two points:
 i, Negotiations between Iran and Russia have taken place "al- though that fact is denied by the iranian Ambassador"
 2. An understanding resulting from those negotiations begun on March 2 has been reached.
 And these two facts must pc taken into consideration before the Council decides to take up the Iranian question" GromyKo ao- ded. uo,,o a slight hint that he might be VIII. inc to give the Council details or those negotiations and of the re- s,Ilting agreement in this prelimin- ary discussion.
 Claims No Ground
 But Gromyko insisted that there is no ground for the demand that the Iranian question be included on this agenda. .,
 ''The very facts of the situation contradict the demand" he said.
 Gromyko then referred to the January 30 resolution by the Councli aoopted in London, which referred the Soviet-Iranian dispute back to the parties for direct negotiation. He contended that negotiations had brought "quantative results" ana that the resolution of the Council had been carried out in spirit and letter"
 For these reasons I propose that the questions raised in the 1ranian letter to the Council on March 5 not be considered by the Council, he concluded.
 Byrnes was recognized immediate ly by QUO as the first to oppose GromkyO.
 Iran still Has Complaint
 He reminded Gromyko that Iran. sovereign meHlpeT oA tlaS Shhte@ Nations and a small neighbor Of the colossus Soviet Union, had not with drawn her complaint to the Council.
 Furthermore. he told Gromyko sharply, If what the Soviet ain- bassador says about the agreement is true, the Soviet and ITanian goy- ernments should have formally placed the fact that there was an agreement before the Council" ,"
 "All that is now contemplated IS adoption of the agenda which wlll give the TFanian government an op. portunlty to present the case which it has said threatens peace" Byrnes said. Al that 1 ask is that this op. portunity not bc denied Tram
 Byrnes demanded that the ITan- ian case be placed on the agenda.
 We must give Iran a chance to say lf an agreement such as ail' nounced by the Soviet ambassador has been reached" he said
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