The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
Franco
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 lution to set up a five-nation sub- committee to investigate the Span fsh situation and report back bS May 17. If accepted, this would defer action on the Polish resolution for immediate diplomatic quaran' tine of Spain--a proposal that five of the council members doomed by opposing during the last two day of council debate,
 The first month of the Security Councils deliberations in the United States ended last night after an. other long series of speeches abou Spain and receipt of report iron the councils committee of experts which voted 8 to that the coun- oil could keep a case on it's agenda even if both parties to 1t requested its withdrawal.
 Important Precedent
 The experts report was not 6 surprise. But their decision, sub- ject to ratification by the counci itself, was believed by the majority to have established an important precedent that the council iS master of its agenda and can put on or take off items regardless o1 the whiIns of disputantS.
 IL was this basic issue which Russia raised a week ago when il asked the council-after announce ment of the Soviet-Iranian agree 1nent - to drop the Iranian case The council A hours earlier hao adopted a resolution deferring the case until May when both Rus sia and Iran were to report or whether Russian troops had evacu- ated Iran as promised.
 The majority of the councils eX- perts held:
 'The security council may hold that, even after an agreement has been reached between the parties (to dispute), circumstances may continue to exist (for example, the conditions under which the agree meflt has been negotiated which al- low fears regarding peace to sub- SiSt and which justify the main- tenance of the question in the list of matters with which it is con- cerned."
 OHOAlACldl CudEBeS
 This was significant in the light of unofficial charges that the Soviet Union used diplomatic pres- sure to obtain it's agreement or troop evacuation and oil conces- sions from Iran as well as Trans decision to withdraw its charges against Russia from the council.
 But major interest today was in the Spanish case on which five council members are opposed to ex- treme action against Franco now while four want a worldwide boy colt of Spain. Seven, including the Big Five, are needed to take such action. Egypt has not de- clared herself and Australia wants more facts and fewer unsupported speeches and charges.
 Australian Delegate Col. w. R Hodgson, after listening to hours Of speeches condemning fascist Spain and others asserting the Franco regime was the business only of Spaniards, virtually explod. ed and denounced both sides. Re- ferring to the two schools oi thought in the council, HodgSor sarcastically snapped:
 One school says, let Us without investigation impose certain sane. tions. The ohter school says, WG won't do anything because 1t is 6 matter of domestic jurisdiction. The Australian delegation accepts nei. ther proposition"
 Criticism
 Hodgson severly criticized thu United States, Britain and France for their March 4 joint declaration calling on the Spanish people tC overthrow Franco peacefully. Ht thought 1t inconsistent that British Delegate Sir Alexander Cadogar should tell the council yesterday that the nature of 8 regime in any country was "indisputably a matter of domestic jurisdiction" but g month earlier to have joined in a declaration designed to overthrow the Franco regime.
 He then cited instance after in. stance where the facts about the Spanish situation were not knowr --l. The facts behind state depart. ment and other American Govern ment reports on NaZ economic con trol of Spain: 2. French reaction to the Polish contention that mass. ing of Spanish troops threatens French security; 3. The reasons fol France closing the Spanish from tier; 1. The facts about Franco; attempt to buy plans and machin. cry in the U. s. for production oi uranium.
 How many countries are in dip 1omatic relations with Franco?' Hodgson asked. T can't even gel the fact about that"
 Diplomatic DOuble-Talk
 Against this critical background in which Hodgson in effect wai accusing the other council members O fengaging in diplomatic double. talk, the scrappy Australian brought debate to a close with introduction of his resolution.
 It would ask the five man sub- committee to examine the state ments made to the council about Spain, call for further written state ments and documentary evidence from LIN. members and from Franco regime" and make any other inquiries necessary.
 None of the leading delegations were prepared to give yes or nc