AID TO GREECE AND TURKEY

Chronicle (Levin), 9 April 1947, Page 5

AID TO GREECE AND TURKEY

how russia v1ews united stateS action Recoivcil Tuesdtiy, 8.40 p.m. NhW ) OR K, April 7. Mr. Gromyko, in a strong atUick 011 L'niled Flutes today, tohi tiic Security ('omu-ii tliat I'rcsideiit Truman's GrceK and Turkisli aid proposal weakenei. I'nited Nations and underinined iu uutliority. Asserting tliat Fnited States liail bypassed I'nitcd Nations and tlicn only ai't crvvards inl'onncd it ot' the measures planned, Mr. (Jroinvko saiu sindi action brought about unuvoidabb siispieion and dislrnst in respei-t to th actnal aiins and liampcrcd tlic developincnl. of friendlv rclations uniong tlic States. Aid for Ureeee niust not serve as a sereen for purposcs wliieli liad nothing in conunoii with aid. Anv aid rcndcrcd should l>o given tli rough I'nitcd Nations, thereby exeiudhig all possibiiity of l'oreign infiuence. Mr. (Ironiyko saiil Anieriea's aid proposal was ohviously in eonUict with tlie Fniled Nation 's charter prim.iples and Avould icad only to fnrtlicr intensiiieatioiij of civil war. He addcd tliat 110 onc conld dispute tliat tlie sending of niilitary inst ructors to a eountrv crmstitntcd intcrference in its internal affairs and dealt a serious blow to its indepcndencc. Turkev did not suffer in tlie war and tliercfore was not entitled to aid. Turkey resisted all efforts to bring lier into tlie war on tlie Alliod side. Fiirtliermdre, she supplied Gernianv witli war nia»erials. M r. Gromyko said Turkey 's declarntion of w:tr 011 tlie eve of Gerinany's surrendel-, was a mere fornialitv. I'nitcd States lmd eompletely ignored tlie Security Counicl's Halkan Coniinission now investignting tlie sitnation in Grecce. Ile added tliat if I'nited Nations Organisation eould not relv 011 its invostigators, on wliom eould it relv? Tlie Greek people, after years of brutal Gerrnan oceupation, deserved more resjiect tlian tliev were receiving froni I'nited States. Tliey should he allowed to sCttle their own internal affairs. Jlr. (irouivko Jater wariiilv opposed a proposa' hy .Mr. Warren Austin (Ainerieai tliat the Security Couneil direet its Halkan Frontier Goininission to maintain represematives in the area while it was draft ing its re]iort. Mr. (ironiyko descrilied the proposal as an attempt to "put up a sereen hearing the initials of Fnited Xations, to hide the aetivities of Fnited States." Mr Gromyko also proposed the creation of a special eoininission of the Security Couneil to wateh Anierieau aid to Greece. Ile implied that the eommission should eusure tliat Ainericau aid took the forin of hread for the Greek people and not guns for Ihe Greek Righlist Governnient.