Evening star., 1946-08-19
Debateon Terms
For Bu|garians
BogsConference
Greece Challenges
BuIgors' Role in .
Fight on Germany
BY the Assoeioted Press

conference started a STUDY OF
the draft treaty with Bulgaria
today but got only to the pre-
amble when it begged down in
a fresh argument.
1t was the first actual study of a
draft treaty after three weeks of
argument on procedure. Greece pre-
cipitated the disagreement by crit
Iicising the preamble which asserted
that Bulgaria took an active part
in the war against Germany"
"Bulgaria's participation in the
war can by no means be qualified
as active" Greek Delegate M. P.
Pipinopolis said, Bulgaria switched
sides at the last minute. Bulgarian
troops could have cut the retreat of
the German armies. but it was only
in the latter part of August. 1914,
that the Bulgarian troops began to
move"
Changes Aid to Nazis.
He declared that Bulgarian troops
were active only when they fought
along with Germany" Bulgaria
last week laid claim to the Greek
territory of Western Thrace and was
supported by some members of the
Slav bloc
Australia contended that the
Greek remarks were "out of order"
Great Britain and Russia said Bull
garia should be invited to expose
her point of view before discussion
started on the treaty, article by
article.
The argument suficed to halt ac-
tual discussion of the treaty.
The Finnish Balkan Economic
Committee agreed to begin work
with study of the Romanian treaty
and to ask the defeated Axis nations
to submit all observations and
amendments in writing. The group
then adjourned to await passing of
a Tuesday night deadline for
amendments.
Briton Elected.
The Bulgarian committee elected
Gladwyn Jebb Of England it's secre-
tary, agreed that future procedure
would be to take up the treaty ar
ticle by article and then adjourned.
The Military Committee begged
/ down IN a lengthy debate as to
whether, as the Russians proposed,
to include an immediate discussion
OF the Italian treaty on the order
OF the day. Czechoslovakia put the
Russian proposal into formal mo-
ton which was supported by the
| United States and opposed by Aus
tralia. The motion carried l8 to 2.
Committees for the Finnish and
Hungarian treaties also began de-
liberations.
France Opens Discussion.
France touched off the discussion
with a suggestion that the Economic
Committee incldde on its agenda
Article u, which sets up a con-
ciliation commission in case of dis
putes over Italian restitution of
Allied property:
Russia supported the proposal and
Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei
Vishinsky said it should be adopted
as a general principle that all ques-
tions "of a predominantly economic
nature" should be considered as fall
ing within the committees scope.
Brazil, Yugoslavia, the United
States. Greece. Belgium and White
Russia all joined in the debate
agreeing that practically all chap
ters OF the treaty have both eco
nomic and political aspects and that
consultation with the political COM
mittee was necessary to establish
some line Of demarcation.
Eleven Articles on Agenda.
The committee had been pre-
sented an agenda of II articles by
the secretary general.
The Hungarian Political and Ter
ritorial Committee chose Australian
Delegate A. T. Stirling as its vice
chairman and adjourned after de-
Gliding Hungary should make a writ
ten request to appear before the
committee.
The committee, which Yugoslav
Chairman Senicha Stankovic said
would probably meet again Thurs
day, decided it would begin its real
work then with an artlcle-by-a article
discussion rather than a general de-
bate.
In the Finnish Political and Ter
ritorial Committee some Finnish
delegates were discovered in the
Ipress seats. Chairman J. A. Beas-
ley of Australia expressed the opin-
ion they should leave, and a men,
ber of the secretariat escorted them
from the room.
Australia was expected to drop
into the peace conference hopper
today proposal for an interna-
tional court of human rights" de-
signed to enforce those provisions
of the treaties relating to citizen
ship, human rights and funda-
mental freedoms"
Herbert v. Evatt Australian Min
r,~NIrry