Evening star., 1946-03-23
Diplomats and Papers
lin London See Sfa|in
Easing World tension
By the Associated Pr.x,

LONDON, Mar. 23-Diplomatic
circles and newspapers generally
foresaw an easing of world ten
sion today as a result of Prime
Minister Stalin's statement to
Associated Press Correspondent
Eddy Gilmore that no nation is
Seeking another war"
Gustav Rasmussen, Denmark s
Foreign Minister, said the statement
would "be welcomed in Denmark"
and would mo doubt have a cooling
effect on those who have lately
shown some signs of excitement"
British government leaders re-
fused comment for publication.
Winston Churchill, reached on the
Queen Mary on which he is return
ing to England after visit in the
United States, said he had no
comment
London observers close to the
international situation, however, said
Stain had removed some of the
basis for speculation that Russia
would withdraw from the United
Nations because of the Iranian issue.
Papers Garry Full Text.
Most London morning newspapers
carried the full text of the Stain
letter on their front pages and the
Soviet News, published in London
by the Russian Embassy, printed the
interview under a banner headline
which said, Stain Replies to Asso-
ciated Press Correspondent"
The Moscow radio, heard in Lon
don, broadcast the text of the in
terview 10 times in IL hours. Two
supplementary Tass broadcasts car
ried the interview to bureaus of the
official Russian news agency for
distribution in the majority of Eu-
ropean capitals.
The text also was carried on
broadcast beamed to the Far East
and on a dictation-speed broadcast
for the provincial press, indicating
that the interview was carried in
all Russian newspapers. The text
also was broadcast on long, medium
and short wave bands in the Rus
sian home service.
The London Daily Herald de-
scribed the interview as calming
and encouraging" and said Stain
appeared confident of Russia S
ability to prove she has no desire
to dominate Persia Gran)."
The Yorkshire Post, on the other
hand, said the interview shows
desire to persuade the world of Rus
sia's pacific intentions" but that
the fact remained that the Russians
were in Persia in violation of their
treaty obligations"
Hope Seen for Unanimity.
In Paris the mildly leftist news
paper Resistance commented that
Stain took the time to answer Mr..
Gilmore, but had not answered
United States and British notes on
the Iranian situation.
But do not these words seem to
answer certain accusations?" Re-
sistance asked. do they not carry
a desire for conciliation?"
The radical newspaper Franc
Tireur said the interview gave hope
of maintaining the principle of
unanimity among the Big Five.
The London Star, in an editorial
entitled I'VE welcome Stalin's frank
ness" said:
Words Of wisdom and faith in
UNO come from Stain" but it
added: Stain did not offer any
direct enlightenment on the rea-
sons We find ourselves in difficulties
with our great ally, Russia,
"Outspokenness is understood and
never resented IN Britain, but when
Soviet propagandists brand us with
imperialist aggression in Greece and
1ndonesia, and at the same time seek
to justify what is happening in Per-
sia, the task of the peacemaker
grows hard"
The London News headlined the
story. Stains words ease tension. -