Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-24


BY the Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS, Sept. "a
The United States delegation to
the United Nations Assembly to-
day was reported working on a
plan for a special watch dog"
commission to help restore peace
in the Balkans under Assembly
Informed quarters said that was
one OF the major issues studied by
Secretary of State Marshall with
other members of his delegation in
their daily forenoon conference in
New York City before todays COM
mlttee sessions here.
The American del agation, it was
understood, did not complete the
final draft of its Balkan resolution,
but was agreed on two main points:
l. Some sort Of Assembly group
should be sent to the Balkans at
once to observe and report on de-
?. The Assembly must determine
which of the Balkan states are to
blame for tnt continued disturb
ances.
Austin Heads Building Unit.
Meanwhile Warren R. Austin,
permanent American delegate to
the U. N, was unanimously elected
chairman Of the new General As
sembly committee on planning and
the projected world peace
capital on Manhattan's East Side.
Finn Moe, permanent Norwegian
delegate to U. N, was named vice
chairman of the headquarters body
and Alexis Kyrou, permanent dele
gate of Greece, was elected rap
porteur.
At its first meeting today the
committee received documents from
Secretary General Trygve Lie and
then adjourned until Friday.
The committee heard brief re-
port from Chief Architect Wallace
K. Harrison, who announced that
his staff would move into its new
building on the headquarters site
Sunday.
Russia in Weak Minority.
Battered and beaten by majority
which no veto could block, Russia
found herself today in a weak
minority position in her contest with
the United States for leadership
in the United Nations Assembly.
A series of Assembly test votes
produced that result. Overwhelming
majorities crushed Soviet opposition
and placed firmly on the Assembly's
agenda for this session the Ameri-
can-sponsored issues of Greece, Ko-
rea and a new veto-free Security
agency.
Similarity, on an Argentine pro-
posal supported by the United States
for revision of the Italian peace
treaty, the Assembly voted to put
the question on the agenda for fu-
ture full consideration despite the
fact that Russia objected and Bri-
tain and France took a handS-off
attitude.
Votes Highly Significant.
Diplomatic authorities said the
meaning of the votes was highly i'm
portant for the rest of this session.
They predicted that Russia would
gain little support for her resolu-
ton to condemn alleged "war-mon-
gering" in the United States, but
that the United States would put
over easily its program for action
by the Assembly in the face OF Rus
sian protests.
Barring some unexpected develop
ment. 1t appeared that the split in
the United Nations has gone about
as far as it can go for the time
being. Still a matter of high
priority speculation among diplo-
mats, however, is the possibility that
after the United States wins its ex-
pected Assembly victory the Rus
SLAMS may refuse to cooperate
either with the projected new
security agency or the special Greek
bordet agency which Gen. Marshall
has proposed.
The Assembly completed yester-
day both the week-long general de-
bate, which saw the lines Of show
down between America and Russia
clearly drawn, and the approval Of
the 61-item agenda covering the
subjects it will discuss and the de-
cisions it may make the rest of this
session.
Sessions Move to Lake Success.
Today the scene of United Nations
activity shifted from the Flushing
Meadows assembly auditorium in
New York to the regular United
Nations working headquarters
further out on Long Island, at Lake
Success. Several committee meet
ings were scheduled there and the
Security Council scheduled a closed
meeting to make another stab at
trying to agree on governor for
the new free territory Of Trieste.
It was in connection with ap-
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