Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22

statement as to the exact location
Of the planes when attacked unit
survivors can be questioned.
Regardless of whether the plane
were a short distance within o
without the corridor" the note as
serted, their flight in now wa.
constituted a threat to the SOW
ereignty Of Yugoslavia.
1t added that ''the deliberate
firing without warning on the I'M
armed passenger planes of friendl,
nation is . an offense agains
the law of nations and the prin
ciples of humanity"
Expiration Time Uncertain.
The exact time of the expiration
of the 48-hour deadline for com
pliance with the American demand!
depends on the nour of the ultima.
tum's delivery in Belgrade DR.
Makiedo was handed the note a
few minutes after O'Clock yes.
terday 1t was uncertain how fas
1t could be coded and transmitted.
Should Yugoslavia ignore the ulti.
matum, the United States demand
for the Security Council actor
could be instituted through a forma
request to either Trygve Lie, United
Nations secretary general, or tx
Oscar Lange, Polish representative
on the Council and currently it,
president
The American delegation coulo
ask for hearing after the custom
airy three-day interval or coule
plead urgency and demand a ses-
sion at once.
DR.. Lange could disagree with the
idea of emergency or with presenta.
ton of the subject itself, which, &C.
cording to one authoritative source
would open the way for Council
debate on procedure.
This source said the rules are
somewhat vague on procedure, fol
the situation is unprecedented in the
brief history of the Council, which
has never been called into emer.
gency session.
What they insisted was merely CO.
incidence, both DR.. LANCE anc
Herschel v. johnson, deputy rep.
resentative on the Security Council
conferred with Mr.. Acheson today
within an hour of each other.
DR.. LANCE said he called merely
to discuss the general situation in
Poland after his recent visit there
and did not talk about any specific
issues with Mr.. Acheson.
Mr.. johnson said he had ar
ranged last week to come to Wash
ington today to talk over lot OF
accumulated routine matters, ano
was not called in on the Yugoslay
situation.
2 Articles May Be Cited.
In the absence of any indication
from the State Department as te
how the Yugoslav issue might be
submitted to the Council, one au-
thoritative source expressed the be-
lief the American delegation woulo
cite Articles "a and IS under Chap
ter vi in the U. N. Charter.
These provide that any member
may ask the Security Council te
investigate any dispute, or any
situation which might lead to inter
national friction or give rise to .
dispute, in order to determine
whether the continuance of the
dispute or situation is likely to en-
danger the maintenance of inter.
national peace and security"
Council members had expected tc
meet early next week in the normal
course of events. They had their
last open session Is days ago and 8
closed meeting last Friday.
The Councils next scheduled
business is the discussion of appli-
cations of nine nations asking fol-
membership in the U. N. These
were screened and reported on by
the Membership Committee two
days ago.
The differences between Russia
and the western powers have beer
reflected in the consideration Of
these applicants-mostly small ma.
lions which would add their voices
to the present 51-nation General AS
sembly and could have little or nc
Immediately vital effect in the great
decisions.
Russia Seen as Champion.
If the past record of United Ma
lions votes is an indication Their
Yugoslavia-as country definitely
within the Soviet sphere of influ-
ence-likely would have Russia az
her champion in the Council.
Thus the possibility of 4 Soviet
veto would arise But before i,
could be exercised a full-dress de-
bate would be assured-not only OF
the issues involved in the imme-
date dispute but Of the impact
a veto might have on long-range
peace
This debate would come on the
American request for Council action
before vote was called on the
question Of agreeing to the request
itself.
Should Russia at that point ex-
erclse her veto power diplomats
agree there would be scant room
for future confidence in the ability
of the Council to nurture the un-
easy peace.