Evening star., 1951-09-18
Atlantic Pacf Council
Suspends Debate on
Greece and Turkey
By John M. Hiehtower
Asseeioied Press Stoff Writer J

OTTAWA, Sept. 18.-The At
lantic Council repeatedly decided
today to suspend debate. presum-
ably for "a hours, on the American
proposal to admit Greece and Tur-
key to full membership in the
North Atlantic Treaty Organ
ization.
An official informant said Den
mark requested the delay in order
to obtain instructions from Copen-
hagen on whether to vote for or
against the United States. Nor
way also had requested instruc-
tionS.
Some sharp criticism of the
American proposition ran through
the morning debate. but indica-
tions were all governmentS-eX-
cept for the two Scandinavian
would support the proposal when
1t came to vote. Moreover. United
States officials appeared wholly
confident that in the end Denmark
and Norway also would go along
and the Council before ending its
Ottawa session Thursday would
vote for their admission.
Need More Time to Decide.
Denmark and Norway had asked
their home governments for in
Structions last night. according to
diplomatic informantS, and needed
more time for final action.
Danish Foreign Minister Ole
Bjorn Kraft is reported to have
told the Council this morning that
he was unable at the moment to
declare his position.
Belgium, Portugal and Canada
pressed on with the debate which
opened last night.
Britain, the Netherlands and
France spoke in favor of the pro-
poSal at that time. Today'S speak
erS in the closed meeting were de-
sCribed as considerably more crit
ical.
One or two repeatedly brought
out that in the view of some of
the Atlantic power governments
the problem of providing security
for Greece and Turkey could bet
ter have been solved in some other
Way-perhapS by a Mediterranean
treaty similar to the North At
lantic treaty, or by Middle East
ern pact.
Despite the criticism, however.
it was understood that all the
speakers except the ScandinavianS
expressed willingness to go along
with the idea-Or as some of the
objectors have put it, not to stand
in the way of what the majority
of the Council wants.
Committee Of 5 Named.
The council reached the Greek
Turkish issue last night after a
long days work with these major
developments:
l. Chairman Paul Van iceland
of Belgium appointed a commit
tee of five foreign ministers to
recommend measures for action
by the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization in political. social and
economic fields as we'll as in the
military field. What many of the
foreign ministers want is to de- I.
Velop the organization some years
hence into an Atlantic federation.
2. The Executive Committee. or
standing group" of the 12-nation
Military Chiefs of Staff Commit /
tee, presented a report on West
ern European defense progress
from Gen. Eisenhower. Gen.
Eisenhower called for speeding up
deliveries of troops and arms to
meet the danger of Soviet aggres-
sion. +
3. NATO officials announced
that full military committee will
meet before the councils next
session IN Rome in late October
to consider Gen. Eisenhower re-
port and otheT military problems.
No action will be taken on it here /
Demand Bigger Roles.
4. Spokesman for several smaller
nations, repeatedly including De-
tense Minister Brooke Claxton of
Canada, sharply criticized the lack
OF participation by their govern
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