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Syrian Council Head
|InU. n. DemandsC Curb
On Biq-Power Veto
Security Group to Argue
Change Today in Taking
Up Assembly Resolution
By the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 81
Faris IL Khoury, Security Council
president, took firm stand to-
day for restricting the big-power
veto solely to questions of en-
forcing world peace. But he &C
knowledged he was waging a
losing battle at this time.
Mr.. Ell Khoury, a Syrian, stated
his position as the Council was
called to meet at pm. for another
tussle on the veto. which has been
invoked 20 times in United Nations
history-t8 times by Russia, twice
by France.
There was no prospect of any
change in the setup.
Mr.. Ell Kaoury, who has said that
the veto has frustrated the will OF
the majority, declared in discus
sion off the Council floor that the
veto should be applied only to call
ing out troops for U. N. action to
preserve peace and similar strong
measures under the U. N. Charter.
He said that the veto should not
apply on other matters, particularly
on admitting new members.
Hope to Vote Tomorrow.
Council delegates waited for So
Wet Russia and Colombia to tip
their hands on the Egyptian case.
Delegates Of those two countries are
slated to speak tomorrow and then
the Council hopes to vote. 1t also
hopes to start a vacation Friday.
The main point in the Anglo
Egyptian case is a Brazilian resolu-
ton calling on Egypt and Britain
to resume negotiations to settle
their differences. Egypt does not
like that resolution; the British,
who do not have vote in this dis
pute, favor it.
There have been reports that DR..
Alfonso Lopez of Colombia will pre-
sent a resolution, but so far the
Colombian delegate has refused to
comment He is waiting for the de-
bate to end before making a deci-
sion on how he will vote.
Gromyko Plans Brief Address.
The Council meeting on Egypt
yesterday was interrupted again by
two Egyptian demonstrators, who
were elected by U. N. guards and
sent back to Manhattan in U. N.
car.
Russia's Andrei A. Gromyko said
he planned only a brief statement.
An indication of what he might
say was seen by observers in a
Polish statement yesterday that the
British should withdraw their
troops Immediately from Egypt but
that the question of the Sudan
should be considered separately.
Mr.. Gromyko has spoken similarly
himself in previous debate.
Egypt last month called on the
Council to order British troops out
of Egypt Immediately and to discon-
tinue the Sudan condominium ad-
ministration. Britain has staked
her case on the contention that a
2O-year treaty of alliance with
Egypt, agreed on in 1886, still is
valid.
Courtesy to Assembly.
U. N. officials indicated the Coun-
Gil meeting today on the veto was
purely a courtesy for the Assembly,
which will convene September It,
The Council is considering, for
the first time, resolution approved
by the Assembly December 10, 1916.
This requested the permanent mem
bers of the Council-Russia, Britain,
China, France and the United States
to make every effort to insure
that the use of the veto does not
impede the Security Council in
reaching decisions promptly"
The resolution also recommended
that the Council assist in reducing
difficulties in the application of the
veto right.
The Council feels it must at least
hold one meeting on the resolution,
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