Evening star., 1948-11-17
Plea to Big -Four
To Settle Their
Dispute Renewed
(Tert OF American Reply on
Page A-6.)
BY the Associofed Press

PARIS, NOV. 17.-The Unlted
States, Britain and France told
top United Nations officials for
mally today that they want the
Berlin dispute with Russia left
in the hands of the Security
Council to be dealt with as a
threat to peace.
The three powers reaffirmed their
decision against negotiating with
Russia on Berlin while the Soviet
blockade of the Western sectors
continues. These were the two main
points of the Vests argument
The net result of the latest furry
of excitement in the United Nations
was this: The East and West have
once more stated their positions and
each has once again refused to
bulge.
The Western powers formalized
their stand in replies to the appeal
by DR.. H. v. Evatt, the Assembly
president, and Trygve Lie, the U. N.
secretary general, who asked the
four powers to compose their differ
ences for the good of world peace.
Russia already had replied. She
insists, as before, that the Berlin
question is part of the alderman
question and must be discussed by
the Council of Foreign Ministers.
Lie, Evatt Renew Appeal.
With all the answers in, Mr.. Lie
and DR.. Evatt renewed their appeal
to the Big Four to settle their dif-
ferences over Berlin.
The two said in a statement they
have noted with satisfaction that
each of the four powers indicated,
in "one form or another" a desire
to reach a settlement.
They added that they hope this
common desire will find expression
with the least possible delay in
further attempts to find a solution
acceptable to all parties"
Accordingly, the two U. N. leaders
said, they were renewing the appeal
they expressed in their letter OF
last Saturday.
This called on the United States,
Britain, France and Russia ito lend
their full and active support to the
efforts at mediation of the Berlin
dispute by the president of the Sc
curity Council" Argentinas DR..
Juan A. Bramuglia.
Bramuglia Seeks Solution.
DR.. Bramuglia, on behalf of six
nations in the Security Council not
directly involved in the quarrel, has
been seeking to find solution ac-
ceptable to both Russia and the
three Western powers since the case
came before the Security Council
last month.
A U. N. source said the renewed
appeal did not need to be answered
III words. He said deeds would be
more suitable now.
DR.. Bramuglia saw Soviet Delegate
hndrei Vishinsky for nearly an hour
today. He was reported to have
rclayed to Mr.. Vishinsky the new
fluid formula" the Security Coun-
ellis six neutrals have prepared in
the renewed effort to solve the Ber-
lin question. This would provide
for gradual easing of the blockade,
to be lifted completely by December
20, and negotiations in the mean
time.
The United States once again said
in its reply that it would not nego-
tiate the issue of Berlin under the
threat implicit in the Russian
blockade.
Britain said the Russian veto Of
Berlin solution offered by the So
called neutrals of the Security
Council stood in the way of progress
toward settlement. That proposal
had called for lifting of the block
ade, to be followed Immediately by
a four-power conference.
The British also replied to the
Lie-Evatt appeal that the most