Evening star., 1947-03-28
By the Associoied Press

By the Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS, Mar. 28.-
The tert OF American Delegate
Warren r. Austin's speech to the
United Nations Security Council
today follo,os:
Mr.. President, I greatly appre-
ciate the kindness of my colleagues
in having permitted a short post
lponement of our consideration Of
today's business in order that I
might have a few days in Wash
lington.
Mr.. President, the United States
asked that Item No. Z of the March
81 summary statement on matters
of which the Security Council is
seized, the Greek question. be placed
on the agenda of this meeting in
order that I might make state
ment on behalf of the United States
concerning this question.
The United States believes that
the Security Council should assure
itself that we are agreed as to the
manner in which the commission
now investigating disturbances along
the Northern Greek border can most
effectively assist the Council in our
| further consideration of the COM
plant brought by the Greek gov
ernment.
My principal concern Is that the
commission continue its work, in
cluding its investigation along the
Northern Greek border. until the
Security Council itself has disposed
of the Greek case.
It Is also necessary that the COM
mission members, following the
preparation of its first report, come
to the seat of the United Nations
and be available to the Security
Council until the termination Of our
consideration of the Greek COM
plant. The commission should be
available to prepare such supple
mentary reports as we may need. 1t
should be ready to undertake addi-
tionaf investigations if those are re-
quired.
F. The commission has already been
directed, in the resolution OF the
Security Council Of 10 December,
1946, to submit to the Security
Council at the earliest possible date
report of the facts disclosed by
its investigation"
Fears More Border Violations.
The United States hopes that the
first report of the commission will
be prepared and forwarded with all
possible speed following the COM
pletion of it's present schedule OF
investigations. Under the commits
sion's present schedule it will start
preparation Of this report in Geneva
on April 7.
The SHOWS in Northern Greece
are melting and winter is giving
way to spring. We may expect an
intensifcation of the activities OF
guerilla bands operating in this area,
In this situation the danger of bor-
der violations obviously is increased.
In these circumstances the United
States believes that it Is Of the
utmost importance that the commits
sion leave representation in the
border area during the time both
of the preparation of its report in
Geneva and the Security Councils
consideration of its report here IN
New York. Such representatives
would be able to report Immediately
any violations of the border and to
furnish the commission and the
security Council with any additional
information which might come to
light or be needed in dealing with
the case. The presence OF repre-
sentatives of the United Nations
on the spot would also inevitably
have the effect of stabilizing the
situation pending Security Council
action.
The United States understands
the resolution creating the commits
sion of investigation as giving the
commission full authority to leave
representation in Greece during the
next few weeks. It is implicit IN
the resolution and its purpose that
the commission would continue In
existence until the Security Council
either disposes of the Greek case
or acts to terminate the commits
sion's existence.
The Government of the United
States has a special and pressing
interest in effective action by the
Security Council in the Greek case.
s362,O00,o00 UNRRA Aid.
I do not need to recall to the
Security Council the desperate
plight of Greece and the Greek
people or the great concern Of the
United States in preventing her
collapse. Three times the story of
her tragedy and her danger has
been heard by this Council. One
aspect of the tragedy that threatens
to destroy her freedom and inde-
pendence is now under active in
vestigation by the Security Councils
C minis sion of investigation in
! Northern Greece.
Another aspect of the tragedy Of
Greece-the destruction wrought by
the Germans to her economy and
her society-has also received the
attention of members and agencies
l of the United Nations.
/ without the assistance Of
UNRRA, Great Britain and the
United States, the people OF Greece
would not have been able to survive
at all since the day of her liberation
more than two years ago.
UNRRA has furnished Greece
1862 900, 900 of food and other relief
and rehabilitation assistance. OF
this amount the United States. upon
whose initiative UNRRA was in the
first place brought into existence In
November, 1943, supplied "a per
cent of $3.50, 0,64o 900.
In addition, the United States has
! authorized since LIBERATION $751;
| 100000 in other economic and A.
nancial assistance, including lend
lease, surplus property and Export
Import Bank loans and ships and
shipping services by the United
| States Maritime Commission. Most
of this amount has been spent or
committed.
UNRRA is going out Of existence
and will make no more shipments