Evening star., 1947-08-12
U. S. Is Ready to Protect Greece
With Other U.N. Members Aid,
Russians AreWornedin Council
Johnson Rules Out
Further Yielding
To Veto Threat
By the Associofed Press

American delegation said today
that if the United Nations Sc
curity Council fails to solve the
Balkan problem the United
States is prepared to join with
other countries to protect Greece
within the provisions of the
charter"
Herschel v. johnson, Deputy
American delegate, gave this warn
ing to Russia after charging before
the Council that Communist groups
supported by Albania, Yugoslavia
and Bulgaria hoped to set up to-
talitarian regime in Greece.
1--WE do not consider that our obli-
cations or the obligations OF the
United Nations are ended
merely because the Soviet Union
sees fit to use her veto to block con-
structive proposals desired by 9 out
of II members of the Security Coun-
Gill;" Mr.. johnson said.
Defense of Aggression Charged.
"It becomes all too clear that the
veto is being used in defense of the
aggressions of Yugoslavia, Albania
and Bulgaria"
At another point, Mr.. johnson
said:
I'VE are no longer under the
necessity of attempting to appease
further a threatening veto. Let us
now record our honest opinions"
Mr.. johnson spoke after Yugo-
slavia had accused the United States
OF deliberately misrepresenting con-
ditions in the Balkans to justify the
Truman doctrine of aid to Greece.
Mr.. johnson said support of the
Greek Communists by the three
Soviet satellites was "a peril to
peace" but added that the threat
can be checked If firmly faced by
the United Nations"
Yugoslav Blames U. S.
DR.. Joza Vilfan, Yugoslav repre-
sentative, blamed much of the Bal
kan difficulties on the United States
and on what he called a failure of
the Council to examine the problem
closely.
He told the Council that the IL
nation Balkan Investigating Com
mission had not favored creation of
the subsidiary inquiry group now in
Greece.
1t was proposed by the United
States delegation" he declared, lin
order to justify the increase in the
interference in Greece. The United
States needed a subsidiary group in
order to create the impression that
the serious situation in Greece was
the consequence of an alleged in
reference from the outside"
Delegates Are Pessimistic.
The delegates made no secret
of their pessimism as they gathered
for this mornings session. This
was the situation they faced:
l. A seven-nation subcommittee
was ready to report it had failed
in weekend efforts to resolve the
deadlock between Russia and the
Western powers.
2. Australia indicated she would
press for action on her demands
for Balkan truce despite Russia's
declaration that such a proposal
was unacceptable" to the Soviet
Union.
3. Colombia also was prepared to
push a proposal for creation OF 3
seven-nation cancellation" commits
sion, which Russia already had de-
cleared unacceptable.
France Offers New Proposal.
In the subcommittee deliberations,
which several delegates called the
last hope for agreement, France
submitted new proposal which Of
fered two alternative courses.
These were either to keep the
subsidiary group of the Balkan in
vestigating commission in the trou-
BILE zone and assign small group
of experts to help it, or to abolish
the subsidiary group and have Sec
retary General Trygve Lie send a
conciliation commission to the Bal
kanS.
Soviet Delegate Andrei A. Gro
myko was reported to have said he
could not understand part of the
proposal" and the part he could
understand was mot acceptable"
The Australian proposal was a
variation of the "Indonesian form