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jority Of the 81 delegates present
and voting. For the final ballot on
the Assembly floor. rules require
approval by two-thirds of those
present and voting.
The Arabs remained confident
they could block partition but If
they fail DR.. Jamali told the COM
mittee that the Arabs will fight
against the imposition" of the
split up plan.
The Soviet boycott, which includes
Russia, White Russia, the Soviet
Ukraine, Poland, Czechoslovakia and
Yugoslavia, covered the year-around
Little Assembly" the Balkan bor-
der commission and the Korean
commission.
These three key American pro-
posals, advanced by Gen. Marshall
personally in his opening policy
speech to the Assembly last Sep
tember. were accepted overwhelm-
ingly in the face of Soviet opposi-
ton based on contentious that the
new bodies were illegal" and con-
trary to the charter. In each case
the Soviet countries announced they
would neither participate nor CO.
operate with the groups.
No Action on Four Issues.
The immediate effect is that the
interim assembly will convene here
in January with possibly 81 dele
gates sitting instead of 81, the
Balkan commission is functioning
without Russia and Poland, and the
Korean commission Is functioning
without delegate from the Soviet
Ukraine. The boycott also means
that the U. N. will get no help nor
entry permits from the Soviet side
in investigating conditions in the
areas of Albania, Yugoslavia and
Bulgaria bordering Greece and in
Korea, where Russia controls the
northern half of the country.
The fourth. major political issue
of the Assembly-Rusias war
monger" charges directed at "crim-
inal war propaganda" in the United
States, Greece and Turkey-failed
to pass the assembly despite series
of bitter speeches by Deputy For
eign Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky.
Instead the assembly passed a ver-
sion which in effect appealed to all
countries to call for peace.
The assembly took no steps for
ward on four old political issues
the big power veto, Franco Spain,
alleged discrimination against In
dians in South Africa, and Russia S
vetoing of membership applications.
The issue of the veto, used % times
by Russia, was tossed to the Little
Assembly,; the Security Council was
told to watch the situation in Spain;
the assembly stood on its 1946 in
vitation to India and South Africa
to consult: and the Security Coun-
Gil was told again to consider men,
bership applications (Which must
first gain approval there) only in
the light of charter requirements.
Council Meets Briefly.
The futility of attempting to force
any change in the Russian attitude
on vetoing membership requests was
illustrated today when the council
met briefly to comply with assem-
bly, instructions to look over Italy
and Trans-Jordan again Immediate
ly. Russia had vetoed these two
along with Finland, Ireland, Aus
tria and Portugal and Deputy For
eign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko
told the 11-nation council that Mos
cows attitude was unchanged"
The United States suffered a set
back in its attempts to block the
election of the Ukraine to Poland S
expiring seat on the Council. After
a series of deadlocked ballots, IN
dia, withdrew from the race. This
resulted in the Ukraine's election
to a two-year term. The lineup
after the Councils January l
change will alter little as Poland
consistently votes with Russia in the
familiar 9-to-0 ballots. Canada will
replace Australia and Argentina won
Brazil's seat.
In another major decision, the
assembly voted to hold it's 1948
meeting somewhere in Europe. A
nine-nation committee will consult
with Secretary General Trygve Lie
to select the site for the temporary
switch with Paris, Geneva and
Brussels considered the leading
candidates. Mr. Lie will head a
party of U. N. officials visiting Eu-
rope in January to consider the next
meeting plac5.
There was a possibility that the
proposed skyscraper site in Man
haitian, designed as permanent
headquarters for the U. NJ. would
be ready in time for the 1949 meet
ing. The Assembly voted to accept
the American offer to loan $65 ,000,-
900 to the peace agency for con-
struction Of the headquarters.