Evening star., 1948-04-07
U.S.. Fights U. n. Seats
For 5 Red Satellites,
Backs Entry Of Italy
By The Assoeictsd Press

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States opposes admission Of five
Soviet satellites to the United Ma
tions. but insists italy be taken in
Immediately, hgih sources said today.
Whether the United States would
60 so far as to exercise her first
Security Council vetoes to block
Albania, Outer Mongolia, Romania,
Hungary and Burgaria could not be
ascertained at this stage.
This development came as the
i've big powers scheduled morning
and afternoon private sessions in
efforts to unravel Palestine and
membership problems. Both meet
ings were listed for the Park Avenue
offices of Warren r. Austin, Amer
lean delegate.
Russia and hte Soviet Ukraine are
expected to boycott the morning
meeting on the American trustee
ship plan for Palestine. They in
sist that the o. N. stick to its 1947
partition decision. Both spurned
an invitation to a similar parley
Monday.
15-Point Holy Land Program.
Mn. Austin then laid a 15-point
Holy Land trusteeship program be-
fore Counil delegates. Today's meet
ing was called to get reaction.
One of the major unanswered
questions pivoted around which ma
tions were expected to move armies
into Palestine. Mr.. Austin suggested
only that certain nations be desig-
mated by special agreement.
The weekend appeal OF the
United States, Britain and France
for re-examination of membership
applications from Italy and Trans
Jordan, twice vetoed by Russia, was
the original item for the afternoon
meeting. However, the issue was
complicated yesterday, when the
Ukraine suddenly asked for recon-
sideration of Finland, Outer Mon
golia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria,
Hungary and Italy.
The step was an obvious counter
move to the effort to force Russia
to veto or accept Italy before the
italian elections. 1t was believed
that Russia's Andrei A. Gromyko
would attempt to dodge by return
ing to his old proposal that all
ex-enemy countries be admitted
simultaneously.
On this move, the United States
probably would support Finland,
but is turning thumbs down on Ro-
mania, Bulgaria and Hungary.
Formal Bid to Czechs.
An unexpected American chal-
lenge to the Communist dominated
Czechoslovak government to state
it's case was approved yesterday by
the Council.
The Council voted, 9 to o, to ex-
tend a formal invitation to the
Czechoslovak government to put
forward a representative who would
take part in the United Nations de-
bate on the February Communist
coup IN Czechoslovakia. 1t ad-
journed the case until Monday to
hear Prague's reply.
Mr.. Gromyko, Soviet deputy
foreign minister, and VASTLY A.
Tarasenko. Soviet Ukraine, alb
stained from voting. They have
bitterly opposed hearing Chile's
charges that Russia helped the
Communists gain power and inter-
fered in Czechoslovakia' internal
affairs.
The Council voted after Mr. ]
Austin. expressed wonder GthatI
Czechoslovakia has been reluctant
to appear before the Council and
asked:
Can 1t be that the Czechoslovaks
government is afraid Of participate
ing in an open debate? Is It ap-I
prehensive that its case will not
stand up before world opinion
following open and free debate in
this Council?"
Vladimir Houdek, new Czecho-
slovak envoy to the U. NJ, sat in
the chamber when the vote was
taken but refused to comment. He
said he had not received the invita-
ton. He told the press several days
ago he would not take part in the