Evening star., 1946-04-08
Counci|BeIieved
10 Yield
To Red Demand
0romyko Is Expected
To Press Dropping Of
Iran Case Tomorrow
By Gould Lincoln
Star Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, April 8.-Ambas-
sador Andrei A. Gromyko, on
behalf of the Soviet government,
will ask the United Nations Sc
curity Council tomorrow to take
the Iranian question off it's
agenda.
While members Of the Council to-
day were still awaiting the exact
phraSeology Of the demand, it ap-
peared unlikely that the Council
would WELD To do SO would be
to reverse completely the Councils
action when it adopted the Byrnes
resolution on April a.
The attitude Of the Russians, It
was said, is to press for consider
atlon OF the request at tomorroW's
Council meeting. The supposition is
that Mr.. Gromyko will meet with
the Council and will argue his case
if it comes up.
Committee to Report.
The Council has on its agenda for
tomorrow a preliminary report of
the committee of experts on rules
OF procedure. Even if this report is
taken up first, its consideration is
not expected to take long since there
appears to be no controversial ques-
tlons involved.
The demand of the Soviet gov
eminent, which was first communi-
| Gated to TrygVe Lie, U. n. secretary
general, Saturday, but of which
nothing was heard publicly until
1t was broadcast by the Moscow
radio yesterday, took the Council by
/ surprise. 1t had believed that the
lranlan issue had been disposed of.
at least until May 6, the date fixed
| by Russia for the complete evac-
uatlon OF Soviet troops from Iran.
I The Byrnes resolution, which &C.
cepted this pledge Of the Soviet gov
ernment, provided. however. for re-
ports to the Council by both Russia
and Iran on the carrying out of
the promise.
Challenges Legality of Move.
Not only does the Russian note
demand that the Iranian question
be dropped from the Councils
agenda, but it also challenges the
legal right of the Council to adopt
the Byrnes resolution, in the alb
/ sence and without the consent Of
: RuSsia's S representative.
"a State Department spokes-
man said in Washington that
Secretary Byrnes has no plan to
60 to New York tomorrow" for
the reconvening Of the Security
Council.
4 REPORTERS asked whether Mr..
! Byrnes might go back to the
/ Council session in the light of
RuSsla's new insistence that the
Iranian case be dropped.
The spokesman would not say
whether Mr.. Byrnes might go
later in the week if the subject
brought prolonged debateD
The Council also was on notice to-
day that the representative of Po-
land, DR.. Oscar Lange. would request
the Council to approve a resolution
calling for the severance of diplo-
matte relations between members of
the United Nations and Franco
Spain.
Agreement Pointed Out
! Taken with the Gromyko letter.
, this proposal, which will have the
; backing Of Russia. had all the ap-
! pearance of a Soviet drive against
t the western democracies. Russia.
] in world opinion, had been placed in
i; the wrong by her attitude in the
f Iranlan question, particularly since
t the Soviet government was under
! treaty agreement to have its troops
out of Iran by March 2.
The Soviet letter demanding that
: the 1ranian question be dropped by
r the Council calls attention to the
5 fact that agreement has been
reached with the Iranian govern
t ment to evacuate all troops by May
r s, and that accord was found on
:. "all questions" which include oil
s concessions and the matter of au-
t tonomy for Azerbaijan. There is no
reason for keeping the matter alive
@ the Soviet note argues.
e lIlCI, lIlC Soh1tG llOlt ASST u
@ that the Byrnes resolution would
s have been justified only if it had
been shown that the situation in
q Iran endangered world pleace and
security, which the Soviet govern
s ment insists it did not.
Provision for Three day Notice.
q in the report Of the experts on
n rules is provision which calls for
o a three-dav notice to the council
before a matter can be taken up
n Should this rule be agreed to before
! Mr.. Gromykos note is considered
r the Russian proposal would have tc
!, lie owe" for couple of days.
9 Mer .perS of the Council reached
o today said that in their opinion the
Council would take great deal OF
convincing before it would agree to
vitiate the Byrnes resolution. They
pointed out that Soviet troops had
been kept in Iran in violation of a
treaty agreement. They insisted
the Council was entirely justified