U.S. VOTES WITH RUSSIA

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25299, 26 September 1947, Page 7

U.S. VOTES WITH RUSSIA

MOVE DESCRIBED AS CONCILIATORY

(Rec. 10 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 24. The United States to-day joined Russia against Britain in a successful Soviet move to postpone until next week the debate on the report of the United Nations Trusteeship Council. The United State? move is interpreted as a conciliatory gesture after the appeal for Big Power co-operation by the Secretary-General of the United Nations (Mr Trygve Lie).

U,S. RESOLUTION ON BALKANS

FOUR PROPOSALS TO BE MADE (Rec. 19 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sept 24. The United Press says that- the United States has completed the draft of a four-point resolution on the Balkans for submission to the United Nations General Assembly. The resolution blames Jugoslavia, Albania, and Bulgaria for attacks on Greece, calls for the creation of a semi-permanent border commission appointed by the Assembly, requests all four countries to agree on the voluntary repatriation of refugees, and suggests that Greece, on file one hand, and Jugoslavia, Bulgaria and Albania on the other, study ways by which minorities could be transferred voluntarily.

It is also learned, says the United Press, that the selection of a European successor to Poland on the Security Council is smouldering into an East-West battle.

MR TRUMAN ACCEPTS RESIGNATION

SECRETARY IN CHARGE OF INFORMATION (Rec. 8 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. President Trpman accepted the resignation of Mr William Benton, As-sistant-Secretary of State in charge of Information and Cultural Affairs, whose department included the controversial “Voice of America” foreign broadcasts. Mr Benton will return to commercial life.

In a letter to Mr Benton. Mr Truman said that his department’s activities must continue because “the United States has an obligation to make available to the peoples of the world facts about American and the Government’s policies.”

VICAR’S LETTER TO COUNCIL

MAYOR OF WILLESDEN INDIGNANT LONDON. September 24. The Mayor of Willesaen described as “an insult to my office and to the savings of workers throughout the country,” a letter he had received from the vicar of St. Gabriel’s, Cricklewood (the Rev. W. E. Bulman), which he read to a meeting of the Willesden Council at its meeting this week. The vicar wrote: “We have no intention of reforming the St. Gabriel’s savings group. Our members belong to the class who, in Mr Shinwell’s elegant phrase, ‘do not matter a tinker’s cuss,’ so you will not have the impertinence to expect any help from them. “We have been called spivs, drones, and worse. So far as we are concerned, you have had it, chum. This time we are going to stand aside and watch the humorously’ styled ‘working classes’ pay the bill. It is about time they did, but I think you will have a tough time persuading them, “I am happy to say that I do not hold a single Government bond. Kiss Dr. Dalton twice for me.”