Evening star., 1946-08-25
'GreeceMenaces
Peace, Ukraine
Charges toU. N.
Council Is Asked to
Consider Steps to
Eliminute Threat
ITert OF Ukraine complaint on
Page A-6.)
By NewboId Moves, Jr.
Stor Sfoff Correspondent

Sio' Sfofr correspondent
PARIS, Aug. "a. Sovie t
Ukraine served notice today that
she regards Greece as a menace
to Balkan peace and has asked
the Security Council of the
United Nations to consider
measures to be adopted with
out delay to eliminate this
threat"
The text of a telegram addressed
to the Council through Trygve Lie,
secretary general of the U. ~, was
released here this afternoon by
Dmitri Manuilsky. Ukranian Foreign
Minister. He said it had been sent
last night.
1t accuses the Greeks of foment-
ing strife along their border with
Albania, in order to provoke a war
and take over Southern Albania,
which is coveted by the Greeks as
Northern Epirus."
Gases are becoming ever more
frequent in which the Greek armed
groups penetrate into Albanian ter
ritory with the obvious object of
provoking an armed conflict with
Albania which would serve as a
pretext for the wrestling of the
southern part of Albania Northern
Epirus) in favor of Greece" the
complaint said.
Minorities Held Prosecuted.
In addition to charging that the
Greek government is prosecuting
minoriries in Macedonia, Thrace and
Epirus, the message bluntly asserts
that the principal factor" behind
the situation is the presence OF Bri-
tish troops in Greece and British
Intervention in Greek affairs in
behalf of aggressive monarchist
elements"
| Mr.. Manuilsky told reporters with
straight face that his government
had taken the step on its own, with
out advice or prodding from Russia
1t was noted, however, that the
paper on which the transcript OF
his message to the council had been
mimeographed bore the red lettered
distinctive heading of Soviet Rus
sias information bureau.
Peace conference diplomats rep
resenting the Western powers ex-
pressed the general view tonight
that the new development repre-
sented in effect diplomatic coun-
ter-offensive on the part of the
Russian bloc, primarily designed to
distract public attention from the
embarrassing position in which this
group of nations has been placed
by the recent plane downing antics
Of Yugoslavia.
Greece May Ask Probe.
News of the Ukrainian move
reached the Greek delegation here
while they were entertaining diplo-
mats OF other nations at a recep-
ton at delegation headquarters in
the Hotel Rafael. Philip Dragoumis,
Greek undersecretary of foreign
affairs, read MI. Manuilsky's pro-
nouncement carefully and immedi-
ately declared that his country
would welcome full investigation
by the Security Council of the situ-
alton along the Albanian border.
Now that the subject has been
brought up, he hinted, it is pos
sible that Greece herself may urge
the Council to investigate. Mr.. Dra-
goumis said the trouble being To-
mented along that border was be-
ing fomented by Albania, not by
Greece.
The trim white haired diplomat,
who looks rather as though he had
just stepped out of one of those
men of distinction" advertisements,
pointed to that section of Mr..
Manuilsky's telegram in which
Great Britain is mentioned as play
ing backstage peace-threatening
role.
You see," he said, 1--WE are in
good company" adding:
Il suppose we should be honored.
/ had not realized we were such a
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