Evening star., 1947-10-10
u. n. 10 Ignore
Red Boycott Of
Balkans Watch
Vishinsky's Threat
Fails to Stop Debate
On New Commission
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 10.-De-
spite a Russian boycott threat
the United Nations went ahead
today with creation of a watch
dog" commission in the turbu-
lent Balkans. ~
The blunt Soviet announcement
of no cooperation, delivered to the
Assembly's 57-nation Political Com
mittee by Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei Y. Vishinsky in angry tones
yesterday, was followed quickly by
similar statements from Poland
Yugoslavia, the Soviet Ukraine
White Russia and CzechoslovAkia.
The Vishinsky statement came in
the midst of another violent attack
on the United States-sponsored Bal
kahs commission and left delegates
momentarily stunned. However
Chairman Joseph Bech of Luxem-
bourg calmly called for the debate
on commission membership to con-
tinue. Premier Paul-Henri Spaak of
Belgium and American Delegate
Herschel v. Johnson then remarked
tartly that the Soviet decision was
to be regretted, but there was no
cause to turn back.
Soviet Bloc Won't Join Work.
Moscow's move means that the
Soviet bloc of countries will not
take part in the election to the
commission or in its work. Further
most observers interpreted the STEP
to mean that any group sent to the
Balkans by the U. N. would never
get foot on the soil of Albania
Yugoslavia or Bulgaria, the three
countries accused in a Security
Council Commissions report of
fomenting unrest on Greece's north
ern borders.
"The special committee with the
policies put before it is directly
contradictory to the principles Of
the Charter" Mr.. Vishinsky shouted
in his courtroom manner. 1.-THE
Soviet delegation, speaking for the
Soviet government, declares it can
not take part in this committee and
cannot take part in the election of
this committee"
Mr. Vishinsky's speech was sequel
to Wednesdays 34-to-6 committee
decision authorizing the Balkans
commission. Still remaining to be
decided were the makeup of the
body and whether the authorizing
resolution would condemn by name
Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Albania.
May Alter Lineup.
Aside from general confusion, the
only apparent result of the Soviet
boycott threat was a move by the
United States to alter its suggested
lineup for the group and strike out
Russia. Noting that Russia would
not serve, Mr.. johnson said simply
that he could not press his proposal
that all five major powers, along
with six small countries, be saved
Poland also was on the American
list originally.
Before actually functioning, the
new commission must win approval
of a two-thirds majority of those
present and voting in plenary ses-
sion of the 57-nation Assembly
However, the real battles generally
are fought in committee, with the
full Assembly approval merely a for
mality.
Should the commission be ap.
proved eventually. as anticipated
and Russia 60 through with hel
threat, it would mark the second
major Soviet boycott in U. N. his
tory. Moscow has refused to attend
meetings, of the Trusteeship Coun-
Gil, one of the basic organs created
in the U. N. Charter, on the ground
that its makeup was illegal. The
council has continued to function
regardless.
The biggest temporary boycott by