Evening star., 1949-10-02
Yugos|avia Supports
Reds in Move 10 End
u. n. Korean Group
By the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS. Oct. 1.-Yugo-
slavia threw her support to Rus
sia today for abolition of the
United Nations Korean Commits
sion.
1t was the second time in the
current U. N. Assembly session
that Marshal Tito's spokesmen
have taken Russia's side on a
major issue, in the face of their
country's quarrel with the Soviet
led Cominform.
Previously they had backed Rus
sia against considering Chinese
Nationalist charges of Soviet in
reference in the Nationalist
Communist war.
Yugoslav Delegate Josip Djerdja
told the Assembly's special Politi-
cal Committee his stand on Korea
was based on opposition to inter
ference in the internal affairs of
any country"
oppose JOINT hcSOlut1On.
He said that therefore Yugo-
slavia would oppose a joint reso-
luton sponsored by the United
States, China, the Philippines and
Australia to continue the U. N.
Korean Commission and support
a Soviet proposal to abolish the
commission altogether.
The commission supervised elec-
tions last year that set up a re-
public in American occupied
Southern Korea.
Russia, which then occupied
Northern Korea, refused permis-
sion for the commission to enter
that half of the country. 1t is
now governed by a pro-Soviet
peoples democratic" regime.
All Western speakers today en-
phasized that commission or no
commission. there could be- no
final solution to the problem with
out a prior agreement between
the United States and the Soviet.
Nevertheless. they agreed that
1t would be worthwhile for COM
mission to be on the scene and do
all possible to bring peace and uni
f1cation to the country.
Sforza Attacks Russia.
In the Assembly's No. l Political
Committee, Carlo Sforza, Italian
foreign minister. attacked Russia
for blocking Ita1y's admission to
the United Nations.
He told the committee the big
power split over Italy's member
ship application is directly re-
lated to the current dispute over
what should be, done with Italy's
pre-war African colonies.
The Russians vetoed the Italian
membership bid when the nations
they favor for admission to the
world organization failed to get
Security Council approval. Count
Sforza likened this Russian action
to cheap scheming and cruel BAR
gaining
The Italian statesman asked the
u. N. to grant freedom to Tripo(i-
tana at once and to approve early
independence for the two other
parts of Libya-Cirenaica and the
FeZZan.
Independent Libya Favored.
Britain and the United States
told the committee yesterday they
would like to see Libya given its
independence within five years.
France announced today that she
favors eventual independence for
the North African territory, but
specified no time limit. Russia has
come out in favor of immediate
independence for Libya. Iraq and
Pakistan also announced that they
support the idea of giving the ter
ritory its independence.
Count Sforza also proposed inde-
pendence for Eritrea and an Ital-
ian trusteeship over Italian
Somaliland.
Before adjourning debate on the
italian colonies issue until Mon
day, the committee appointed an
11-nation subcommittee to review
applications submitted by inter-
ested African non-governmental
organizations which seek to be
heard on the question. The SUBJ
group is composed of the United
States, Russia. Britain, France,
Egypt, Haiti, Brazil. India, Norway,
New Zealand and Poland.