CONSIDERATION OF OBJECTIONS

Evening Star, Issue 25699, 24 January 1946, Page 5

CONSIDERATION OF OBJECTIONS

POSTPONEMENT LIKELY • COUNCIL NOT YET READY LONDON, January 22. ■ The American delegates favour postponing until April the Security Council's consideration of the Russian objection t 6 the presence of British troops, in Greece and Indonesia and the Persians' complaint against Russia, savs the ' Daily Mail's ' diplomatic correspondent. The United. Nations Assembly is due to meet in April in the United States for- the second part of its'deliberations. It is argued that the present United Nations session was never intended to deal' with such issues, and, in any case, the organisation's machinery is not yet properly complete or sufficiently strong to take the strain of such matters; Mr James Byrnes's personal attitude is indicated by .the fact that he is planning to leave for Washington next Thursday. This decision will come as yet another surprise to the delegates, particularly as M. Vyshinsky Arrived in London only to-day. It appears that some (Russian delegates agree

with' ! "the ' American _ attitude. They also are ready to believe that it is too early for the Security Council to begin consideration of vital issues s'"ch as they insist will be raised over Greece and Indonesia. They say the Russian purpose in communicating on these matters with the Security Council waa purely to place their views on record. Everything, however, depends on the policy decided in Moscow. The British Government would welcome the opportunity to state—not for the first time—its reasons for the presence of British croop3 in Greece and Indonesia. It would be for the Secui ity Council to decide which course should be followed. ' The Times,.' in a reader, sa/s> that it is to be hoped that Mie Security Coun cil will not be sailed on at the present juncture 'to debate the respective merits or demerits of the rival appeals. It would do no possible good to divide the United Nations Organi-" sation at this stage into two factions, one denouncing the British and the other the Russian " interference." There are two purposes at present of over-riding importance: First, that agreement should be reached and maintained among the three principal Powers; secondly, that the Security Council and authority should not be destroyed at the outset by imposing on it responsibilities which it is not yet equipped to shoulder.