Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-08
Goth Russian Veto
In Prospect Today
On Korean u. n. Bid

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LAKE SUCCESS. April s.-Rus-
:, saa's 3oth veto appears probable
: IN the Security Council today.
% The Council is set to consider
ut 3 pm. the application Of the
republic of Korea for membership.
Some delegates figure vote may
be taken. II it comes, Russia is
certain TO veto the bid from the
republic. which has jurisdiction
;. only over the southern american
= occupied zone of Korea.
The 14-member Steering Com
mittee was to meet this morning
for preliminary debate on the
sputch-In donesian conflict.
al India and Australia want this
iFdispute put on the Assembly work
sheet. Their delegates say they
know the Assembly cannot act
= while the Security Council is deal
ing with the Indonesian case but
they believe the pressure of debate
In the Assembly would speed
Dutch compliance with Security
Council decisions.
Gromyko Holds Fire.
Observers noted, meanwhile,
that Russia's chief Deputy Foreign
Minister, Andrea A. Gromyko. has
held his fire on the North Atlantic
pact. He was expected to blast
. It soon after the Assembly con-
vened last Tuesday. Indications
are that he will pick the most
opportune time for his attack.
There Is no indication when 1t
will come.
So far. Mr.. Gromyko has not
:. made a major address in this
Assembly. He is slated to speak
= on the question of Italy's former
, colonies at the next meeting of
the 58-nation Political Committee,
possibly tomorrow or Monday.
The date had not been set when
the committee adjourned last
night after hearing from France
and Britain.
Some U. N. observers speculate
that this will give Mr.. Gromyko an
opportunity to blast at the North
Atlantic pact.
These sources say the Russians
may have decided not to present
a formal resolution calling on the
u. N. to condemn the pact. Such
o resolution. they add. would be
defeated and hackers of the pact
could say then that the U. N. is
definitely behind the treaty.
Or. The sources say further that +
-, the Soviet delegate might decide +
not to risk vote, but to fire at
., the North Atlantic pact at every
opportunity. This would give
them the advantages of airing
their views without risking a de-
feat.
Church Trial Probe Ordered.
A full airing of the trials of
churchmen convicted behind the
iron curtain was ordered yester-
day by the. Steering Committee
over bitter Soviet protests.
The vote was II to 2. Iran !
abstained. .t
The question now goes to the
58-nation General Assembly. It
concerns the cases of josef Cardi-
nal Mindszenty of Hungary and
the Is Protestant clergymen i'm ,
prisoned in Bulgaria.
The overwhelming majority in
the Steering Committee indicated
the Assembly would carry on full
/, debate in the 58-nation committee
and plenary sessions.
Jacob A. Malik, Soviet Deputy
Foreign Minister, and Juliusz
Katzsuchy of Poland showed
plainly that they intended to
widen the scope of human rights
debate. In the. preliminaries, Mr..
Malik referred to the treatment of
Negroes and colonials.
-. New York Trial Cited.
"' MIR. Katz-Suchy brought up the
trial of the II Communists in New
York City, lynchings of Negroes,
and alleged mistreatment of CO.
onials by Britain and Belgium.
MIR. Malik said the countries
.favoring the debate on the trials
LOST.
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