Evening star., 1946-09-10
u. n. Showdown Due
Today in Ukraine's
Case Against Greece
BY the Assoeioied Press

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.-Sept.
l0.-The United Nations Security
Council was ready for a show
down today on the Soviet
Ukraine's charges against Greece,
with a vote due on Australia's
fiat demand that the complaint
be thrown out.
The United States has rejected
the Ukraine's contention that Greece
was preparing for aggressive action
against peace in the Balkans, but
has not stated which way she will
vote on the Australian motion.
Todays meeting was set for 2
pm. when the Council hurriedly ad-
iourned last night after hearing
surprise statements that forced the
whole issue near a vote.
Australia Gains Support.
from comments by delegates so
far. it was noted that Australia al
ready had the possibility of three
supporting votes. Great Britain
has been opposed to the complaint
from the first, while the Neither
lands has questioned sharply every
step taken and frequently has
termed the whole case ''unSubStan-
tiated." 1t was still open to ques-
ton, of course, whether the United
States actually would vote to kill
the complaint
Paul Hasluck, returning to the
leading role Australia played in
Council affairs when DR.. Herbert "
Evatt was sitting, lashed out at the
Ukraine's charges as unsupported
and said the prestige of the Council
would be endangered should it act
on such case.
He said the Ukraine's charges re-
minded him of similar charges and
similar language in other places, for
instance at the Paris Conference
and over the Moscow radio"
Move to Discredit Britain.
"One is led to the conclusion
there" Mr.. Hasluck added, that a
line of policy has been decided upon
in relation to the course of events
in Greece in pursuit of which every
conceivable opportunity is being
used, irrespective of the precise
facts or the actual merits of the
case, to discredit Greece and the
British troops who helped throw
out the German invader from Greek
territory"
He closed by saying simply: 1T is
the view Of the Australian govern
ment that the Security Council
should pass to the next item of busi-
ness on the agenda."
That next item. still undiScuSsed,
is the Soviet Union demand for an
accounting of all troops stationed in
countries not eX-enemy.
Herschel V. Johnson, United
States representative, made one of
his strongest speeches to the coun-
Gil as he examined the Ukraine
charges point by point and rejected
them or declared them 'unsubstant-
lated"
In concluding, he declared that
the only charges which, if backed
UP, would concern the council were
that the Greeks had aggressive in
tentions against Northern neigh
bors in connection with border Incl
dents and that Greece was persecut-
ing national minorities in prepara-
ton for aggressive action.
U. S. Rejects Contention.
OF the aggressiveness charges, Mr..
johnson declared:
My government rejects this con-
tention as entirely beyond the realm
of credulity,"
johnson also criticized the
Ukraine for bringing complaint to
the council before first consulting
Greece and Great Britain, the
parties named, to attempt to work
out a solution.
In commenting on Ukraine
charges of Greek propaganda, Mr..
Johnson said he, too, disliked them
and added:
Il feel, however, that there is an
important difference between un-
balanced statements made by cer-
tain organs of free press whose
proprietors are not subject to dicta-
tion but who represent no opinion
other than their own, and the