AGAINST BRITISH

Grey River Argus, 26 August 1946, Page 5

AGAINST BRITISH

RUSSIAN CHARGES At Paris Conference (Rec. 6.30). PARIS, August 24. M. Manuilsky (Ukraine) has announced that he is filing a complaint with the Security Council against the Greek Government which, he said, was endangering peace in the Balkans. He said that the presence of British troops and direct intervention by British representatives in Greece’s internal affairs, on behalf of Monarchist elements', were principal factors in upsetting .the Balkans situation. It would be contrary to the aims of the United Nations Charter if the referendum to be held in Greece on September 1 were in the presence of foreign troops who supported elements that collaborated with Italian and German invaders. M. Manuilsky declared his Government was concerned at numerous border incidents on the Greek-Albanian frontier, which had been provoked by Greek armed units with the connivance and encouragement of Greek authorities. Greek detachments were systematically firing on Albanian frontier guards and peasants who were working near the frontier. M. Manuilsky was asked whether this protest was being made at Moscow’s suggestion. He smilingly replied: “No. I am acting on my own initiative”. M. Tsaldaris (Greece), later comrnente dthat M. Manuilsky’s allegations as' to British troops hampering a fair referendum were totally unfounded.

Before leaving for home, via London, Mr Mackenzie King (Canadian Premier) said the Paris Conference had entered a lull. There was no telling how long it might last. It might last two months, or more. He thought that the world was tired of the endless procedural delays. Mr Mackenzie King deprecated the fact that the Conference was completely open to the press. He would have preferred that at least the committees met privately to allow of freer .discussion. Dr. Evatt, on the eve of his' return to Australia for the Federal elections, stated .that he was generally satisfied with the Conference’s progress. (Rec. 9.5). LONDON, August 24. 1 The Dominion delegates at the Peace Conference have decided in future to operate jointly, thus expediting the belated programme, says the Exchange Telegraph Agency’s Paris correspondent. The delegations will jointly act on Mr Mackenzie King’s plea .that the Big Four should meet during the Conference as soon as the Commissions have done sufficient business to warrant the Foreign Ministers’ consideration.