Evening star., 1948-12-06
U. n. 10 Quit Saturday
In Paris, Reconvene
April | in New York
Group Debating Korea
Burs OfficioIs From
North, but Not South
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the night of December 11-12
and reconvene in New York
on April l, 1949, instead of
February / as urged by the
Steering Committee. The Po-
litical Committee, debating
the Korean question, refused
to admit representatives of
Soviet-occupied Northern Kor-
ca, but agreed to invite rep
resentatives of the Southern
Korean Republic.
BY the Assoeioted Press
PARIS, Dec. 6.-Russia was
challenged in the United Nations
today to show proof that the
peoples republic" she set up in
North Korea is a free govern
ment.
Peter Fraser, Prime Minister of
New Zealand, thumped the table as
he declared in U. N. Political Com
mittee debate:
If there is a free government
in North Korea, produce it,"
Mr.. Fraser led the attack on the
Russian sponsored regime which
shut out U. N. observers when
they tried to supervise elections
there earlier this year.
Criticism Called Claptrap.
The U. N. observers were admitted
to American occupied Southern
Korea where they supervised the
elections which resulted in estab-
lishment of the Korean republic.
Mr.. Fraser said Russian bloc at
tacks on methods used to conduct
the elections in the American zone
were "claptrap."
Soviet spokesmen charged the
South Korean elections were held
under "a wave of terror" and that
the cards were stacked"
There is net one scrap OF evi-
oence," Mr.. Fraser said. What we
want is proof. The United States
cannot be expected to lie down in
Southern Korea and take it"
Colonies Debate Put Aside.
Earlier, the committee rejected,
80 to g. Russian proposal for i'm
mediate debate on the future of
Italys prewar colonies.
The nations of the Soviet sphere
supported a Czecnoslovak proposal
to invite representatives of the
Russian sponsored North Korea re-
gime to the committee debate. The
representatives are reported now
waiting in Prague.
Jacob Malik of the Soviet Union
said all Forean parties, except Eek
treme rightists and militaristic cir
cles," want withdrawal of foreign
troops from Korea and establish
ment of a single government.
Mr.. Fraser retorted by asking who
observed the elections in northern
Korea.
The committee estimates it has
time to consider only one big ques-
ton between now and adjournment
scheduled for Saturday or Sunday
Thus the question of the italian
colonies is thrown into the second
part of the session, probably to be
held in New York early next year
or to special session there.
Dulles Opposes Delay.
The problem of Italy's prewar
possessions was thrown to the Gen.
eral Assembly September 15-six
days before the present session be-
gan-after the Big Four powers
failed to agree on how to dispose of
the colonies.
The Italian peace treaty provided
that Britain, France, the United
States and Russia try to agree on
the future of the colonies but that
if they failed, the question would
be decided by the United Nations.
There was speculation among the
delegates that the Russian bloc was
more interested in sidetracking the
Korean debate than bringing up the
question of the Italian colonies i'm
mediately.
The possibility that the Korean
debate would move slowly was FORE
shadowed by Russia's refusal to
agree to limit speeches to 80 minutes
John Foster Dulles of the United
States opposed any move to delay
the Korean debate. "The question
of Korea is urgent in the Far East,
he said.