ANGRY SCENE IN U.N.

Chronicle (Levin), 9 October 1947, Page 5

ANGRY SCENE IN U.N.

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Accusations And Insolts In . 1 Balkan's Debate

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Received Wednesday, 7.5 p.m. NEW YORIv, Oct." 7. Despite an appeal by the ehairman, Alr. Joseph Bech (Lnxemburg), in the United Nations Assembly's Political Committee today, there was an angry exchange while the Balkans qnestion was under discussion. Dr. Ales Bebler (Yugoslavia) evoked the ire of AL Spaak (Belgium) and Alr. Hector AlcNeil (Britain). He aceused Britain of flouting the Caseta agreement in Greeee, aoding: "How can one judge the moral quality of people who appeal for an agreement which they themselves have cynically violated. Shamelessness is too mild a term-..' ' The ehairman said: "I cannot permit you to use snch language. " Dr. Bebler ■ retorted: "Then I will use sueh language without your permission. ' ' Later Dr. Bebler accused the Belgian member of the Balkans Commission of having been forced by his government to support conclusi'ons his own conscien.ce did not believe right. AI. Spaak, interrupting, produeed documents which he said refuted that allegat;on and added: "If the force of oratory can be judged by the nnrnher of insults in a speech, then the Yugoslav delegate today has reached tho summit of eloquence. " Alr. AlcNeil, also intervening, said: "I ani sure that when Dr. Beblei' overcomes his hysteria he will apologise. He will probably realise, on refletion, that he has done niore harm to his own case than I could liavc done." Dr. Bebler, who was frequentty ealled to order by the ehairman, said the report of the United Nations' Balkans Commission was "slanderous and infamous". Sweden, supported by Noiiway, moved an amendment greatly modifying the American motion branding Bulgaria, Arugoslavia and Albania as aggressors against Greece and providing for the appointment by the Assembly of a Balkans Commission. The Scandinavian amendment places no !)lame on any country and merely asks Greece and her neiglibours to reston. normad rolatlions and- settle frontier jiroblems. It also proposes the axtpoiniment of a neutral committee to examine the situation and recommend measures to eliminate the friction. Mr. Georgemeals (Greece) concluded the general debate by expressing astonishn)ent at the Soviet accusations, saying: "Is it reasonable to supposc that Greece, lying prostrate without resources, is seriously preparing foi wmr 1 " The committee will diseuss the various resolutions in detail tomorrow.