Evening star., 1951-02-02
U.N. Fight Shaping Up
On Voting Sanctions
Against Red China
By the Associoted Press


LAKE SUCCESS, Feb. "A
behind-the-scenes battle was
shaping up in the United Nations
today over whether sanctions
should be voted against aggressor
Red China if peace moves fail.
A top-heavy majority united in
the 44-to-7 General Assembly
vote yesterday labelling Mao TIE
tung and his Red hordes aggres-
sors for their attack on U. N.
troops in Korea.
But it already is splitting over
what would be the most effective
step against Red China.
Assembly President Nasrollah
Entezam still was trying to get
his three-man Peace Committee
filled out. The United States let
it be known it wanted the Collec-
tive Measures (sanctions) Com
mittee to get down to business
not later than next week.
Go-Slow Move Backed.
But many members went along
with the Americans on the Red
China indictment because it con-
tained the Lebanese go-slow-on-
sanctions amendment which the
United States accepted.
Britain said so out loud. 1t
would have voted against the reso-
luton without the amendment,
Britain warned.
Just before the Assembly took
its historic action yesterday-it
was the first time in it's history
that the U. N. Assembly has ever
named any one an aggressor-
Britain's Sir Gladwyn Jebb
stressed his country's stand.
I'VE attach primary Importance
to the work of the Good Offices
Committee" Jebb keynoted. Now
that We have established our
moral position by condemning
(Red China). the most important
thing is to concentrate on an
agreed solution of the Korean
question, rather than on the ques-
ton of potential sanctions.
Britain Has Grave Doubts.
Apart from the fact that the
consideration of sanctions should
not even be started by the Cen
eral Assembly for long time yet,
so as not to prejudice any hope
of an agreed solution, my govern
ment quite frankly has the gravest
doubts whether any punitive
measures can be discovered which
are not dangerous, double-edged,
or merely useless, or any which
will materially assist our brave
troops now fighting in Korea"
The 14-nation Collective Meas
ures Committee can only discuss
what sanctions might be applied
to Red China, and recommend to
the General Assembly that they
be invoked. The Assembly, in
turn, can only recommendation
order-the diplomatic, economic
or military retaliation.
The United States feels tina.
the work of the committees on
good Offices and on collective
measures must supplement each
other.
To Study Sanctions.
The more productive the Good
Offices Committee is, the less the
collective measures group must
do American Delegate Ernest
Gross told reporters. I'VE should
have an organizational meeting
by late next week at least, and
start considering what form sane
tions should take in the next
week. The committee will have to
work behind closed doors. Recon-
mendations will have to be agreed
on as collective action"
But even if closed meetings were
held. leaks about possible punitive
measures and sanctions could
jeopardize chances for IAN ad-
justed solution"
Many OF the countries who sup
ported the moral condemnation of
Red China are anxious to forget
about punishment because they
think it would turn out to be a
weak effort.
Russian Charge on Agenda.
With the Assembly still formally
In session, its Political Committee
comes back this afternoon to talk
about clearing its agenda. Still or
the docket are Russia's old charges
that the United States is guilty
OF aggression against Red China
because of bombings over the
Korea China boundary, and be-
cause of its Formosa protection
policy. Neither charge is expected
to get far.
There also remains an American
Item on the future of Formosa
seat of the Chinese Nationalist
government. The United States
is not anxious to press the For
mosa question now.
AttIee Hopes Chinese Reds
Will Cooperate for Peace
LONDON, Feb. 2 (P).-Britain'.
Prime Minister Attlee told the
House Of Commons yesterday he