Evening star., 1946-10-11
j, ). Will Join
Greek Defense,
Conference Told
Coffery Says America
Would Aid U. N. Step
Against Aggression
By the Associoted Press

PARIS, Oct. 1.-THE United
States told the Peace Conference
today it was ready to join in any
United Nations defense of
Greece 'if Greece's security is
endangered by the acts of an
aggressor nation"
The American Ambassador to
France, Jefferson Caffery, speaking
on the peace treaty with Bulgaria,
said the United States had con-
sented to leave Bulgaria her present
frontier with Greece only because
Americans relied on United Nations
safeguards to protect Greece from
any attack.
"The United States delegation can
give full assurance that the United
States can be counted upon to act"
in accordance with such measures,
Mr.. Caffery told the delegates.
Gn Athens, Defense Minister
Peter Mavromichalis said yester-
day that the Greek government
intends gradually to increase its
army units to wartime strength
in order to guard Greece's north
ern border against infiltration by
armed bands. He said the flnan-
cial difficulties in increasing
Greece's army would be overcome.
earlier, financial circles re-
ported that the Ministry of FL
nance had turned down a request
of the Defense Ministry for funds
to increase the army from its
present 10000 to 100000
Brief Speech by Caffery.
Mr.. Caffery, in a brief speech, said
Greece's security was of paramount
Importance and her demands in
that respect had been given con-
sideration.
''It seemed to the United States
delegation that the firmest security
for Greece on her northern frontier
would be found not so much in ter
ritoriaI changes as in the broad
powers of the United Nations" the
American said.
I'VE have a profound belief in the
efficacy of the measures which the
United Nations are taking for the
maintenance of general inter-
national security, and the United
States delegation can give full as
surance that the United States can
be counted on to act in accordance
with its solemn undertakings under
the United Nations if Greece's
security should be endangered byI
the acts of an aggressor nation"
Mr.. Caffery said that Greece has
suffered from unprovoked aggres-
sion by Bulgaria three times in one
generation, and her own frontier
Notifications were destroyed during
the last Bulgarian occupation"
Greek territory east of Salonika
is long and narrow, and its lateral
communications are in some places
within artillery range of the Bull
gariar frontier" Mr.. Caffery said.
For these reasons, he added, the
Bulgarian side of the frontier should
be demilitarized. He warned that
"the United States delegation has
felt it necessary to take note of a
law establishing frontier militia,
introduced in Bulgaria since the
Paris conference started its work. ~
He added that this militia should
be deducted from the total allowed
Bulgaria's armed forces or else
should be disbanded.
yishinsky Criticizes U. s.
Mr.. Caffery was answered by So
Wet Delegate Andrei Y. Vishlnsky,
who charged that the United States
and Britain had violated an agree
ment to recognize the Bulgarian
government if it included two OPP
position party leaders The Russian
criticized the United States for call
ing a special meeting of the Allied
Control in Sofia to deal with free
elections" in Bulgaria.
Mr.. Vishinsky gesticulated with
such vigor that at one point he
knocked over his drinking glass and
spilled water on the head of trans
lator below the rostrum. Amid the
aughter-during which Secretary
of State Byrnes, presiding, raped
frequently for order-Mr. Vishin-
sky quipped: Where there is fire
there must be water"
Mr.. Vishinsky said there was no
word applying to the United States
calling the special meeting of the
Allied Control Council to deal with
Bulgarian elections except inter
ference in internal Bulgarian af-
fairs
Quotes Churchill on Claim.
He quoted Winston Churchill,
former British Prime Minister, as
upholding Bulgarian claims to the