Evening star., 1948-09-28
France Charges Russia Lacked
Minimum of Goodwill in oIks;
Appeals to u. n. to End Blockade
Western Ministers
Reported Agreed on
Draft Of Complaint
BY the Associoied Pres.

PARIS, Sept. 20.-France
Joined Britain and the United
States today in blaming Russia
for the Berlin crisis, which ap-
peared headed for Security
Council airing within 48 hours.
French Foreign Minister Robert
Schuman spoke in the United Ma
tions General Assembly shortly be-
fore British sources disclosed that
Sir Alexander Cadogan, Security
Council president, may set Council
debate on the Berlin question for
Thursday.
Mr.. Schuman appealed to the
U. N. to end the Soviet blockade,
saving the three Western powers
have exhausted every possibility of
direct agreement" with the Krem-
lin.
He said Britain, France and the
United States had not found even
"a minimum of good will" in their
talks with our Russian partners"
Spaaks Hits at Soviet.
Belgium, too, struck at the Soviet
Union. Belgian Premier Paul
Henri Spaak, former president of
the General Assembly, told the Rus
slams:
We fear you because in every
country represented here you main
tain a fifth column, the like of
which even Hitler did not know"
Mr.. Spaak was cheered for nearly
five minutes by the Communist
delegates in one Of the greatest
demonstrations in U. N. history.
British sources meanwhile said
the foreign ministers of the United
States. Britain and France had
agreed on the final draft of their
complaint, in which they charge
Russia with threatening world
peace by the Berlin blockade.
The Western powers will ask the
Council for urgent consideration of
their complaint This means dis
cusSions can be begun at once, with
out waiting the three days required
for issues not labeled as urgent.
Note TO De EuDlISIleu.
The Western power note will be
published tomorrow, together with
80 pages of anneXes and documen-
tary supplements, British spokes-
man said.
Secretary Of State Marshall and
British Foreign Secretary Bevin
conferred during the morning on
the strategy the Western ministers
will follow in the Security Council.
officials said the talk also concerned
the British-American position and
strategy IN Germany after the Ber-
lin question is referred to the Coun-
Gil.
The General Assembly agreed
without discussion to place on its
agenda Russias proposal for a one
third reduction in armamentS Of
the Big Five within year. 1t sent
the proposal to the Political Com
mittee for further study.
Russian Surprise Hinted.
A Russian source at U. N head
quarters. meanwhile, hinted Soviet
surprise when the Big Four dispute
is argued in the Security Council.
This usually reliable informant
said the Russians will be present in
the Council chamber when Berlin is
discussed and you will see what
happens then
Mr.. Schuman, who spoke as the
United Nations faced the SevereSt
test of its turbulent history, cham
pioned the return of a democratic
Germany to the family of nations.
"A renewed Germany must take
her place in democratic Europe" he
said. Deprived OF self-government,
she must first achieve her own in
ternal re-educetion and then take
her place. with her own special
qualities, among the European ma
tionS"
Mr.. Schuman was the last Big
Five leader to make general pol
lev declaration to the Assembly. Gen.
Marshall listened attentlvely to the
Frenchman, but both Mr.. BeVin and
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister An
drei Y. Vishinsky were absent.
In Berlin, Mr.. Schuman said, I'VE
are faced with situation, as re-
CARDS currency, transport and mu-
nicipal administration, which has
constantly been getting worse. In
spite of the division into four zones,
there ought to be four-power con-
trCl and administration.
But the Assembly will readily
understand that living together in
such a way requires a minimum Of
good will.
This we have not found on the
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