Evening star., 1946-10-30
Austin 10 Make
Important Policy
Address Today
Statement Approved
By Byrnes. Trumon
For U. N. Assembly
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-An "im-
portant statement" on American
foreign policy will be made today
by American Chief Delegate
Warren Austin in his address to
the United Nations General AS
sembly, a delegation spokesman
disclosed.
The address, it was learned, will
contain some references to Soviet
Foreign Minister Molotov's bomb
shell speech to the Assembly last
night, in which he demanded imme-
diate action on a four-point arms
control proposal.
Whether the American policy
statement to be made by Mr.. Austin
would state the American position
on the ornaments reduction issue
which Mr.. Molotov has raised in this
Assembly for the first time, or
whether it would be connected with
some other aspect of foreign policy,
was not disclosed by the delegation
spokesman.
The Austin declaration, it was
learned, was worked out overnight
and approved by Secretary of State
Byrnes and President Truman.
This indicated that it resulted
from some of the charges or state
ments made by Mr.. Molotov. In
this connection, diplomats said the
only really new policy question
raised by Mr.. Molotov was that of
the American attitude toward his
arms control program, including his
demand that the United States
should stop making atomic bombs.
Immediate speculation. therefore,
concentrated on the liability that
the American policy declaration
would be concerned with the arma-
ment limitations issue.
Greece Backs Arms Cut.
In the first direct response to
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov's
sweeping demands for world arms
limitations, Greece told the United
Nations Assembly that she was pre-
pared to support the Russian pro-
posal with the reservation that in
terrational control and sanctions
must be set up to safeguard peace.
Greek Delegate Thanassis Agh-
hides said he was stating Greeces
position in response to Mr.. Molotovs
invitation for comment. He spoke
shortly after Australian Delegate |
Norman J. o. Maxim, without max
ing a direct reference to Mr.. Molo-
TOYS disarmament proposal, had
urged the Assembly to start work on
the whole question of arms limita-
tions.
However, both disagreed bitterly
with other phases of Russian policy
in the Assembly and by other Soviet
spokesmen in recent months.
Two Safeguards Asked.
Mr.. Aghnides called for two safe
guards in connection with any
treaty or convention on disarma-
ment:
/. International control with effec-
tive guarantees for loyal execution of
the convention.
2. Sanctions against states 'vio-
lating the essential provisions" of
the convention.
While offering to support the So
Wet arms proposals, Mr. Aghnides
indirectly criticized Russia and the
Slav states for their hostile atti-
tude" toward Greece, which he said
had received harsh treatment both
at the Paris Conference and before
the Security Council"
The persistence of this hostile
attitude fills my countrymen with
amazement and disappointment" he
said They are shocked at the un-
seemly haste with which an ally of
the first hour (of war; is treated as
an enemy, while favors are bestowed
on unredeemed and recalcitrant
enemies"
Mr.. Agnnides urged the great
powers to use restraint with their
veto power in the Security Council.
Challenges Molotov. I
Mr.. Makin's earlier address was
a sharp challenge to Mr.. Molotov's
assertion that elimination of the
Big Five veto power would result
in collapse of the United Nations.
The Australian delegate took vig-i
orous exception to Mr.. Molotov's
charge that certain countries were
campaigning for elimination of the
veto with the aim of world domina-
tion.
This is a serious and totally un-
warranted charge" declared Mr..
Maxim, who is one of the leading
advocates for restriction of the veto.
He was the first to speak in gen.
eral debate since Mr.. Molotov's g.
(See U. N, Page A-4)