Evening star., 1947-08-14

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BY the Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. IA
Russia charged today that "the
crudest interference into the in
ternal affairs of Greece ema-
mates at present from the United
States"
This was interpreted Immediately
as a reference to the Truman aid
program.
Giving the United Nations Sc
curity Council what he termed "an
answer to the American speech
made Tuesday" Soviet Deputy For
eign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko
said foreign interference was wors-
ening the situation daily inside
Greece.
Accuses Athens Regime.
He also charged that former Axis
collaborators were holding promi-
nent positions in the Athens gov
eminent.
Mr.. Gromyko told the Council:
What have the Greeks and those
who inspire them to do with logic
and common sense? They look at
the discussion of the Greek question
in the Security Council as some
kind of a sport. The Greeks COM
pete with the Americans and the
Americans with the Greeks in the
formation of accusations against
Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. :"
Mr.. Gronyko accused the original
Balkan Inquiry Commission, which
had the same membership as the
11-nation council. of lacking OBJ
jectivity by showing unusual in
terest" in Greek charges and of ig-
noring cases where "the Greek au-
thorities were guilty"
Greek Proposal AssaiIed.
The Soveit delegate described as
"senseless" a new Greek proposal
which calls for Council action under
U. N. Charter articles providing for
use of international military force
if necessary.
ut is surprising that instead of
eliminating the real reasons which
have caused the difficult internal
situation in Greece and the tension
in the relations between her and her
neighbors, the representatives of the
United States by all means try to
get decision which has no relation
to the question of the elimination of
the real reasons"
Mr. Gromyko asked why the
United States had decided suddenly
to push for f1rmer action in Greece.
He then declared, eff something has
changed then it is only that, ac-
cording to press reports, American
military equipment has begun to ar
rive in Greece.
Greek democrats now have an
even greater chance to be hit in the
head by bullet than before"
Political Game Seen.
The Soviet delegate contended
that the United States was not
making serious attempt to settle
the Greek question but was indulg-
Ing in "a political game" He de-
clared this created an unhealthy
atmosphere in the Council and
around this fact all those are
warming their hands who would like
to see collapse of the task of CO.
operation in the United Nations
"One cannot hide from this be-
hind statements on the veto" Mr..
Gromyko said, referring to the
Soviet vote which defeated a ma ior-
ity effort led by the United States
to set up Greek border watch
group.
Mr.. Gromyko rejected American
charges that Albania, Yugoslavia
and Bulgaria were aiming, through
Communist inltration, to establish
"totalitarian regime" in Athens.
He also said that the "statementes
and insuations of the American rep
resentative' that the three were
provoking border incidents were un-
founded.
U. S. Contention Disputed.
Disputing what he called an
American contention of being
savior of Greece" by defending the
people against threats from the
north, Mr. Gromyko said:
Nothing is further from the
truth. It is sacrificing the indie
pendence of the country with view
to continue the present regime in
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