Evening star., 1946-01-07
Austrian Government
Recognized by u. 5.
Following Elections
Tension With Soviet
Eused; Byrnes Leaves
For London Today
BY GARNETT d. HORNER.

The United States today
formally recognized the govern
ment of Austria, easing another
point of tension with Russia, as
Secretary of State Byrnes pre-
pared to leave for London in the
hope of seeing the United Ma
tions Organization get off to a
good start at the first meeting
of it's General Assembly this
week.
Mr.. Byrnes, who will have an op-
portunity to tackle again at Lon
don the troublesome Turkish and
Iranian questions left unsolved' by
the recent Moscow meeting of the
Big Three Foreign Ministers, will
be primarily concerned with steer
ing through the Assembly resolu-
ton setting up a UNO commission
to work out atomic energy controls.
Recognition of Austria left the Ro-
manian and Bulgarian provisional
governments the only European re-
gimes. backed by the Soviet Union
which have not been recognized by
this country. Mr.. Byrnes has prom
ised recognition of them as soon as
Moscow agreements for making them
more representative are carried out.
Britain, France Also Act.
Great Britain and France joined
the United States and Russia in
granting recognition to the Austrian
government headed by Chancellor
Leopold Figl and President Karl
Renner following recent elections
The State Department had an
nounced on October Is it's readi-
ness to take this action when the
elections were held.
The recognition does not affect
the authority of the Allied Council,
but the announcement expressed
hope that the first nation engulfed
by Hitler's drive for world power
would soon achieve democracy and
complete independence.
| President Truman sent a message
to DR.. Renner, extending sincere
congratulations" on his election as
President of the Austrian republic
and his best wishes in the task OF
completing "the revival of an inde-
pendent and democratic state"
Could Menace UNO Success.
A provisional Austrian regime
headed by Dr. Renner was set ur
with Soviet support soon after Aus
tria's liberation last spring. The
United States, objecting to the man.
ner in which it assumed power
never had recognized that regime
This was one of many differences
marring harmony with Moscow.
While this Government has de-
MED any efforts to keep the Turkish
and Iranian questions off the
agenda of the UNO General Assem-
bly,, officials here hope they will not
be raised formally. Debate over
them could menace UNO success at
its very beginning.
Mr.. Byrnes is expected to devote
much of his time on the sidelines OF
the UNO meeting to conferences
with British Foreign Minister Bevin
and Soviet Vice Foreign Commissal
Vishinsky in an effort to iron out
the two explosive Near Eastern sit.
uations.
Turkey Resists Land Demands.
Turkey has indicated she will gt
part way toward meeting Russian
demands for relaxation of her con.
troll over the Dardanelles Straits
but will resist any Soviet territorial
demands, even if its means war. Let.
tiers in Moscow newspapers recently
called for Turkish cession to Russia
of 100-mile strip along the Black
Sea coast.
Iran has charged that a recent
uprising, setting up an autonomous
regime in Azerbaijan province, wa.
assisted by Russia. The Soviet gov.
ernment denied any interference
Mr.. Byrnes hoped for a time during
the recent Moscow conference thai
agreement might be reached for 6
| Big Three commission to investigate
the situation, and may continue his
efforts for such agreement at Lon.
don.
The Secretary planned to leave by
plane for London at S o'clock this
afternoon. He will face there de-
mands by some members of the
American delegation to the UNC
meeting for greater assurances oi
security for atom bomb secrets In
the proposed resolution for a com
mission to study control problems
He is expected to resist any major
changes in the resolution, in view
of the Soviet agreement obtained at
Moscow last month.