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j. ). Will Press
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Red Satellites
Victory Appears Sure
In Fight for Balkans
Watchdog Commission
LOVETT SEES Comintern revival
as challenge to Marshall plan.
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BY ths Asseeiofed Press


LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 9.-The
United States, apparently GER
tain OF victory in its fight for a
United Nations watchdog" COM
mission in the Balkans, made
plain today its intention to press
for U. N. condemnation of three
Soviet satellites accused of re-
sponsibility for Greece's border
troubles.
An American spokesman declared
that the American delegation would
deviate from its position only If the
three accused nations-Yugoslavia,
Albania and Bulgaria-of1cially
agreed to cooperate with the bor-
der commission, which was ap-
proved by the U. Ms 57-nation
Political Commission late yester-
day by a 34-to-6 vote.
The spokesman added that the
three nations had made 1t evident
they had no intention Of complying
an assertion to which Bulgarian
Delegate Boris Athanassov gave
weight by telling interviewers:
They (the United States) have
the majority and can keep voting
resolutions. They can decide this
wall is black If they want to. This
is a maneuver. 1t is railroading a
proposal. It is horse trade and
we refuse to take part in it."
Decisions Go to Assembly.
The vote on the Greek border
watch came as the Political Com
mittee balloted clause by clause on
United States proposals for preserv-
ing peace in the Balkans. The COM
mittee's decisions will go to the As
sembly for final approval after 1t
completes action on the American
proposals, but this was generally re-
garded as little more than a formal
ity, in as much as the committee is
composed Of representatives OF the
same 81 nations which make up the
Assembly.
Russia, which has demanded that
the U. N. find Greece to blame for
the border conflict, cannot veto the
proposals in the Assembly because
the veto applies only in the 11-nation
Security Council.
In yesterdays vote on the border
watch commission, Russia was sup
ported in the opposition only by
White Russia, the Soviet Ukraine,
Yugoslavia, Poland and Czechoslo-
Vakia.
Nine nations, including the Arab
bloc and Sweden, Norway and Den
mark, abstained. The other mem
bers did net vote.
The first vote on the Balkans case
came suddenly In yesterdays meet
ing after days Of debate. It came
so fast that the clause defining
the personnel for the commission
was left over for decision today
along with the controversial sec
tion Of finding Albania, Yugosla-
via and Bulgaria guilty.
vishinsky Charges Ultimatum.
Before the session ended, the
United States proposed an lima
tion commission composed of the
United States, Russia, Britain,
France, China, Mexico, Poland, Bra
zil, the Netherlands, Australia and
Pakistan. Colombia countered with
a list including Colombia, Brazil,
Belgium, Australia, Poland and
Syria.
The vote came after Andrie r.
vishinsky, Soviet deputy foreign
minister, charged the United States
was threatening the three countries
with an "ultimatum." He accused
the United States of "cowardice" in
this respect.
The special 57-nation Committee
on Palestine, meanwhile, Mled along
waiting for United States and Rus
sian policy declarations. A top
State Department official was re-
ported authoritatively to have told
a U. N. delegate that the United
States would favor a plan for par
titioning the Holy Land with per-
haps a few notifications"
There still was no hint of Ameri-
can Palestine policy from Secretary
of State Marshall or any of his
aides, and delegation press officers
refused even to discuss the pros
poets with reporters. The only
information available was that
speech probably would be made on
Saturday by Herschel v. Johnson,
the regular delegate in the COM
uittee.
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