Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-22
Red Complaints
In UN0 10 Test
Unity Of Big ;
AttIee Answers Soviet
Protests on British
In Greece and Java
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Jan. 22.-The ex-
plosive problems of Greece and
Java were tossed into the lap of
the United Nations Organization
today by Soviet delegates, pro-
viding a full-scale test of the
ability of the great powers to
cooperate within the UNO.
Referring to the Soviet action,
British Prime Minister Attlee in
answer to questions in Commons
said today that the British aimed
only at IAN amicable settlement"
between the Dutch government and
Indonesian nationalist in Java. He
made no mention of Greece which
also has a British occupation force.
Soviet delegates earlier had asked
the Security Council to investigate
and take measures against the
maintenance of British troops in
Greece and Java.
Declaring the Java situation ap-
peared improved, Mr.. Attlee ex-
pressed hope that conversations be-
tween DR.. H. j. van Nook, acting
governor general of the Netherlands
Indies, and Indonesian nationalists
would be resumed shortly. He said if
a fuller statement" were required
it would have to come from For
eign Secretary Ernest Bevin.
The Prime Minister spoke in an
swer to questions from Laborite
Tom Driberg and Conservative Capt.
L. D. Gammans.
Honeymoon Period Over.
UNO officials privately agreed that
the charges against Britain made by
delegates representing the Soviet
Union and the Ukraine, coupled with
earlier charges made by Iran against
Russia, had ended the honeymoon
period of the UNO.
American delegates were playing
down talk of a crisis in the world
peace agency, but it was apparent
the organization was confronted
With some Of the toughest problems
it could be asked to meet. Some
Americans said privately that the
United States apparently was NOV
ing into middleman position be-
tween Russia and Britain.
Both the Iranian appeal against
Russia and the Soviet appeal against
Britain were based on article IS of
Of the United Nations Charter and
both called for action by the IL
member Security Council. The
Russian-British case, however is the
first involving two of the Security
Councils five permanent members.
The Russian complaints, filed
with the Security Council late last
night, accused Britain of endanger-
ing world peace and interfering
with the internal affairs of Greece
and Java.
Cabinet Discusses Protests.
Neither British nor American del
egates had any forewarning of the
Russian action. Some British au-
thoritieS speculated that the Rus
slams acted to build a counter fire
against the Iranian charges on the
theory that Britain was backing
Iran. Some American experts said
they saw a possibility that Russia
suspected the United Nations of
taking a basically anti-Russian line
and was moving to force show
down.
The British cabinet met early
this afternoon to discuss the Rus
sian protests.
A British spokesman said it was
not likely the case would be dis
cussed in Parliament until For
eign Secretary Ernest Bevin pre-
sented the British position before
the Security Council.
The spokesman said, however, that
the British government was quite
unlikely to impede or retard any
matter brought before one of the or
gans of the UNO, so long as it is
brought up in accordance with the
principles and rules of the organi-
zation.'
The informant added that the
British government felt it had moth
ing to fear or be ashamed of, and
certainly nothing to conceal" con-
corning its actions and policies in
Greece and Indonesia.
He pointed out that the British
government already had said it
wanted to withdraw its forces from
Greece and Indonesia when the job
is done and it is sure democratic
principles are fourishing."
Andrea j. Vishinsky, Soviet vice
commissar of foreign affairs and
(See UNO, Page AID