Evening star., 1946-11-24
MoIotov Rejects Curb on Veto,
Throwing Issue Back toU. N.
Urges Other Powers to
Oppose Any Attempt
To Revise Provision
By the As.osiutsd Pr.s.

| NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Soviet
Foreign Minister Molotov fatty
rejected tonight Anglo-Ameri-
an-Chinese-French efforts to
restrict use of the veto, and the
badly split Big Five thereupon
tossed the whole issue back into
the United Nations Assembly.
Action came after two and one
quarter hours Of argument behind
closed doors. The clashing views
between Mr.. Molotov and the other
big-power spokesmen were reported,
however, by Western diplomats n
the meeting.
These disclosed that at the outset
OF the meeting, Mr.. Molotov urged
his colleagues, including Secretary
OF State Byrnes and British Foreign
Minister Bevin, to adopt a resolu-
tion stating that they were against
all attempts to revise the veto pro-
visions Of the United Nations Char
ter. that they objected to regimen
tation and formality being imposed
on the United Nations organs and
that they sought further develop
ment Of q. N. harmony.
Resolution Held Unacceptable.
Mr.. Molotov offered his proposal
in a resolution which the Foreign
Ministers would commend to the
General Assembly for Assembly ap-
proval. He said so much ''hulla-
baloo" had been raised about the
veto voting system in the Security
Council that affirmative action now
must be taken by the Assembly in
support of the voting system.
Mr.. Bevin, Mr.. Byrnes, Ambassa-
dor wellington Koo, of China, and
Alexander Parodi, of France, all
declared that they considered Mr..
Molotov's resolution unacceptable.
The wording of his draft, how
ever, and his insistence on the need
for action by the Assembly left no
doubt that when the issue comes
up in that United Nations body.
Russia will demand, in strongest
terms rejection of all criticisms
of the veto.
Koo Withdraws from Meeting.
Shortly after the Big Five wound
up in disagreement on the veto
issue, Ambassador Koo Withdrew
from the meeting and, after brief
intermission, Mr.. Molotov, Mr..
Byrnes, Mr.. Bevin and French
Deputy Foreign Minister Couve de
Murville went into session as the
Big -Four for another round Of
diplomatic battling over Trieste.
On the veto issue, Mr.. Byrnes,
MIR. Bevin and Mr.. Koo previously
had stated their unqualified oppo-
sition to any charter amendments,
but they had put forward more
than half a dozen specific proposals
for limiting use of the veto by vol
untary agreement among the big
powers. Mr.. Molotov had taken
their proposals under consideration.
Tonight he made clear at the
outset that he did not even want
to discuss the merits of the pro-
posals and devoted his whole argu-
ment to insisting on some sort of
action to uphold the veto.
Byrnes Censures Use of Veto.
Mr.. Byrnes, on the other hand
declared the big powers had used
the veto in manner never dreamed
of when the United Nations ap-
proved it at San Francisco. The
United States, he said, believes that
it should be used only on questions
of enforcing world peace and is
willing to join with the other Big
Five nations in promising that the
veto system will be used only in
emergencies.
Mr.. Bevin said he had hoped for
agreement among the big powers
which would have allowed him to