The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-28

in Iran explosive" and a threat to world peace-after Gromyko had dramatically absented himself and hastened with his staff to the So- viet consulate general in East 6lst street for consultation and possibly to seek new instructions from Mos COW.
 Just Absents Htmselt
 Polish Delegate Oscar Lange, who voted with Russia throughout Gromyko's effort to keep the Iran ian question from the Council, said he did not consider the Soviet delegate had withdrawn from the Council.
 Tt was just matter of the Soviet delegate absenting himself. !" Lange said.
 Hussein Ala said Soviet officials proposed that.
 CD Soviet troops should remain in some parts of Iran indefinitely.
 CD The Iranian government should recognize internal autonomy from Azerbaijan, with the provin- cial premier becoming governor general, with the provincial minis teries of foreign affairs and war abolished, with 30 percent of the provincial revenue paid to the Iranian central government and all correspondence with the central government conducted in the Per sian language.
 Oil Problem
 (3) The Soviet government should abandon demands for an oil concession and an Iranian- Russian joint stock company should be set up with 51 percent of the. shares held by the Soviet Union and 49 percent by Iran.
 Hussein Ala said Premier Qavam rejected these demands and the So- viet officials withdrew them. Fur ther efforts, the Iranian said, had not clarified the situation.
 Gromyto's Statement
 Gromyko told the Council:
 For reasons which I explained clearly enough in our meeting of yesterday and in todays meeting. MT. Chairman, I, as representative of the Soviet Union, am not able to participate further in the dis cussions of the Security Council because my proposal has not been accepted by the Council. and I therefore leave the meeting
 There was only a slight interrup- tion while the Soviet delegation strode solemnly out.
 British Viewpoint
 LONDON, March 28.-The Daily Mail said in an editorial today that Andrei A. Gromyko's action in walking out of the UNO Security Council meeting yesterday indicated that Russia has rejected and dis owned in advance any verdict on the Persian dispute"
 The Daily Sketch, on the other hand. said 1t would be premature and unhelpful" to give the Soviet delegates action any exaggerated significance
 Tt must be hoped that better counsels may yet prevail" the Mail said, flor the work of the Security Council will obviously be- come impossible if Russia's lament able conduct is to form a preced- ent."
 "Wdit and See" Policy
 WASHINGTON, March 28.-Mem- bers of Congressional committees handling foreign relations generally held today to wait and see" policy on Russia's action in walk ing out on the United States Se- curity Councils session.
 Chairman Tom Connally D- Texas of the Senate Foreign Rela- tions committee, and Senators Van- denberg R-Mich) and Hatch O. MID both members. said last night they preferred not to comment at this time but to await develop ments.
 Rep. Bloom (D-NY) chairman of the House Foreign Affairs com mittee, said he believed Russia's ac- ton would strengthen rather than weaken the UNO.
 Senator Pepper D-Fla) termed Ambassador Gromyko's walkout as evidence that "the international sit- uation among the Big Three is very acute"