Evening star., 1946-11-13
Snlufs Threatens
10 Ignore U. n.
On Annexation
Will Act Alone on
Mandate if Assembly
Bulks, He Declares
by the Associated Pres.

LAKE SUCCESS, N. T., Nov.
l3.-Field Marshal Jan Chris
tiaan Smuts, Premier Of South
Africa, told the United Nations
flatly today that he was pre-
pared to take over inundated
Southwest Africa by unilateral
action If the General Assembly
refused to approve his proposal
for Its annexation.
Challenging Russia's assertion
that the u. N. Charter compels
the placing Of all former League of
Nations mandates under the pro-
posed trusteeship system, the 49,
year-old South African leader
declared:
IF the Assembly does not view
favorably the Southwest African
request for Incorporation, then South
Africa has no other alternative but
to continue to administer the ter
ritory as an integral part Of the
Union Of South Africa"
British Dispute Reds.
He spoke as the trusteeship battle
hared again, with British declara-
tion disputing Russia's contention
that Palestine and all other League
mandates must be placed under
U. N. trusteeship.
British representative Arthur G.
Bottoniey told the Assembiy's 81
nation Trusteeship Committee that
there is no obligation under the
charter to bring any territory under
the trusteeship system"
Mr.. Bottomley, while not men
tioning Palestine specifically, said
1T Is quite clear that a mandatory
power is free to place a inundated
territory under the trusteeship sys-
tenn, or not to do So" His state
ment was made in defense of the
South Africa's proposal to annex
Southwest Africa, which Soviet Am
bassador Nikolai v. Novikov charged
last week would be a violation OF the
charter.
In supporting the South African
proposal, Britain not only disagreed
with Russia but with another mem
ber Of the British Empire re-India--
which, has expressed vigorous oppo-
sition to the move to annex the |
mandate.
Annexation Opposed
Mr.. Bottomley spoke after a Cuban
delegate, Guy Perez Cisneros, had
opposed the annexation Of South
west Africa on the ground that 1t
would be return to the danger Of
colonial exploitation"
Mr.. Perez Cisneros expressed the
belief that the, eight draft trustee
ship agreements before the commit
tee. would win the necessary two
thirds majority In the Assembly and
that their approval would open the
way for creation Of the Trusteeship
Council during the present session.
He also supported proposal by
John Foster Dulles, American trus-
teeship expert, that the Assembly |
sidestep showdown at this session
on the highly controversial question
as to which nations come under the |
meaning of the term states directly
concerned"
Mr.. Novikov had contended that
1t YVES impossible to approve any of
tie draft agreements until this term
was defined.
Veto Plans Being Drafted.
Meanwhile, the United States and
Great Britain were reported work.
ing on separate plans to restrict the
use of the veto in the Security
Council. While both were definitely
against any action by the Assembly
on the veto question, they were said
to be planning to work out self-im-
posed restrictions among the five
permanent members of the council.
Although details Of the British
plan were secret, it was understood
to doyetail into the American plan.
An authoritative source said the
British hoped to effect Big Five
agreement on limited use of the veto
which might satisfy small-power
opponents.
The American plan was under
stood to propose restrictions In at
least three ways:
1. To broaden an existing rule
against letting any Big Five power
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