Evening star., 1948-10-16
.Vishinsky Talk
Seen Bo|sterinq
Allies on Berlin
BIost at President of
Council Held Cause OF
Shift by 'NeutroIs'
BY the Assoeioted Press

Power officials said today that
Soviet Delegate Andrei Y. vi
shinsky had alienated the Sc
curity Council "neutrals" by
challenging their motives in
attempting to mediate the Ber-
lin problem.
A French delegate said Mr.. vi
shinsky had pulled "boner." Other
Western spokesmen said he had
pushed the "neutrals" over to their
ST. by charging a trap VISA being
bs ed for Russia.
r. Vishinsky refused to answer
gu Stions on the Berlin blockade and
the four-power Moscow negotiations.
repeating the Russian argument that
the Security Council had no business
discussing Berlin.
Allies Promise Answers.
The questions were put to all four
parties to the Berlin dispute by Ar
gentlne Foreign Minister Juan Bra
muglia, acting chairman of the Sc
curlty Council during the Berlin
debate. The United States, Britain
and France promised their answers
at next Tuesdays Council session.
Meanwhile, the ''neutrals" decided
to meet again today to try to work
out a possible solution to the
impasse.
The six "neutrals," led by Mr..
Bramuglia. have been trying to find
a way out of the impasse since Oc-
tober 6, but after yesterdays meet
ing the four powers were as far
apart as ever.
Mr.. Vishinsky broke his silence at
the meeting only to accuse the
would-be mediatorS of trying to trap
Russia into taking part in the de-
bate. 1T is naive to believe the
Soviet Union will swallow this bait"
he said.
In a strongly worded reply, Mr..
Bramuglia said Il therefore most
firmly and categorically deny that
in any of our minds was there any
question of double dealing"
Papanek Custer Beaten.
At a morning meeting today,
plenary session of the Assembly
turned down Soviet bloc efforts to
fire Dr.. Jan Papanek, anti-Com-
munist former Czechoslovak dele
gate to the U. N. from two commit
tees. -..y.
A Polish motion to get rid of DR..
Papanek was voted down, with only
the six Slav states recorded in
favor of it.
DR.. Papanek's term on the COM
mittee on contributions expires at
the end of next year. His term on
the advisory committee on admin
istrative and budgetary questions
lasts until the end of 1850.
Poland and White Russia argued
that DR.. Papanek no longer has the
confidence of his government, but
the United States and Britain held
that members of the committees
were elected as individuals and NOM
ination by their countries was only
incidental"
The Palestine question, which was
taken up by the Assembly's Political
Committee yesterday, was edged out
Of the picture by report from the
subcommittee on atomic energy
which will be taken up by the COM
mittee Monday.
Palestine Issue Waits.
The subcommittee is expected to
recommend that the five permanent
members of the Security Council
and Canada continue to seek an
agreement in principle on regulation
Of atomic energy.
The Palestine question will not be
taken up again until after the
atomic energy report has been voted
on.
In other committee meetings yes
terday, Russia suffered a series of
defeats.
The Legal Committee overcame
strong Soviet objections and voted
10 protect political groups" from
mass slaughter in the proposed
treaty on genocide.
In the Social Committee, Britain
accused Russia of maintaining a
"monstrous slave system" charging
millions of slave laborers are kept
like domestic animals, only for what
they produce"
The Trusteeship Committee re-
jected Soviet resolution which
tended to force colonial powers to
supply political information about
dependent territories.