Evening star., 1952-01-09
Russia Beaten
On Truce Move
In u. N. 40 10 6
u. S. Asks to Put Off
Political Committee
Discussion of Korea
BY the Associated Press

FAR1S, Jan. Sine united
Nations Political Committee
spurned a Russian demand today
for a high-level Security Council
meeting to take up Korean truce
negotiations Immediately. But it
agreed to such meeting when
useful"
The committees vote on refus-
ing to bring Korean truce negoti-
ations into a special Security
Council sessions was 40 to 6, with
II abstentions.
The West opposed truce talks
now anywhere but on the mill
tary level in the field of Korea.
U. S. Asks PostpOnement.
The committee then went on
to its next item, dealing with
the question of the independence
OF Korea. United States Delegate
Ernest Gross argued for postpone
ment of the item while the mill
tary talks were going on at
Panmunjom.
The independence question
deals with the whole political,
rehabilitation and welfare uues-
ton of Korea.
Mr.. Gross asked for the defer
ment with the understanding
that if, as we hope, the armistice
negotiations are successfully con-
Icluded-or. if other DEVELOPMENTS
in Korea should require the mat
ter to be reconsidered-the COM
mittee would take up the many
important questions regarding
Korea which would then fall
within its province"
Mr.. Gross said the committee
faces IAN extraordinary situation
with Russia's insistence now that
the Korea truce negotiations have
reached a deadlock. Russia isn't
in the negotiations, he stressed,
and has always insisted the u. N.
should never have anything to do
with the matter.
Opposed by Vishinsky.
II speak for a government which
is directly involved in the negoti-
ations, under the authority of the
U. NJ" Mr.. Gross said. 'T can
state to the committee that my
government is not aware that the
armistice negotiations have broken
down"
Russia's Andrei Vishinsky quick
ly opposed postponement.
The 60-nation committee had
earlier agreed to hold a special
Security Council meeting-with
delegates of Foreign Minister or
similar rank-to discuss world
tensions when it was thought use
full
It knocked out the Soviet bloc
demand that the meeting be called
without delay"
western Rider Passed.
Brazil, France, Britain and the
United States offered an amend
ment proposing the high-level
meeting only when the Security
Council itself decided that such a
meeting would have some effect.
The vote on the amendment was
43 to S, with 8 abstentions.
The action to insure that the
Korean truce negotiations will be
kept on purely military level was
also taken on the four-power
amendment.
1t struck out the Russian pro-
poSal that the special Security
Council meeting would examine
at. periodic meeting in the first
place the measures which the
Security Council should take to
help to bring to a successful con-
Iclusion the negotiations being
held in Korea for the cessation of
hostilities."
The entire resolution, as
Iamended by the four powers and
by the Arab countries, was carried
so to 0 with eight abstentions.
The four-power amendment said
specifically that a high-level Sc
curity Council meeting would be
held whenever such a meeting
would uSefully serve to remove
such tension and establish such
friendly relations in furtherance
of the purposes and principles Of
| the charter"