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Evening Star, Issue 25698, 23 January 1946, Page 5

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REQUEST TO SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS ON GREECE AND INDONESIA —:— \ LONDON, January 21. Russia dropped a bombshell into the United Nations Conference last night by asking that the. situation in Greece be brought before the Security Council. Simultaneously, her protege, Ukraine, asked that the Indonesian situation should also come before the Council, Both requests were made in letters addressed to the chairman . v of the Council. The Soviet'* letter, which was signed Tby M. Gromyko, read: "The Soviet delegation, acting on instructions from the Soviet Government, in accordance with Article 35 of the United Nations . Charter, considers it necessary to discuss in the Security Council the situation which has arisen in Greece. The maintenance of British troops in Greece since the end of the war cannot now be explained by the necessity for protecting the communications of British troops in the defeated countries. Moreover, the maintenance of British troops in Greece is becoming a means of pressure on the country's internal political situation, which is not seldom used by reactionary elements against the country's democratic forces. " This situation, meaning interference in Greece's internal affairs with the aid of armed forces of a foreign Power, has created a .tension which is fraught with, grave consequences for the Greek people, as well as for the maintenance of peace and security. In view of/the above circumstances, this delegation asks the Security Council to discuss this question and take such measures as are provided for in the Charter in order to end the existing situation." . ' The Ukrainian letter,, which is signed by M. Maniulsky, reads: "The delegation of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, acting on instructions from its Government, draws the attention of the, Security Council, under Article 35 of the Charter, to the situation which has now arisen in Indonesia. As is known, in that country during the past several # months military actions directed against the local population have been waged, in which regular British forces, as well as Japanese armed forces, are participating. ''ln the opinion of the Ukrainian Government, this situation creates a state of threat to the maintenance'of international peace and security, which is covered by Article 34 of the Charter. The Ukrainian Government asks the Security Council to carry out the necessary investigations and to take measures provided for in the Charter in order to end the present situation."