SOVIET REQUEST DECLIRED

Chronicle (Levin), 26 September 1946, Page 5

SOVIET REQUEST DECLIRED

DISPOSITION OF TROOPS IN NON-ENEMY LANDS ffeeeivcd Weduesday, 8.25 p.m. KEW YORK, Sept. 24. Before the Seeurity Council toak a vote «)ii the Russian demnnd for infoniialiou on troop dispositions in noni'jkmiiv eountries, the Egyptian delegnte, Air. Eavv/.i, tohi tlie council his counI ry 's jiaraniouut aspiration was to rid itself oi' British arinod forces. If tlie present „ negqtiations failed Egvpt would not hesitate to bring tlie subjcct hcfore tlie council. .Mr. llsia (('hina), opposing the inclusion of the motion in the agenda, said it l.nd heen shown that British niu! Atnerican troops were legit imately in fon-ign countries with tlie consent of tlmse eountries. There was no tnystery ahoiit it. The Ainericans in Norlh ('hina were lielphig to repatriate the defeate l Japanese and restore lines of coniiminictitioii and were not interferiug in internal affairs. -Mr. Lange (Polaudj said it would he ti dangeroiis piiueiple to prevent. any uiemher briiiging a suhject hel'ore the council hecause it was jiolitically inconvenient. Tt would inean any great power had only to rally the support of four otlier countries to prevent the Council discusj,in«r anything inconvenient, and wliere would the snialler powers he then ? -Mr. Johnson said that was an insiuuat ion that Enited States had rallied support against the Russian motion. I'nited Stales had always tried to ]ilace as f-w lechnical nii pedimetits as possihle 111 the way of the t'ouncil's workings hui rogarded it as unfortunate tliat tlie Soviet had not Consulted the I'nited Sttites Governtneut hefore askiiig the Council to scek Snformation ahotit American troops in ('hina. I'nited States had nothing to hide. 0 .Mr. Oromvko said he could not understand wliy sonte nienihors resonted the Soviet motion so strongly since it did not applv exclusivelv to Britain an>i Ameii-a hut to all Allied countries. Tlie Council hv 7 votes to 2 defeatod the Russian ))roposal that the Council demand inforniation 011 troop dispositions in non-eneuiv countries. T'oland and Russia were 111 the minority. Prattce and Egypt ahstained from voting.