Evening star., 1949-04-19
j. n. Invites Two
Red Satellites 10
Debate on Trials
Assembly Votes Bid
To Hungary, Bulgaria
In Churchmen's cuses
by the Assoeiofed Press

LAKE SUCCESS, April l9.-The
United Nations today invited
Hungary and Bulgaria to take part
in General Assembly debate on the
trials of Josef Cardinal Minds
zenty and other churchmen in
those countries. Neither is a U. N
member.
The vote was II to !, with the
United States and Russia among
81 countries abstaining. Russia
limited the two Soviet satellites
probably would refuse to take part
in the debate on the ground the
U. N. has no Jurisdiction.
Cuba cast the sole negative vote
in the Assembly's 58-nation Polit-
ical Committee No. 2.
BOLIVIA, an instigator OF action
on the Mindszenty case here,
temporarily withdrew a proposal
to invite the Vatican. other
Christian churches and Israel to
send observers to Lake Success.
The fight over inviting Hungary
and Bulgaria developed after
Bolivia had circulated resolution
proposing that positive action be
delayed until the fall session OF
the u. N. Assembly.
Under the Bolivian proposal
the Hungarian and Bulgarian
peace treaties would be urged to
continue the move initiated by
the United States and Britain to
remedy the situation through
treaty machinery.
Cuban Proposal Opposed.
The resolution followed closely
the position of the United States
which already has indicated 1t
would turn thumbs down on a
Cuban proposal for a U. N. in
vestigation of the trials.
Bolivia originally brought the
Mindszenty case before the U. N.
The Bolivian proposal specifically
calls for approval of action taken
by the United States and Britain,
accusing Hungary and Bulgaria
as violators of the human rights
provisions of the treaties.
The American-British move was
necessary to set in motion con-
ciliation machinery provided under
the treaties.
An American spokesman said
the American delegation con-
demned the trials Of Cardinal
. Mindszenty and other churchmen
behind the Iron Curtain.
But, he told newsmen. the
United States feels the main ef-
forts to curb prosecutions Of
churchmen should be confined ,at
this time to Anglo-American ac-
tion already started, accusing
Hungary and Bulgaria of violating
their peace treaties.
15-Nation Unit Urged.
The surprise demand for q U. N.
probe came yesterday from Cuba's
Dr.. Gustavo Gutierrez who called
for a 15-nation commission to in
vestigate the trials and imprison-
ment Of Cardinal Mindszenty and
Lutheran Bishop Ordass in Hun
gary and Is Protestant leaders in
Bulgaria.
The Cuban proposal came as a
surprise even to most Western
critics of the trials.
The United States and Britain,
informed sources said. wanted
U. N. debate only in general terms
pending the outcome of their at
tempts to solve the dispute
through the treaty machinery.
One source said the United
States would favor limiting U. N.
Assembly action now to these
points:
l. Condemnation of the trials
as a violation of human rights.
2. Establishment of the right of
the Assembly to discuss such
cases, even though the move has
met bitter Communist bloc oppo-
sition.
8. Acknowledgement that the
United States and Britain have
already started proceedings under
the peace treaty.
4. Deferment Of any positive
q. N. action pending the outcome
Of the treaty negotiations.
In another phase of U. N. activ-
tiles the Social Committee yester-
day rejected a Polish proposal that
governments undertake to ensure
the widest possible dissemination
(See U. N, Page A-5o
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