Evening star., 1951-01-13
Russia PLANNING
Stay Silent
nCease-Fire
Way Is Seen Clear
For Chinese Reds
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. 13.-
United Nations diplomats were
cheered today by a report that
Russia had decided not to vote
against the new Korean cease fire
appeal which is expected to be
sent to Communist China.
Informed quarters said Russia
would either abstain or refuse to
participate in the voting, sched-
uled for later in the day in the
60-nation Political Committee.
Non-Communist sources said this
would be highly significant in that
it certainly would leave the way
clear for Peiping to accept the
cease-flre, if it desired.
Truce Had Been Written OFF.
Most delegates previously had
written off the chances of a truce.
Peiping has spurned all previous
U. N. peace efforts and the new
last chance appeal was devised
more to satisfy the Asian and
Arab countries than with any
real hope for success.
The proposals. originally formu-
lated by the three-man cease-flre
commission consisting of Assem-
bly, President Nasrollah Entezam
of Iran, Lester B. Pearson of
Canada and India's Sir Bengal
N. RAUL, were formally introduced
as a resolution today by Israel's
Abba Eban. He read provi-
sional versions to the committee
last night.
U. N. Approval Asked.
The resolution asks the U. N.
to approve the cease-fire group S
recommendations. It requests
Secretary General Trygve Lie to
forward the proposals to Peiping
and ask that government for its
observations.
1t was deliberately couched in
language acceptable to almost
all countries.
The five points made by the
cease-flre group, and approved in
advance by the conference of
British Commonwealth Prime
Ministers in London, were:
/. An immediate cease-fire with
safeguards "insuring that it will
not be used as screen for mount
ing new offensive"
2. When cease fire is obtained,
advantage should be taken of it
to pursue consideration of further
steps to be taken for the restora-
ton of peace.
Withdrawal of Non Koreans.
3. All non Korean forces to be
withdrawn in stages from Korea
and appropriate arrangements. in
accordance with U. N. principles,
made for the Korean people to
express their own free will in
respect of their future govern
ment.
f. Appropriate interim arrange
ments to be made for the admin
istration of Korea pending the
establishment of the new Korean
government.
S. AS soon as the agreement has
been reached on a cease fire, the
General Assembly shall set up an
appropriate body which shall in
clude representatives of the gov
ernments of the United Kingdom,
the United States, Russia and
Communist China with a view to
the achievement of a settlement,
in conformity with existing inter-
national obligations and the pro-
visions of the United Nations
Charter. of Far Eastern problems
including, among others, those of
Formosa and of the representa-
ton of China in the United Ma
tionS"
The United States agreed to the
plan because it represents the
wishes of a U. N. majority and
because it feels that possible re-
lection of the offer by the Chinese
Reds would solidify -Commu-
mist support for a strong line
against that country.
The United States has said that
if this offer is turned down, it will
press for immediate condemnation
of the Peiping regime as an ag-
gressor and demand U. N. action
against it.