Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-28
Western Powers Appeal To United Nations
Ito End Soviet Russia'S Blockade Of Berlin
French Minister
Says Agreement
impossible

Paris, Sept. 28-(AF)-France
appealed to the United Nations
today to end the Soviet blockade
of Berlin because the three west.
ern powers have exhausted ew
cry possibility o fdirect agree
ment" with the Russians.
French Foreign Minister Rob,
ert Schuman, in a policy speech
to the General Assembly, said
the United States, Britain and
France had not found even "a
minimum of good will' in their
talks with "our Russian part
ners."
Schuman spoke as the three
western nations prepared their
appeals to the Security Council,
formally citing the blockade as a
threat to international peace and
security.
u. S. Secretary of State George
c. Marshall and British Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin confer
red during the morning on the
strategy the western ministers
will follow in the Security Coun-
Gil. Officials said the talk also
concerned the British-American
position and strategy in Germany
after the Berlin question is re-
ferred to the Council.
At the same time, British and
American sources said, experts
of the three western countries
continued drafting the note to be
sent to U. N. Secretary-General
Trygve Lie either late today or
tomorrow. A French source said
the powers would deliver identi-
cal notes to Lie early this after
noon, but this was believed to be
too optimistic.
A Russian source at U. N.
headquarters, meanwhile, limited
a Soviet surprise when the Big
Four dispute is argued in the
Security Council.
This usually reliable infor-
mant said the Russians will be
present in the council chamber
when Berlin is discussed and
"you will see what happens
then"
Schuman, who spoke as the
United Nations faced the sever
est test of its turbulent history,
championed return Of a demo-
cratic Germany to the family of
nations.
IA renewed Germany must
take her place in democratic
Europe" he said. Deprived Of
self-government, she must first
achieve her own internal reed
ucation and then take her place,
with her own special qualities,
among the European nations"
The notes were drafted yester-
day by special deputies on in
structions from their respective
foreign ministers-U. S. Secre-
tary Of State George c. Marshall,
British Foreign Secretary Err
nest Bevin and French Foreign
Minister Robert schuman. The
ministers decided Sunday to
break off direct negotiations with
the Russians over the three
month-old crisis in Berlin.
The notes carry the label Eur
gent, which means the three
western nations want the Securi-
ty Council to consider their com.
plant on an emergency basis.
Accordingly, the Council is ex-
pected to convene sometime
Thursday when the first of what
undoubtedly will be a long and
bitter series of arguments will
be heard.
The three-power complaint
cites chapter seven, Article 80,
of the U. N. Charter, concerning
threats to peace and security.
Under this section, the Security
Council is empowered to set
forth an interim, provisional set
Element of the dispute and to call
upon the nations involved 10 con.
form to this temporary arrange
ment.
The Council also is authorized
to invoke economic and diplo.
matte penalties against any state
1t believes to be menacing the
peace. These measures can add
up to an economic blockade OF
the penalized nation. As a last
resort, the Council is empow-
cred to use armed force to put
/ its decision into effect