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will be saved from the scourge OF
war" he added.
1t was reported authoritatively
that the delegates took a view o1
guarded optimism as to the out
come of their work. They woulc
not commit themselves but 1t wa.
obvious that they felt their actor
tonight had a better chance of sue.
cess than previous decisions.
The Council vote on the Russian.
American plea for forceful measures
was two short Of the required ma.
jority of seven, in which the five
big powers would have had to con.
cur.
Gromyko Raps British Policy.
Russia, the United States, tht
Ukraine, Colombia and Franc,
voted for it: Britain, Argentina
Belgium, Canada, China and Syris
abstained.
This was the second time in 6
week that the delegates did moi
approve demand for strong
measures.
The proposal also would hav.
ordered cessation of military
operations within 36 hours afte1
Council action.
After the vote on using force, the
Council turned to the British reso.
luton calling for mediation, and ar
embargo on arms and immigration
into Palestine.
The delegates next ran into q
snarl on paragraph calling for
an embargo on importing men OF
military age into Palestine.
Andrei A. Gromyko, Soviet deputy
foreign minister, attacked it as the
most Objectionable of the whole
resolution.
Earlier, Mr.. Gromyko declared
Britain's policy on Palestine was
sheer hypocrisy, cynical and anti
Israel.
The Soviet deputy foreign min
lister delivered one of the most Sc
we're attacks on British policy he
ever had made in the Security
Council. Scattered hand-claps ap-
plauded him three times.
CadOgan Charges Abuse.
Sir Alexander Cadogan, British
delegate. replied crisply that Mr.
Gromyko had descended to vulgar
abuse and general villification." He
added the Russian delegate usually
resorts to such tactics when he is
not quite sure of his ground.
Mr.. Gromyko called on the Coun-
Gil to defeat Sir AleXander's proposal
for peaceful mediation in Palestine.
He insisted the Council must take
a stronger course and approve the
Russian resolution calling for strong
enforcement measures to stop the
fighting
Sir Alexander, backed by Belgium,
said his proposal was intended to es-
tabliSh four week breathing space
for final effort to settle the jewish
Arab conflict by peaceful means.
Mr.. Gromyko charged the British
want to tie the new state of Israel
hand and foot by adopting a paper
decision. He said the British hope to
create circumstances which make it
as difficult as possible for the new
Jewish state to stand on its feet.
He declared the adoption of the
British resolution would correspond
to the imperial interests of Britain.
He said Britain's resolution COM
pletely whitewashed the Arab states
and that the British are defending
their position with true British
Sir Alexander spent little time
Mr.. Gromyko's attack.
Instead, he asked those nations
which support Russias resolution
for stronger measures, including the
United States. if they are prepared
to send troops to Palestine.
Reminds of League Failure.
Sir Alexander asked if the U. N.
had learned nothing from the half
hearted attempt by the League of
Nations to impose sanctions on
He appealed to the Council not to
substitute U. N. forces for British
forces in Palestine, saying that no
settlement ever will last there un-
less it has the agreement of both
parties.
Ferdinand Van Langenhove, Bel
gium, asked also whether countries
backing Russia'S position would send
troops, or how they would 60. He
said he doubted whether such meas
ures would be workable.
The Security Council last Satur-
day approved a British plan for a
cease-fire order and peaceful media
ton, but it did not stop the fight
ing.