The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-12

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killed last Fall. Bevin used the
incident to justify the use of Japan
csc troops before sufficient British
troops arrived in Java to maintain
order.
Bevin'S version of Mallaby's death
was given to the Council last week
at its first meeting on the In
donesian case. He said Mallaby
arrived in Indonesia ana got Ma
Sionalist leaders together and ar
ranged a truce.
Killed at Truce
while he was signing the truce,
he was assaSsinated and other Of
ficers were killed at the same
time" Bevin sad.
Bevin said Mallaby and his Of
tiCers had no Army with them at
the time, land yet you (ManuilSkD
accuse us of attacking the IN
doneSian movement
He said Admiral Lord Louis
MountbattelA supreme commander
in Southeast Asia, feared wholesale
aSsaSsinationS and decided to hold
the japanese responsible for keep
ing order.
1T was rather by way Of hos
tage system that they were told to
see that law and order were MAIN
tanned" he said.
Asks Decision on Rule
Manuilski demanded that the
Council decide whether the use Of
Japanese troops against the 1ndo-
neSians was a matter of internal
concern only.
IF the council decides it is" he
said, Then we can go home and
tell our people that there is a new
international rule to that effect
We must have decision. We can
not apply the policy Of Pontius Pr
late here"
He said the Indonesians had sent
appeals to President Truman, Prime
Minister Clement Attlee, and Pre-
mier Josef Stain demanding justice,
and even the UNO's new secretary
general, Trygve Lie, had received an
appeal.
Truth Sought
Il regret that IndoneSian repre-
sentativeS are not here to present
their own case" Manuilski said.
How can we apply the policy of
PontiuS Plate here-It doesn't con-
Germ US. We must give an an
ISwer."
He said all the commission he
proposed would do would be to study
the case and determine the truth.
The phoposal to establish COM
mission was made in a surprise
move by DR.. Alfonso De RosenZweig
Diaz Of Mexico when the Council
opened its sixth meeting on the
Indonesian issue.
U. S. Opposes Commission
Edward r. Stettinius, Jr., an
nounced yesterday that the United
States opposed creation Of a COM
mission on Indonesia.
Diaz said commission should
be set up to obtain necessary in
formation so that the Council could
decide the case on its merits.
THE world will lose confidence
in the Security Council if just de-
clSions are not made on the basis
of importial fa:ts," he said.
DR.. Wellington Koo of China
made q tentative suggestion for a
commission before the Council al
Journed last night. The U. S. S.
Il. and the Soviet Ukraine have
been urging a commission. Britain
has objected to the idea in strenu-
GUS terms, the Netherland has ten
tatively agreed to one If it limits
its investigations to actions of Bri-
fish troops and does not dig into
what it considers Indonesian inter-
nal affairs.
Statements Conflict
The Mexican delegate requested
commission because statements
made by the opposite sides before
the Council eonflicted. and there
was little additional official infor-
nation available.
MANY of us haven't sufficient in
formation ON which to make a de-
cision," he said.
He said the proposed commits
sion should not interfere with
Dutch sovereignty nor with the
task of British troops 10 disarm
Japanese troops.
Foreign Secretary Ernest Beyin
was absent from the Council for
the first time when 1t opened. Br.-
tain was represented by Sir Alex
ander cadogen, its permanent Coun-
ell representative.
All He major powers arrived ~
minutes late. That. coupled with
5eYinis absence, indicated that the
big powers had been meeting pr!-
vateiy TO find @ compromise for
mula.