Evening star., 1946-10-25
SovietAbandons
Move for Gag on
u. n. Veto Talk
Opposition by U. S.
And Britain Forces
Demand Withdrawal
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Con-
fronted with strong opposition
led by the United States and
Great Britain, Soviet Russia to-
day withdrew her demand that
the veto question be excluded
from discussion in the United
Nations Assembly.
After hearing almost unanimous
opposition to his motion to strike
the veto issue from the Assembly's
provisional agenda, the Soviet rep
resentative, Andrei Y, Vishinsky,
announced that he was withdrawing
his proposal in the interest of
"unanimity.'
He told the 14-nation General
tSteering) Committee that he felt
it his duty, however, to warn both
the committee and the Assembly
that discussion of the controversial
issue could lead to mo practical
results"
Political Attack Charged.
He described the move to bring up
the veto question as "a political
attack against essential principles
of the Charter" and declared that
Russia will not insist on exclusion
of the items from the agenda" and
will not object to their discussion"
In the Assembly
He said, however, that he felt
compelled to put the committee ION
guard and to warn that it was en-
tering dangerous" ground.
Before withdrawing his proposal,
Mr. Vishinsky had listened to half
dozen opposition speakers, headed
by the United States and Britain,
with China joining in
Mr.. Vishinsky attacked Cuban and
Australian proposals for debate on
the veto power granted in the
Charter to the five permanent men,
bers of the Security Council and
declared fatty:
This is political attack on the
basic principles of the United Ma
tons"
He added that he wanted to make
1t clear that the Soviet Union eX-
presses anxiety that the principle
of unanlmity is in danger
Motives Are Questioned.
Throughout his address, the Rus
sian delegate questioned the pur-
pose and motives of the Australian
and Cuban delegations in asking a
review of the veto question. But at
one point he said eve must find
means to eliminate abuses of the
veto. The veto has been used al
most solely by Russia in the Sc
curity Council
Alexandra Parodi of France, TAX
ing the floor after the Russians had
withdrawn their demand, said he
agreed that the items should be on
the agenda, but warned that the
forthcoming Assembly discussion
was "fraught with serious dangers" ,"
The American chief delegate.
Warren r. Austin, thanked Mr..
Vishinsky and called his with
drawal IAN example OF the great
principle of unanimity.'
Insisted on Discussion.
While making it clear that they
were not committing themselves on
the issue of whether the veto pro-
visions of the charter should be
changed, Britain and the United
States had insisted that the As
sembly must not be denied the right
to discuss the question.
Mr.. Austin declared the American
delegation felt that the Assembly
had a right to discuss any matter
within the scope of the charter and
that it was clear that the veto rights
of the five permanent members OF
the Security Council came within
the charter.
Mr.. Austin declared, however, that
in opposing the Soviet proposal, the
United States docs not express any
attitude with regard to the sub
stance of the items" dealing with
the veto.
He said that regardless OF what
the American attitude would be
when the question came up for dis
cussion, he felt complete airing
would help to explain and clarity
the voting provisions and clear up
apparent misunderstanding
Backed by ShawcrOss.
Mr.. Austin was backed by Sir
Hartley Shawcross, British repre-
sentative, who said the British dele
cation was in agreement with some
of the observations raised by the
Soviet Union, but that this COM
n1ittee was not the place to accept or
reject such items.
Shawcross urged that the commit
tee. without prejudicing the case,
pass it on without making any rec
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