PRANCE AND POWERS

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24582, 2 June 1945, Page 7

PRANCE AND POWERS

Request at UNCIO Prejudiced

TROOPS’ ACTION tN SYRIA

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 11 p.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, May 31. Pxartce has been told by the other members of the Rig Five that the actions at hct tfoops in Syria are interfering with acceptance of the PrefacH request for changes ih the World Security CMttfef. The French have replied that there is rio ddhtie&ioii DtiWeeh the fighting in Syria and the writing of the Security Charter, and that it wbhld ffdt Help the UHited Nations to allow a temporary squabble to affect a Charter designed to last for generations. France has asked the other members of the Big Five to eHdngfe thfe Charters wording to make it clear that alliances directed agaittst Germany should be able to operate without interference in the new League of Nations, and should remain ih forte even if the World Security Council took the necessary measures to maintain International peace and security. Russia has supported France. The United States delegates told the French that they did not Wish to change the Charter again, • especially since in the American view Frahce had, under the present wording, virtually as much freedom of action as she should have Under the proposed amendment. The French contended that although the change they sought might pot make such difference to the other Big Five members, it was important to the de Gaulle regime at home. , THfetfeupOh the United States pointed oUt that in view of the actions of the de Gaulle regime in Syria there was no great impulse to take return at san FrahcisOo merely to help General de Gaulle. It is considered that if the neW World Charter Were operating there would fee nothing to prevent Syria bringing its case before the Security Council, \yhich would be in constant session. France could be charged with aggression. The Syrian Foreign Minister. (Mr llenri Pharaon) cabled to UNCIO, appealing to the United Nations to make France cease using violence against a disarmed country, and to intervene to end a situation which had become intolerable.