Evening star., 1947-06-06
U.S. Drafts Blunt Note to Russia,
Charging Illegal Interference in
Hungary; May Appeal to u. n.
Joint Inquiry by
Four Big Powers
Is Proposed
By John M. Hiehtower
Associoted Press Stcff Writer

With President Truman's ap-
proval, the State Department
has drafted a hotly worded note
to Russia, accusing the Soviets
of illegal interference in Hun
garian affairs. The note threat
ems an appeal to the United Ma
tions.
This was learned from American
diplomatic officials, who said the
note is one thing the President pre-
sumably had in mind when he as
serted yesterday that the United
States would not stand idly by in
Hungary.
Four Principal Protests.
The note was said to make these
four principal points:
l. Directly charges Soviet authori-
ties in Hungary with participation
in the ousting of Premier Ferenc
Macy and other cabinet offlcers-the
move by which pro-Soviets began to
take over the government-and as
serts this is serious interference in
the affairs of Hungary.
2. Charges the Soviets with break
ing the terms of the Yalta agree
nent respecting great power protec-
ton and development of political in
dependence in ex-enemy small
nations.
3. Proposes a joint American-So-
viet-British investigation of the
Hungarian situation.
4. Warns that unless satisfaction
is forthcoming, beginning with the
reply from the Soviet Union, the
United States may take the case
to the United Nations.
No Definite Decision.
On the latter point, it has not yet
been decided at the State Depart
ment whether it would be better to
appeal to the U. N. Security Council
or the General Assembly. The Coun-
Gil is in session at frequent intervals
but Russia has veto there. The
Assembly does not meet until Sep
tember in New York.
The Senate's approval of the peace
treaties for Hungary, Italy, Bulgaria
and Romania yesterday shifted to
Russia the sole responsibility for any
prolonged delay in pulling Red Army
occupation troops out of Hungary
and promised to strengthen this
countrys hand in dealing with the
Communist coup in Hungary, which
Mr.. Truman denounced as an out
rage.
The note to Russia was completed
at the State Department and ap-
proved in substance by the President
yesterday.
Tbs draft has not been formally
completed and sent to Moscow be-
cause it is still under study by vari-
Gus diplomatic officials.
The threat to take the case to
the United Nations evidently re-
fleets two points which officials are
known to have considered in plan
ming American moves on Hungary.
First, the exact legal grounds by
which the case could be presented
and kept in the United Nation are
difficult to define. 1t is in this re-
spect that the charges of Soviet in
volvement in the ousting of Macy
become of great Importance, since
these might be made the basis for a
broader charge of Russian political
aggression against Hungary.
Soviet Prestage A Factor.
The second point is the belief
held by some authorities that the
Soviet would prefer not to have the
case aired in the United Nations
with consequence loss in prestige
and to their moral position in
Europe especially. Their reluctance
here might be force-these author
tiles believe-to persuade the Soviets
to take a reasonably friendly atti-
tude in discussing the new situa-
(See HUNGARY, Page A-51