Evening star., 1950-01-14
Council 10 Continue
Normal Work Despite
WaIkout by Russians
BY the Associated Press


LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. IA
The United Nations Security
Council plans to 60 ahead with
normal work despite the latest
Soviet walkout.
The 10 remaining nations on
the Council intend to ignore Rus
sia's challenge that Council &C
tions are not legal as long as
Nationalist China holds its big
power seat in the 11-nation
security organ.
The Russians yesterday lost
their fight to unseat Chinese Ma
tionalist Delegate T. F. Tsiang.
Soviet Delegate Jacob Malik quit
the Council chamber in his sec
ond walkout of the week.
Russia, India and Yugoslavia-
who have recognized the Chinese
Communist government - voted
to oust the Nationalists here.
Britain and Norway, who have
recognized the Chinese Reds, alb
stained. They contended expul-
sion would be premature until a
majority of the SO United Nations
switched recognition from the
Nationalists to the Communists.
Restored to Craftsmanship.
Voting against the Soviet de-
mand were the United States,
France. China, Cuba, Ecuador and
Egypt. Seven affirmative votes
were needed to kick out the Ma
tionalists.
Mr.. Malik's action and state
ments were attacked by remaining
members. Then, over Yugoslavia' S
objection, the Council restored DR.
Tsiang to the Craftsmanship he
holds for January.
The Council at once began con-
sideration Of U. N. Assembly re-
quest for the Armaments Com
mission to proceed with world
wide survey of on-atomie
weapons.
Action on the arms request i.
only a procedural matter, requir.
ing a majority vote and not the
assent of all the big Five" mem.
bers. The Council has been askec
merely to transmit a message
from the Assembly to the commits.
sion.
Challenge Hurled at Russia.
But American Delegate Ernest
Gross did throw a definite chal.
lenge to the Russians, the strong.
est announcement any of the bis
power permanent members of the
Council yet has made on the ques.
ton of Russian walkouts and theil
effect. Mr.. Gross said:
"The absence of the Soviet rep
resentative will not prevent us
from conducting the business tt
which we are pledged"
Mr.. Gross called Mr.. Malik's
walkout "a whim, motivated by
malice or a desire for propa.
ganda."
DR.. Tsiang continued the arm.
survey question to a meeting h,
called for Tuesday.
When and If the Council take.
up major question in Russia. ;.
absence, more definite test Of
Mr.. Gross challenge will develop
-Four years ago, when Soviet Dele.
gate Andrei Gromyko walked Out
OF the Security Council on Iran.
accusations of Russian aggression
British Delegate Sir Alexander
Cadogan contended that Russia (
absence could be considered only
an abstention from voting.
Iran later withdrew her charge.
and no final decision was reached
on just what the Council coulo
do when Russia was not present
Little Assembly to Meet.
The Russian walkout left Yugo.
slavia. an enemy of the Moscow
directed Cominform, as Eastern
Europe's only representative or
the Council.
The vote yesterday and restora-
ton OF DR.. Tsiang to the Council
craftsmanship strengthens his ap-
pearance before the .year-round
Little Assembly. which meets
Monday for the first time this
year. DR.. Tsiang plans to pile
UP more evidence to support his
charge in the General Assembly
that the Soviet Union violated
old treaties with Nationalist China