Evening star., 1946-09-25
Takes
Holiday After Russia
Is Rebuffed on Troops
BY The Associofed Press

BY The Assoeioted Press
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Sept.
25.-The United Nations Security
Council took a holiday today
after voting down Russia's de-
mand for a far-reaching troop
report-the second setback for
the Soviet Union within a week.
This cleared it's calendar of all
business for the first time in a
month.
The ballot against admitting Dele
gate Andrei A. Gromyko's proposal
to the agenda was to 2, with only
Poland joining in support. The
United States, Great Britain, China
Australia, Mexico, The Netherlands
and Brazil opposed, with France and
Egypt abstaining. Mr.. Gromyko had
asked that the council order detailed
reports within two weeks from coun-
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alien non-enemy Nations.
This followed the go defeat last
Friday of the Soviet Ukraine s
charges that Greece, with the pres
ence of British soldiers principal
factor, threatened peace in the Bal
kanS.
Council to Study Report.
The next council meeting, a secret
one, was set for $50 m. tomorrow,
at which time delegates will study
the text of their report to the Cen
eral Assembly which meets Octo-
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While the weary delegates looked
for respite from long sessions of
the last month over new membres,
the Greek case and the troop report.
there was a possibility that the
charges against Franco Spain might
be brought up again.
PolandS early summer complaint
against the Falangist regime still
remains on the pending docket sub
ject to call by any delegate. DR..
Oscar Lange. the Polish representa-
tive. served notice at the time the
council refused to order a worldwide
rupture of relations with Madrid
that he would attempt to reopen
the whole case before the assembly
met.
Reached at his home, DR.. Lange
said, No decision has been made"
and refused to discuss the possibili-
ties further.
China Rebuffs Soviet.
Yesterdays vote was taken after
DR.. c. l.. Hsia of China bluntly
told Russia that the United States
and Chinese governments would de-
eide when or whether" American
troops would be withdrawn from
China.
In his remarks to the Council
Mr.. Gromyko singled out China,
Iceland, Iraq, Egypt, Greece, Brazil
and Indonesia as areas where
United States or British troops were
causing anxiety" In a long, ex-
planatory speech he indicated that
he would press the case under
articles of the charter providing
that the Council could act in sit
uations threatening the peace.
However, in calling for the final
vote Mr.. Gromyko, as chairman, re-
turned to his original statement,
which asked only that the Council
get reports on the troop disposition.
1t was this resolution that the dele
gates refused to admit to the
agenda.
Speculate on Significance.
Several delegations speculated
over the significance of Gromykos
move in "toning down" his demands
and expressed surprise at his fall
ing to push the case beyond two
Council meetings.
Meanwhile, an end was sighted to
the U. Ms long delays in studying
the problems surrounding control OF
the atomic bomb. After waiting
three weeks for Moscow to approve
a report of the Atomic Energy Com
missions Scientific Committee, the
members were called into session
tomorrow to take vote
A person close to the committee
said the report finally would emerge
from the committee in one OF two
ways-either by asking the Soviet
representative, who helped draft it,
to approve it as an individual, or
force a vote and merely record any
Russian objection in passing 1t on.
It was understood that the other
II members of the committee, with
the possible exception OF Poland,
were long ago ready to vote ap-
proval.
No Formal Meeting Since July.
The report will 60 to the No. 2
(PoliticaD Committee, where it Is
expected to set the machinery going
again and lead to another meeting
of the parent commission. The COM
mission, now headed by DR.. Hsia,
has not held formal meeting since
July. when it asked the scientists
to prepare a report on the technical
aspects of the whole problem.
The Economic and Social Council
approved a subcommittee recon-
mendation yesterday that Paris be
chosen as the site for the proposed
international refugee organization.
The recommendation was ap-
proved by a vote of 8 to 5 over
British and American opposition.
The British and American delega-
tions argued that the decision should
be left to the General Assembly