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the delegation. Foreign Minister
Evard Kardelj, to put the issue
before the 59-nation General As
sembly when debate resumes Mon
day morning.
Mr.. Bebler's statement about
the trial came in a denial of
trial statements of Rajk that the
two had met and plotted against
Hungary in a French prison camp
in 1941.
Despite the current feud be-
tween his country and Russia,
Mr.. Bebler said Yugoslavia would
not vote mechanically in the
United Nations Assembly.
Mr.. Bebler for the first time
confirmed that Yugoslavia did not
vote for Russias defeated candi-
date for Asse ably president,
Czechoslovak Foreign Minister
Vladimer Clements. or for other
officers sponsored by Russia.
The Yugoslav did not indicate,
however. that Yugoslavia voted for
the successful candidate, Carlos P.
Romulo. who is also the head of
a Philippine mission to fight the
spread of Communism in Asian
Pacific areas.
"We did not vote for the candi-
dates proposed by the Eastern
countries for the honorary offices
of the Assembly," Mr.. Bebler said,
because of the extreme hostility
of the Soviet Union toward us.
Shall Exercise Own Judgment"
But you must not assume that
we will vote mechanically on the
substance of all matters before us.
We shall exercise our own judg-
ment on each question that comes
before us. We shall vote accord
ing to our general principles and
our conscience.
"Our foreign policy has been
consistent ever since the new
Yugoslav state was born in 1943
during the war. The chief goal
Of this policy is the full sovereign
ty and the complete independence
Of our country.
"All our actions in carrying out
this policy, both before our diff
ferences with the Soviet Union
and today, are completely under
standable, if you realize this point
of view"
Mr.. Bebler said that the big
point at issue in the East-West
dispute was not a clash of ideals
but only of big countries trying
to get domination over smaller
ones.
Russia Held Imperialist.
Chile accused Russia of an i'm
perialist, war-like Red crusade
comparable to Hitler's aggressions.
Chilean Chief Delegate Herman
Santa Cruz said Russia is trying
to force her will on Yugoslavia in
domestic and foreign affairs, and
is a fragrant threat to peace"
Mr.. Santa Cruz hailed as pro
foundly ironical" the proposals
yesterday by Andrei Vishinsky,
Soviet foreign minister, that the
Big Five make a new peace pact.
He accused Russia of double
talk and threatening violent ag-
gression toward Yugoslavia "at
the very moment when she is
concluding her task In China"
Nationalist China already has
complained in the Assembly that
Russia Is abetting the Chinese
Communists.
The Chilean delegate, who has
jabbed constantly at Communist
governments in past sessions, cried
to the Assembly: I'VE do not
think such an attitude will lull
the necessary vigilance of the
democratic world"
Mr.. Vishinsky's new peace Of
fensive got expected support from
two other speakers in general
debate: Stefan Wierblowski, head
of the Polish delegation, and
Kouzma Kisselev, Foreign Minis
ter Of White Russia.
Both expanded on the theme
developed by Mr.. Vishinsky. Mr..
Kisselev tried to outdo Mr.. Vishin-
sky in his denunciation of the
United States, which he accused
of fomenting new war to pile up
war profits.
Wierblowski said that in the re-
cent devaluations he saw another
kind of war to force domination