Evening star., 1947-10-18
First Test Vote
Due Today on
u. n. Overhaul
MorsholI's Proposal
Favored Despite
Russian Opposition
By the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 18-The
first test vote on Secretary of
State Marshall's proposal to
overhaul United Nations ma
chinery comes up today and the
American delegation was conf
dent of piling up an impressive
majority.
The initial halloting lineup in the
57-nation Political Committee was
expected on the question of estab-
fishing drafting group to iron out
differences between the United
States proposal and a series of
amendments from countries sup
porting the plan generally.
Only Russia and her supporters
have spoken against the plan for
a year-around Little Assembly in
debate this week and American
sources based their optimism on
general Endorsement from a long
list of delegations, including Britain,
France and China.
New Attack on U. S.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei A. Gromyko made it PLAIN
yesterday that none of the soften
ing and clarifying amendments
would have any effect on Russia.
He called the plan illegal and con-
trary to the U. N. Charter and said
SO far as the Assembly scheme was
concerned the Soviet Union does
not have "the word compromise in
its glossary"
Mr.. Gromyko coupled his state
ment with another sharp attack on
the United States and said this
move was all part of an American
plan to dictate" world policy. His
bitter charges renewed speculation
that Russia and her satellites might
boycott the Little Assembly, should
it finally be set up. Mr.. Gromyko
said 1T would be waste of time to
establish drafting subcommittee
because no compromise was possible
and on the basis of this, it even was
possible that Russia would refuse to
help work out a proposal.
Renewal of the Russian American
battle over the Greek case was as
sured when Poland introduced a.
resolution for consideration by the
General Assembly when it goes back
into plenary session Monday at
Flushing Meadow. The Polish pro-
posal was virtual carbon copy of
one submitted twice by Russia and
subsequently defeated in the Sc
curity Council and Political Com
mittee.
Polish Countermove.
The Polish motion, offered as a.
countermove to a committee
proved American resolution provid-
ing for U. N. watchdog commits
sion in the Balkans, called on the
Assembly to recommend that "all
foreign troops be Immediately with
drawn and all foreign military mis-
sions, instructors and other military
experts be recalled Immediately
from the territory of Greece"
AS were the previous versions, the
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less than 5000 British troops now
in Greece and the American eco
nomic and military advisers there in
connection with the Truman aid pro-
gram.
Meanwhile. the Assembly's special
57-nation Palestine Committee ap-
preached the end of general debate
on the Holy Land issue. DR.. Chain
Weizmann, former head of the Jew
tsh Agency Executive, and Jamal
Husseini,' deputy chairman of the
Arab Higher Committee and nephew
Of the exiled Mufti of Jerusalem,
were scheduled as the final speakers.
Next week subcommittee will be
established to study the specific
aspects of partition and other rec
concentrations of the Special Com
mittee on Palestine.
The U. N. announced last night
that in addition to the Greek case
Mondays Assembly agenda would
call for resumption of voting in the
deadlock between the Soviet Ukraine
and India over a Security Council
seat. Delegates have taken nine
fruitless ballots in efforts to pick a
successor to Poland, whose term ex-
pires December 81.