Evening star., 1947-07-10
Balkan Issue May Go
To U. n. Assembly if
Reds Veto u. ). Plan
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, July 10-Au-
thoritative sources said today the
United Nations General Assembly
might be asked to settle the Balkan
problem If Russia vetoes an Amer
ican proposal for a border watch
along Greeces northern frontiers.
The possibility of such a step was
suggested as French and Colombian
efforts at reconciling the opposed
American and Russian proposals for
settlement of Balkan disorders ap-
peared doomed.
The United States made it clear
that she would settle for nothing less
than a semi permanent N. N. bor-
der commission to watch over
Greece's frontiers with Albania, Yu-
goslavia and Bulgaria.
An American spokesman said the
Council eventually would have to vote
on the American resolution. Such a
ballot would force Russia to veto or
abstain in view of her announced re-
fusal to accept the American
motion.
Hopes to Vote This Week Slim.
The Security Council prepared to
resume discussion of the Balkan
problem this afternoon, but hopes
for reaching a vote this week ap-
peared slim.
Authoritative sources said II Rus
sia used the veto to block U. N.
action in the Balkans at this time,
then other steps would have to
be taken. -...-
They suggested that one step
would be to hand the problem to the
General Assembly when it meets In
September. The Assembly, they
pointed out, could establish COM
mission without fear of being block
ed by a Soviet veto. Only two
thirds majority vote is required for
Assembly action.
An Assembly commission, however,
would be somewhat restricted in its
work. 1t would not have the COM
plete powers that Security Council
commission would be given. For
instance, it could not call on indi-
vidual governments to aid In any
required action in the Balkan area.
1t could, however, watch over the
Balkan area and make reports
Authoritative sources declared the
United States had turned down
French and Colombian approaches
on possible compromises aimed at
reconciling American and Soviet
views.
Details of Proposals Lacking.
Russia already has rejected the
commission idea, put all the blame
on Greece. and insisted that the
Athens government itself take steps
to correct the situation.
Details of the French and Co.
lombian proposals were lacking, but
they were understood to call for q !
commission without power to act
except with the express consent of
Greece and the three Soviet satel-
lites-Yugoslavia, Albania and Bull
garia. The compromise wording
would only give the commission
power to help the governments work
out problems of minorities. refugees
and border conventions.
An authoritative French source
said that in view of United States
reluctance to accept such a COM
promise, 1t was doubtful If the
French delegation would formally
Introduce the proposal.
Also before the Security Council
today was continuation of the de-
bate on a world police force.
Here again Russia and the west
ern powers are deadlocked on how
contributions shall be made to such
an international body. Russia is in
sisting on equitable" contributions
while the western powers favor
comparable" contributions in men,
planes and ships.
GriswoId Leaving for Greece
Sunday in Trumon's Plane
Dwight Griswold, chief of the
American aid mission to Greece,
plans to leave, here for Greece
Sunday in President Truman's new
personal plane, the Independence.
Mr.. Griswold said in a radio