Evening star., 1948-10-24
Plan for Berlin
Reported
Facing Red Veto
Vishinsky Declared
To Have Turned Down
Proposal of NeutruIs
RED BERLIN BLOCKADE thwart-
ing aim to wreck ERP. Page ALA.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, Oct. 23.-Andrei Wish
insky, deputy foreign minister of
Russia, has rejected the six
power face-saving resolution for
solving the Berlin crisis, an au-
thoritative informant said to-
night.
A Soviet veto Of the resolution
when it comes before the Security
Council Monday apparently is in
the cards. Although there is no
certainty that Moscow has given
its final answer, it appeared that
Mr.. Vishinsky took his stand after
consultation with the Kremlin.
The informant disclosed the
Soviet delegates attitude after Mr..
Vishinsky had conferred for two
hours with Juan Bramulglia, Ar
gentine foreign minister and leader
of the six neutrals of the Security
Council.
The six powers yesterday intro
duced q resolution in the Security
Council proposing that Russia lift
the Berlin blockade Immediately:
that the four military governors Of
Germany begin immediate nego-
tiations to implement the Moscow
agreement Of August 30 for a Soviet
backed, four-power controlled mark
In Berlin by November 2, and that
foreign ministers council be con-
vened within 10 days thereafter to
take up other German differences.
Counter-proposal Rejected.
Mr.. Vishinsky's objection, it was
reported, was to lifting the blockade
before q currency solution went into
effect.
The Western powers already had
turned down yesterday his counter
proposal for simultaneous lifting of
the blockade and putting into effect
the currency agreement.
Mr.. Bramuglia was said to have
told Mr.. Vishinsky he would not
bother to relay his renewed counter
proposal a second time to the Wes-
tern powers, who object that 1t would
oblige them to negotiate under
pressure of the blockade.
The Argentine added that he
would press his efforts for a settle
ment of the case, even if MIR. vi
shinsky finally kills by veto the reso-
luton of the neutrals-Argentina,
China, Canada, Belgium, Syria and
Colombia.
Palestine Debate Put on.
Meanwhile, the Arab countries,
supported by the United States, sue
ceeded In putting of debate In the
U. N. Assembly's Political Committee
on the Bernadotte plan for per-
manent peace In Palestine.
An Israel spokesman Immediately
protested, and Poland charged that
some countries were stalling until
after the United States presidential
election.
The Israel spokesman said in a
written statement that "the prestige
OF the United Nations and its ef-
fective capacity to deal with the
Palestine problem are sadly under
mined by its own persistent mac
ton"
Referring to Israel's seven day Of
fensive which apparently has Sc
cured control of the southern Negeb
desert for the Jewish state, he said
his government considers 1.-The au-
thority and territorial positions held
by Israel in no way prejudiced
or weakened by today's postpone
ment."
Lack of Reality Charged.
He added that the General AS
sembly's disinclination to take up
the final report of the slain U. N.
mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte,
reveals an absence of any real i'm
petus behind that documents theo-
retical proposals which day by day
become increasingly incompatible
with the realities in Palestine"
The Bernadotte report recon-
mended the allotment of the Negeb
to the Arabs, although the original
U. N. partition plan assigned it to
Israel. Secretary of State Marshall
and Britain have announced support
of the Bernadotte report. but Re
publican spokesmen In the United
States have indicated they were not
committed.
The 58-nation Political Committee
of the Assembly voted 10 to 16 for
Trans motion to postpone debate on
the Bernadotte report. The United
(See U. n, Page A-5.)