Evening star., 1946-08-26
Security Council Plans
To Speed Ukraine's
Complaint on Greece
BY fke Auoeioied Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-An early
hearing by the United Nations Sc
curity Council of the charge by the
Soviet Ukraine that the Greek gov
ernment is a threat to the peace of
the Balkans appeared assured today.
Acting swiftly in answer to the
Ukraines request for speed, the
United Nations secretariat and DR..
Oscar Lange of Poland, president of
the Security Council, put the new
case on the Councils agenda for
Wednesday, Immediately after con-
sideration of applications by nine
nations for admission to the United
Nations.
Because of the lengthy discussion
of new members expected in the
council when it convenes for the
first meeting at its new Lake Sue
cess headquarters, it was believed
in United Nations circles that the
Greek case would be heard late in
the week.
Charges in Complaint.
The case materialized Saturday
when Dmitri Manuilsky, foreign
minister of the Ukrainian Soviet
Socialist Republic, sent from Paris,
where he is attending the peace
conference, to Trygve Lie, secretary
general of the U. N, a complaint
charging the Greek government
with:
/. Numerous border incidents on
the ek-Albanian frontier which
are being provoked by the Greek
armed units with the connivance
and encouragement of the Greek
authorities:
2. Persecution Of national mi
norities in Macedonia, Thrace and
Epirus.
The complaint said such policy
threatens to convert the Balkan
peninsula into a center Of bitter
conflicts and to entail international
complications"
Cites Greek Election.
The Soviet Ukraine said the prin-
elpal factor conducive of the situa-
ton in the Balkans as created by
this policy of the present Greek
government is the presence of Brit
ish troops in Greece and the direct
Intervention of British military rep
resentatives into the internal affairs
of this Allied country in behalf of
aggressive monarchist elements,
especially in the preparation of the
referendum set for September /,
1916, which is to determine the form
OF government in Greece"
Greece will vote on September ]
whether King George II should be
allowed to return from exile.
1t will be the second time Greece
has figured in case before the Sc
curity Council. Last January Russia
charged that the presence of British
troops in Greece after the wars end
constituted interference and caused
tension.
Case Argued in February.
The case was hotly argued in
February. Greece informed the
Council that the troops were there
at her request. Finally the Council
on February 6 closed the case with a
statement by the Council president
officially taking note of all the views
expressed in the debate.
There was no indication who
would represent the Soviet Ukraine
before the Council if a representa-
tive is called, but Mr.. Manuilsky
would be no stranger to the Council
OF he appeared personally. He COM
planned of British troops being in
Indonesia last January but the
Council, in February, turned down
his demand that a commission be
sent to Indonesia to investigate
conditions.
In Athens, Greek government cir
cles unofficiaily called Mr.. Manuil-
skys move astounding" Vassili
Dendramis, the Greek representative
10 the United Nations in New York.
welcomed it and simultaneously is
sued a statement calling the charges
completely unfounded.
Albania, mentioned in the COM
plant as victim of border viola
tions, Is the principal bone. of con-
tentlon among the nine nations
seeking United Nations member
ships. Albania filed application last
January. backed by Yugoslavia and
Russia.