GREEK ACCUSATIONS

Chronicle (Levin), 14 December 1946, Page 5

GREEK ACCUSATIONS

SECURITY COUNCIL HEARS TWO SIDES. Received Friday, 3.15 p.m. NKW YOK'K, Dec. 12. Tlic Greek Prinic • Minister, Mr. Tsaldaris, addressing tlie Seeurity Couneil, accused Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania of waging a systematic plan of aggression to force the inehision of Greek Maeedonia into the Federal Yugoslav State of Maeedonia. He added: "This warlike activity is also ainied at establishing a regime in Greeee opposed to the wishes of the v.iHt inajority of the people." Assorting that Greeee was experiencing an undoclared war, Mr. Tsaldaris said: "In Ihe nhme of ihe people of Greeee .who thusfar have reeeived notli5 n rr beyond platonio praise and aetualiy unjust treatmenl regarding their eountless serviees to the eoninion eanse, T appeal to the conseienee of the nations and request the Seeurity Couneil , urgeutl v to adopt nieasures to end this trngic situation. and eontinnation whieh might endanger pearc and seeurity." After describing the operations. of the I.eftist t'on-es in Xorth Greeee. Mr. Tsaldaris said: " lt appears these bands are supplied, organised and arined in Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Albania with officers of those eouutries. " ATt. Tsahlaris eonelnded: "TTnited Nations possesses the means to end (ii-eeee's present niartyrdom. " S;iva Kosanovieh ( Yugoslavial ealled Mr. Tsaldaris 's clmrgos ehihlish and proposed flint an in vestigal ing eoinmission bo est rtblished immediately to exarnlne the eonditions in Greeee. (The Assoeiated Pre«s notes that Russia, at :i previous meotiug of Ihe Seeurity 'ouneil, had vetoed a similar proposal niade by Fnited Siates). Mr. Kosanovieh said the present ligliting in Greeee wtts not piovokeil by foreign influence lnit-by Greek horrie poliey and by an endejtvour to stille ihe majority." The situation is even niore serious beeause Englaiid, whieh supports Mr. Tsaldaris and still niaintains troops in Greeee, nmst share the responsibility, " he added. "The preseneo of these foreign troops has proveiited the Greek people i'roin expressing their will." Denying Greek charges point bv point, he asserted that ihe Greek army was carrving on a reign of terror in Nortn Greeee, deelared that the internal situation in Greeee nienaeed peace, and asked whether a eontinnation of the Greek regime wtts of sneh vital importanee. He added that the Greek army find poliee inelnded many oflieers who served nnder ihe German eonnnand during the w a r.