Evening star., 1947-10-12
Vote on Modified
Measure Is 36-6
In PoIiticuIGroup
BY the Associated Press

United Nations Assembly's polit-
ical Committee finally approved
tonight a toned = down United
States resolution calling for a
border watch commission in the
Balkans but failing to find three
Russian satellites guilty of help
ing Greek guerrillas.
The vote on the complete resolu-
ton, as amended after days of
wrangling over a responsibility
section which finally was watered
down, was 36 to 6.
The entire Russian bloc includ-
ing Czechoslovakin, was against the
resolution. Ten nations abstained
Five were absent.
Following more than four hours
OF heated debate, the 57-member
committee approved a French
British compromise which avoided
placing direct blame on Yugoslavia,
Albania and Bulgaria with regard
to lending assistance and support
to Greek guerrilla bands operat-
ing in Northern Greece.
Assembly not Committed.
Instead of accusing the three gov
ernments of outright support \to
the guerrillas, the French-British
amendment merely takes account"
of a Security Council investigat-
ing commission report which found
the northern neighbors of Greece
had offered aid to the guerrillas.
This was approved 80 to Z.
The six Slav states and Iceland
were against this section.
This would not commit the AS
sembly, which must act on the reso-
luton to finding that the three
Balkan satellites were guilty of help
ing euerrillas against the Greek gov
ernment. Tie committee next ap-
proved by "a to vote that por-
ton of the French British amend
ment which called on the. three
Soviet satellites ITO do nothing which
could furnish aid and assistance to
the said guerrlllaS.
Iceland again joined the Soviet
group on that ballot.
Just before the final voting. DR..
Oscar Lange, of Poland, again served
notice that Poland would boycott
the new watch group. Russia prev
iously had reiterated it's decision to
boycott it.
Balkans Committee Named.
The political committee designated
Australia, Brazil, China, France,
Britain, Mexico, the Netherlands,
Pakistan and the United States for
the Balkans committee and left seats
open also for Russia and Poland.
Shortly before the vote, Guillermo
Belt, the Cuban delegate, requested
that a vote be taken and announced
he would walk out # none were
taken. When Chairman Joseph Bech
of Luxembourg, announced there
were three more speakers on his list,
Mr.. Belt stalked from the room, pro-
testing against what he called a
Russian "filibuster. He returned
soon afterward when the voting
began and cast his ballot.
AS the final vote approving the
amended United States resolution
was announced, Ales Bebler, the
Yugoslav delegate, leaped to his
feet and declared the committee
majority 'had committed grave
injustice toward my people"
The people of Yugoslavia will
have to draw their own conclusions, "
Mr.. Bebler added.
Soviet Proposals to Come Up.
The committee must tackle on
Monday counter Russian resolu-
ton calling for withdrawal of all
foreign military personnel from
Greece.
Long before the debate closed, the
United States announced it was will
ing to agree to support the French
British conciliatory amendment.
Herschel v. johnson, the Amer
ican delegate, told, the committee
his government was prepared to go
along with the compromise.
Previously the United States had
insisted against strong Russian op-
position that the Assembly should
find the three Soviet satellites
guilty of lending assistance to guer-
rillas in Greece.
However, Mr.. Jchnson's offer to
compromise only touched of an
other bitter United States-Soviet
clash.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei Y. Vishinsky reiterated pre-
vious charges that any failure of
the United States to stick by its
accusations of guilt against the
three states amounted to a com
mon horse trade"
Mr.. vishinsky again charged that
even Mr.. johnson himself isn't
convinced" of the American acersa-
tions. He accused the United States
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