UNO MEMBERSHIP

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 August 1946, Page 6

UNO MEMBERSHIP

SEVEN QUESTIONS TO APPLICANTS ALBANIA AND MONGOLIA NEW YORK, August 10. Sweden has applied for membership of the United Nations. At present nine applications are awaiting consideration by the Security Council. , . The United Nations membersnip committee has sent to the Albanian representative in the United States (Colonel Tuk Jakova) seven questions about his country’s application for membership. They are: — (1) Does Albania ’ consider herself in a state of war with Greece?

(2) If so, when does the Albanian Government consider that such a state will end? (3) Will Albania accept peaceful means of settlement of territorial claims and other disputes as provided for by the United Nations Charter? (4) Has Albania terminated the treaties existing between AJbania and other States before April 7, 1939?

(5) What is Albania’s attitude towards the continued validity of the treaties agreements effective on that date between Albania and members of the United Nations? (6) Can Albania give information about the Greek allegation that there have been 21 incidents on the GreekAlbanian frontier since early in 1946; about the report that Albanian batteries shelled two British warships on May 15, 1946; and about the report that Greek citizens, have been detained and ill-treated in Albanian concentration camps?

(7) Will Albania supply information about its General Election on December 2, 1945, including the total number of electors enrolled, the number who cast votes, and the distribution of votes?

Similar questions are being submitted to Outer Mongolia, which has not yet replied to the committee’s recent request for further information.