Evening star., 1947-08-06

10 Ask Balkan Issue
Transfer 10 Assembly
BY HE Assseiaisd Press
LAKE SUCCESS. Aug. 6.-The
United States was reported ready
today to suggest that the United
Nations General Assembly han
die the Balkans situation If the
Security Council cannot do : SC
because of Russia's veto.
The Council was called to meet at
|3 pm. to continue debate on the
Balkans, with the prospect of some
of the plainest speaking yet heard
in that group Of IL diplomats.
An authoritative source said Her.
schel v. johnson, American deputy
on the Security Council, was all set
to make an important statement
outlining the American position sub
stantially this way:
l. The United States hopes that
the Security Council will act to meet
the situation. But, if the Council
can not do that through the use OF
the veto, the United States is con-
fident that the General Assembly
will handle the situation.
2. The United States feels strongly
Ion the Soviet use of the veto. 1t does
not like the Implications in the
Soviet action.
U. S. Committed to U. N.
3. The United States has decided
views toward what 1t feels has been
the defiance of Albania, Yugoslavis
and Bulgaria in refusing to CO.
operate with the Security Councils
subsidiary group left in the trouble
area.
4. Finally the United States, con.
trary to reports that it might try
to achieve a solution outside the
United Nations, Is definitely anc
firmly committed to the United Ma
tions and will exhaust all resources
Of the Charter in trying to solve
the question.
The General Assembly has au.
thority only to recommend action
but it has assumed q great i'm.
portance as mirror for worlc
opinion. It cannot make decision
on q case as long as the Security
Council has it, but the Council ma.
jority could drop the Balkans case
with the intent of bringing 1t ur
in the Assembly.
The Balkans case was given fresh
impetus late yesterday when Vas
sill Dendramis, Greek delegate X
the United Nations, told the Coun'
Gil that it should invoke enforce.
ment measures Immediately agains
Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavis
ito suppress the breach Of peace IL
Southern Europe"
Mr.. Dendram.s said that "furthel
compromise will accomplish moth
ing"
Troop Withdrawal Asked.
The situation roughly is this:
The United States proposed tina
the Security Council set up a semi
permanent commission which would
in effect, police the Balkans ant
try to restore order. Russia vetoet
that.
Russia proposed that the Council
order foreign troops withdraw,
from Greece and set up a commits
sion to supervise economic aid u
Greece. The Council failed to ap
prove that.
Poland tossed in a resolution tax
ing the teeth out of the Russian ant
American versions and recommend
ing that Greece, Albania, Yugo
Fslavia and Bulgaria solve their ow1
problems. That has not been settled
but the United States and Britain
both vigorously attacked 1t.
Columbia has suggested, withou
yet submitting q formal resolution
that q subcommittee be set up II
find a compromise. Russia attacke,
that, with Andrei A. Gromyko com
menting ut would still be the Unite,
States resolution in dif1eren
dress"
Egyptian Case Put Over.
Before dealing with the Balkan
yesterday the Council heard length
arguments from Britain and Egyp
on Egypt's demand that Britisl
troops be ordered to leave her sol
The case was put over withou
action until next Monday to Civ
delegates time to study the argu
ments.
l Appealing to the U. N. to FIRE
Egypt from British imperialism,
Premier Nokrashy Pasha said, 9TH
very existence of Egypt as a sov
ereign state is here at stake" witt
the presence Of British troops
potential peril" to peace in tn
Middle East.
! Sir Alexander Cadogan, British
delegate, said British troops wer
in Egypt under q 20-year treat
signed in 1896 and the Council coul,
do nothing but dismiss the case.
Cadogan said that If anybod
was threatening peace in that are,
1t was Egypt and not Britain. H
added that Egypt was attempting
to evade her international obliga
:. tions accepted in the Anglo -Egyp
tian treaty, which he said coul,
be altered or terminated only wit
the consent Of both parties.
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