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(which recommended the withdrawal of Ambassadors from Spain and the exclusion of Spain from the specialized agencies of the United Nations) to leave member States full freedom of action in the conduct of their diplomatic relations with Spain. The second, submitted by Poland, called not only for compliance with the letter and spirit of the 1946 resolution, but also for an intensification of United Nations pressure on Spain. The New Zealand delegation took the view that nothing had happened since 1946 to justify a change of attitude or the alteration of the existing measures against the Franco regime. They accordingly voted against both resolutions, neither of which was adopted by the Assembly. Only a slender margin, however, prevented the approval of the motion modifying the 1946 resolution, and Mr. Acheson's recent indication that in future the United States, instead of abstaining, will vote in favour of modification, presents the possibility that the problem may reappear in a more acute form at the next session of the General Assembly. 5. Peace Settlements with Italy, Roumania, Bulgaria, and Hungary (a) Trieste A Soviet proposal for the appointment of Colonel Flueckiger, former Swiss Minister to Moscow, as Governor of the Free Territory of Trieste was again considered by the Security Council in May, 1949, and was rejected. There has been a certain realignment of the policies of the interested Powers on the disposition of the territory following the breach between Yugoslavia and the other Cominform countries. The Soviet Union has maintained pressure for the appointment of a Governor and the speedy entry into force of the Statute for the territory, to be followed by the withdrawal of troops. The other Powers concerned, however, agree that the treaty provisions concerning Trieste are unworkable and require revision. The United Kingdom, United States, and France, while standing by the Tripartite Declaration of 20 March, 1948, in favour of the return of the territory to Italy, are of the opinion that a settlement could best be achieved by agreement among the parties directly concerned. Although both the Yugoslav and Italian Governments have professed their desire for such a settlement, however, a basis for negotiation has not yet been found.