Evening star., 1946-08-28
U. n. Delegates
Clash on Greece
And Ukraine
Question Set Aside
To Meet DeudIine
On Memberships
TURMOIL OVER PLEBISCITE in
creased by Soviet envoy's move to
quit Greece. Page AS
BY the Associated Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. Aug.
28.-Great Britain and the Meth
erlands fought briefly with So
Wet Russia in the United Nations
Security Council today over the
Validity of Soviet Ukrainian
charges against Greece, but the
Council turned to the question
OF new members of the u N.
without decision on the
Ukrainian case.
The United States proposed that
the Council recommend the ad-
mission of eight applicants and it
was joined by Trygve Lie, secretary
general of the U. N, and Brazil.
Mexico and Egypt. The Council
then adjourned until pm.
Siam asked that its application be
postponed temporarily.
The Council started its first ses-
sion in a converted war factory with
a call by its president for co-opera-
ton and with an immediately en-
suing fight over the Ukrainian case.
The Ukranian Complaint.
The Ukranian complaint charged
Greece with attempting to foment
war with her neighbor, Albania. and
called on the Council to act with
out delay to eliminate this threat to
peace" 1t said that the holding of
Greeces referendum on the return
OF the monarchy, scheduled for Sun
day. while British troops remained
in the country would be contrary r.
the war aims of the Allies.
DR.. Oscar Lange of Poland. Coun-
Gil president, reminded the arguing
delegates that the Council must
meet a deadline tomorrow on the
applications of eight nations for
membership in the U. N. The dele
gates then agreed to hold the
Ukrainian item on the provisional
agenda in suspense until the mem
bership question was concluded.
Andrei A. Gromyko. Soviet dele
gate, protested against an attempt
by Britain and the Netherlands to
block the consideration of the
Ukraine charges.
Britain and the Netherlands
joined forces at the outset of the
meeting, with Dr. Eelco N. Van
Kleffens, Holland delegate con-
demning the Ukraine charges
as 'unSubstantiated accusations"
against two U. NJ members.
Delay on Siam.
AS the Council turned to the
question of new members DR..
Lange read letter from Siam which
had just been handed to him ask
ing that the Siamese application be
held up until the Siamese-French
Indo- China territorial controversy
had been settled. France had in
dicated in committee meetings that
she would oppose the admission of
Siam at present.
Herschel v. johnson, United States
delegate, proposed that the Council
recommend the admission of all
eight remaining applicant states.
IF the United Nations is to be
successful, no state can be left out
Of it any longer than necessary"
he said ..
Mr.. Johnsons resolution listed
the applicants as Albania, the Mon
golian Peoples Republic, Afghan
istan, Transjordan, Ireland, Portu-
gal, Iceland and Sweden.
Lie Supports Move.
Trygve Lie, United Nations secre-
tary general, also supported the ad-
mission of all eight applicants.
He said that the United Nations
had made only one single exception
for admission-that of Spain.
DR.. Pedro Leao Velloso, Brazilian
delegate, Immediately seconded Mr..
Johnson's proposal.
Universally is one of the princi-
Piles of the United Nations" Mr.
Velloso said
Luis Padilla Nervo, Mexican dele
gate, told the Council that I'VE have
been of the opinion that the United
Nations should eventually include
all of the states"
Mr.. Nervo said 1t has not been
proved that any applicant states do
not satisfy the provisions of the
United Nations Charter.
4@ Plunge Into Controversy.
Plunging into controversy over
adoption of the agenda shortly
after meeting in their large council
chamber ina converted war factory
the delegates heard DR.. Van Kleffens
say that the Council must not be-
come sounding board"
Such superficial presentation as
We have before is not enough" he
said.
Sir Alexander Cadogan, of Great
Britain followed DR.. Van Kleffens
with the statement that no attempt
had been made to su5stantiate the
Ukraine charges against Britain and
Greece.
Commenting that the same case
had been brought up in London last
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