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around whom the whole UNo struc.
ture Is built. He had until $50 p
m. also p. M, when the Security
Council meets again, to arrange
face-saving formula.
An additional difacult problem
was handed formally to the Security
Council by Syria and Lebanon.
In q note to Secretary General
Trygve Lie the Levant States asked
the council to consider their COM
plant against retention Of British
and French troops in the Levant
and to adopt . resolution calling
for immediate and simultaneous
withdrawal Of all foreign troops
from Syria and Lebanon.
Delegates obviously were fright
ened about possible results TO the
whole United Nations Organization
IL Britain and Russia FLASHED head
on again tonight, as they did for
seven hours yesterday in . tumult-
Gus council session.
Veto Threatened
The situation this morning stood
thus:
Andrea Y. vishinsky, chief Rus
sian delegates, threatened TO veto
a proposed resolution that would
exonerate Britain of Soviet charges
that British troops In Greece threat
ened international peace.
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevir
adamantly demanded q clearcu'
Council decision which would con-
vict o. exonerate Britain Of the
Russian charges. He sought Q
clean bill Of health for Britain.
The basic issue Of the Russian
British quarrel was confused by a
mass Of parliamentary jockeying
over Security Council procedure
and the veto right Of the big s"
which had been patched together
in ticklish compromises at San
Francisco.
Council Faces Text
When the Council adjourned last
night, It had before 1t an Egyptian
resolution, the key part OF which
read:
"And while appreciating that the
presence Of British troops in Greece
In the present circumstances does
not constitute a threat to interna-
tional peace and security, the Coun-
ell takes note Of the declaration OF
the delegate for the United King
dom that British troops will be
Withdrawn from Greece as soon as
the reasons for their presence have
disappeared.
vishlnslxy opposed this resolution
and claimed the right to veto II
under the Councils charter. he
asserted that the question was a
substantive one, demanding unani-
NOUS approval Of the big s." Some
others at the meeting called it q
procedural question. which could
be settled BY the votes OF 2 OF the
II Council members, and could not
be blocked by q one-nation veto.
Two Questions Standing
The Council adjourned without
settling this question OF procedure.
It also left unsettled the question
Of whether Britain and Russia
should be allowed to vote at all, on
grounds that the charter forbade
Council members directly involved
in a dispute from voting on its dis
position.
Thus the Council had these TECH
meal questions to decide before II
could vote on the fundamental is
sue:s
ID Does 1t actually have q dis
pute" before It? Rulings BY the
council chairman, n. ]. o. Maxim
Of Australia, had left in doubt the
question Of whether there was q
formal dispute before the Council,
and members had not voted on IT..
ca Is the matter one Of procedure
or substance, and therefore Is the
veto power applicable?
II the Council decided that II
was considering Q formal dispute
between Britain and Russia, both
powers would be forbidden to vote
on . motion settling the funda-
mental issue.
6tettinius tried to be q peace
maker yesterday by proposing that
Maxim dismiss the Russian charges
without any formal council action
On them. His effort broke down.
u. 3. Satisfied
The United States. he said, was
Satisfied that Britain had not en-.
dangered world : peace. France,
China and Australia supported the
American view. Even Poland agreed
that Britain had not threatened the
peace, but suggested that the Cotn-
Gil make some reference to Beyln's
promise to withdraw troops from
Greece Sin due course.
Vishinsky agreed to the Stettinius
formula, as long as Maxim In dis.
missing the case referred to Beyins
troop removal promise. Bevin
baked ct this, calling vishinsky's
plan VERY clever" but pointing out
that Il failed 70 clear Britain OF
Russian charges.
Only Russia asld Poland voted
FOE the Polish plan. At that pOlrlt
the Council took M the Egyptian
prOpcgel. leading to Vishinsld's veto
threat and ca oEegnight adiOuEn-
tnept