The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-10
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 Hunter College interim headquarters, move to a war plant on Long Island, or look for another place. But the Council also will discuss informally:
 1. Russia's attempt to wipe the Tranian case off the Council books even before Red Army troops have left Iran and Trans demand that the case stay on the books.
 2. Poland's notification that it formally will ask the Council within few days-despite Ameri- can and British objection--to rec ommend severance of diplomatic relations by all United Nations with Franco Spain.
 No Support on Iran Issue
 The RuSsians-back at the Coun- ell table after a self-imposed exile of 12 days, 21 hours and 42 min- utes-have virtually no support for their vexing proposal for avoiding 8 report to the Council on their re- cent agreement with Iran and on eventual evacuation of their troops. Soviet Ambassador Andrei A. Gromyko had been back at the Council table less than three hours before he ran smack into Trans in- Sistence that the Council retain jurisdiction over their case until the last Russian soldier has departed Iran.
 There was virtually no chance that the Council will reverse its last weeks decision-caling on both Iran and Russia to report to the Council on May 6, the date by which the Russians have promised total evacu- ation of Iran.
 GromykO In No Hurry
 1ranian Ambassador HuSsein Ala, in another letter to the Council said:
 T am instructed to state that. |. it is the desire of my government that the matters referred by Iran to the Security Council remain on its agenda as provided by the resolution adopted April, 1946."
 But the Americans and British have their fingers crossed. They noted that Gromyko was in no hur- ry yesterday to have his proposal discussed. He concluded yesterdays Council meeting with this statement on that subject:
 If the Council wishes to consider my letter on Friday, I shall be pre- pared to accept that decision. If the Council prefers Saturday, I shall consent to that. If the Council pre- fers another day, shall also be in agreement" There are precedents in this long confused Soviet-Iranian case for Iran changing her mind on short notice.
 Early Hours Peaceful
 Yesterdays Council meeting-the first attended by Gromyko since March N-was a model of harmony and almost perfect procedure for hours. The Council ran smoothly through B suggested provisional rules of procedure and adopted them before trouble started.
 The Council President Dr. Quo Tai-Chl tried three times to adjourn the meeting. Only the third one stuck and then members agreed to adjourn until called by the secretary general
 Tn the course of the confused dis cusSion on adjournment, Quo men, tioned off-handedly that the Coun- cil had three matters still pending before 1t: 1. The Russian letter; 2. An Iranian letter; 3. The promised Polish complaint against Spain.
 The mention of new 1ranian let ter created stir among delegates at the Council table, the most of whom apparently had had no previ- ous knowledge of it.
 Breaks Up Tn DiscOrdance
 Quo's statement also sent LIN press officers scurrying for copy of the text. It was published three hours later-after being distributed first among the Council delegates.
 Thus the routine meeting on rules of procedure broke up on another discordant note-RuSSia demanding immediate deletion of the Iranian case from the agenda and Iran de- manding that 1t stay on.
 The Council never got around to deciding when 1t would meet again "a subject for today's secret meet ing. But 1t generally is accepted that the next public meeting will not be until Monday. The Council is Sched- uled to attend the memorial services Friday at Hyde Park, N. Y, on the first anniversary of Franklin D. RooSeyelt'S death. And no one wants to meet Saturday.
 Major question mark today is how hard the Russians will press their demand. No one anticipates that Gromyko will threaten again to walk out If his demand is rejected.
 Has Set Of g Rules
 Despite the wrangling over ex- plosive issues for two weeks-and the promise of more bitter debate to come-the Council has one con- crete accomplishment behind it now. It has a set of g rules which may facilitate some of the Councils routine business.
 It has agreed that regular meet ings of the Council must be held at least every two weeks; that per G0D