Evening star., 1946-05-09
Iran Hopes 10 Give
U. n. Report Soon on
Russian Withdrawal
By the Associotsd Press

NEW YORK, May 9.-Iranian
sources indicated today-amid a
stony Soviet silence-that they
hoped to report soon and con-
clusively to the United Nations Sc
curity Council on the departure of
Russian troops from Iran.
The Iranians appeared satisfied
with the Councils action yesterday
in deferring further discussion of
the Soviet -Iranian issue until May
20 to obtain fuller information on
which to determine it's next move
AS Iranian Ambassador Hussein
Ala prepared to return to Washing
ton today, a spokesman for Iran
said he expected conclusive" re-
port from his government well
before that date.
Won't Seek Soviet Report.
The Council, in the face of Russian
Delegate Andrei Gromyko's boycott
OF yesterdays meeting and the con-
tinuing silence of Moscow on the
Councils request for information on
Iran, decided not to call on Russia
again for the status of Red Army
Withdrawals.
Instead, on the motion of Ameri-
can delegate Edward r. Stettinius
Jr.. 1t took into account the COM
munication and travel difficulties in
that remote area" and asked Iran
to supplement her preliminary re-
port OF May as soon as possible or
report any information whatever
not later than May 20.
Mr.. Ala reported in memoran-
dunn to the Council Monday night
that four northern provinces had
been cleared but that interference
in Azerbaijan prevented Iran from
ascertaining whether the evacuation
there was complete.
Therer was no opposition to the
Stettinius resolution from either
France or Poland, which previously
had supported Russias unsuccess.
full attempts to have the Iraniar
case dismissed from the agenda.
Australian Delegate Protests.
}, The Council adjourned withou
} setting date for its next meetins
after 43-minute session at which
, the Russian boycott brought from
) Australian delegate Paul Hasluck the
assertion that sit seems the Sovie
, government has ignored thi
Council"
Mr.. Hasluck demanded that tn
Council obtain from the absen
member a clearer idea of what h
,, claims is the effect of his absence.
Britain's Sir Alexander Cadogal
! declared "the absence certainly doe
imply some sort of evasion of re
, sponsibility or Obligation but h.
discounted Mr.. Hasluck's conten
ton that the absence of a member
, even one with veto power, nigh
stall the Council completely.
Mr.. Hasluck contended that tn.
Council or some other competen
U. N. body must clarity the vet,
issue and decide what action ma,
! be taken when a delegate absent
himself. He said each member "act
.. in a representative capacity tina
,, extends beyond the representation
+ of his own government" and added
Can We entertain a situation
where a member can selec
an occasion on which he does no
choose to act as a representative
II We entertain that idea for
moment, it would undermine tn
5 whole structure Of this body.
Routine Meetings Today.
IF, in addition to that, we enter
!. tain the other proposition that {
member by absenting himself coult
also prevent the Council from takint
action, then We not only fail in oul
duty as representatives but I sug.
gest that we defeat the whole pur.
5 pose for which this body was ere.
ated."
Sir Alexander retorted that "tht
absence Of one of our number from
!. this table does not halt the Council
We sit here and function"
8 U. N. activities today were limitec
to routine committee meetings while
the Security Councils subcommittee
,, on Spain prepared for a Friday ses.
, sion.
The subcommittee next week ma,
, hear Jose Giral. Prime Minister O.
the Spanish Republicans exiled il
Paris, who is expected to arrive
about Monday with new evidence
against the Franco regime. The Re.
publicans already have presented
documents to the Council through
Polish Delegate Oscar Lange in sup
J port Of his motion for a collective
U. N. diplomatic break with Madrid