Evening star., 1947-07-17
Immediate Recall
Of Foreign Troops
Asked in Council
By the Assoeioted Press

land Joined Russia today in
blaming Greece for the current
Balkan disorders and demanded
formation of a new coalition
government in Greece, new elec-
tions and the immediate with
drawal of foreign military per-
sonnel.
Poland's views were stated by DR..
Oscar Lange, United Nations Secur-
ity Council president as the Council
met in extraordinary session in an
atmosphere intensified by the fight
ing in Northern Greece.
'It is necessary that Greece be
extricated from the network of in
ternational power politics" DR..
Lange said, in demanding the with
drawal of foreign troops.
DR.. Lange said the primary trouble
in the Balkans must be attributed
to the internal situation in Greece,
aggravated by the presence of for
eign troops. The present govern
ment in Greece is a coalition of the
major parties, with the Communists
and other leftist groups excluded.
Opposes American Proposal.
DR.. Lange vigorously opposed the
American proposal for semi
permanent U. N. commission in the
Balkans on the ground that this
seemed to be based on the assump-
ton that the three Soviet satellites
Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia-
were to blame for the Balkan trouble.
The council plunged again into
the Balkan question after postpon-
ing until August any discussion
on Egypt's demand for the with
drawal of British troops from Egyp-
Cian soil.
DR.. Lange said he must support
2ussia's conclusions that Greece
"as primarily to blame for the cur
ant Balkan disorders rather than
her northern neighbors.
AS the session began Herschel V.
Johnson, deputy American delegate,
5old newsmen the United States
was standing firm on its proposal
Tor a border watch in the troubled
area, but was willing to accept
amendments as long as they did not
change the heart of the proposal.
Mr.. johnson thus knocked down
reports that the United States
would offer revised resolution to
meet objections of some delegations.
Majority Report Attacked.
DR.. Lange attacked the majority
report of the Balkan Investigating
Commission, which found the three
Soviet satellites primarily RESPONSE
BILE for the Balkan trouble.
He complained that the majority
conclusions read like statement
of opinion" and sounded as If they
we're drafted for political pur-
poses"
The big question was: will Rus
sia veto the American proposal?'
American and British sources were
confident that majority OF the
Council members would support the
American plan.
There was report that Alexandra
Parodi, chief French delegate, who
has suggested compromise to rec
oncile opposed American and Rus
sian proposals, had received instruc-
tions from Paris to support the
American plan.
American sources said the United
States delegation had made it clear
it would settle for nothing less than
a commission with strong power to
keep vigil over the Balkans.
Principal Positions of Powers.
AS the Council neared show
down on the problem, these were
the principal positions:
/. The United States has proposed
commission composed of repre-
sentative of each of the nations
which are members of the Security
Council, with power to investigate
incidents in any of the Balkan
countries and make recommenda-
tions for peaceful settlements.
2. Russia submitted a resolution
turning down the commission idea,
Instead, she demanded that Greece
take measures to stop incidents on
her borders with Yugoslavia, Bull
garia and Albania. She further pro-
posed that the four Balkan coun-
tries renew old or enter new bilat-
eral frontier conventions providing
for a settlement of frontier Incl
dents.
8. France put forward a suggestion
that the Security Council establish
a small commission of from three
to five members, preferably repre-
sentatives of small countries who
have the least interest at stake in
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