CALL FOR UNANIMITY

Chronicle (Levin), 8 November 1947, Page 5

CALL FOR UNANIMITY

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-Reuter*

Russia Trying To Force Its Will Ou World

Ccawright)

Received Friday 7.0 p.m. NEW YORK, Nov. 6. . Britain today accused the Soviet of trying* to impose its will 011 the rest of $ie world and appealed to the Soviet lea.ders to purge themselves of fears and suspicions in international relations. Discussing the proposed " Little Assembly" or interim committee in the Assembly 's Political Com mittee, Sir Hartley Shawcross said Britain supported the American proposal to establish the interim committee beeause she believed it could contribute to nnanimity ! among- the great Powers and all member States. Britain wanted to make nnanimity a reality not the empty, bitter, frustratmg mo.ekery which it was now. "We believe future peace .and prosperity depend upon harmony among Ihe great Powers," he added. "At Teheran and Yalta we proclaimed the great Powers3 solidarity. Since then one Power alone has sought on many. occasions and succeeded in not a few, in imposing its will 011 all others. It is not thus that solidarity can be achieved. We have sincerely made appeal after appeal to the Russians" to make some contribution to unanirnity beyond lip service. I don't like to think these appeal s will always fall 011 deai ears. 5 3 Sir Hartley Shawcross continned : "We cannot allow the principle of unanirnity to be clive rted into the principle of domination by a minority . If only our Soviet colleagues would for once clear their minds of fears and suspicions, they eould themselves do mueli to bring* about the unanirnity which they profess to seek." Mr. Vyshinsky (Soviet), replying to the appeal, said: "These appeals are the caresses which a boa constrictor gives to a rabbit but Sir -Hartley Shawcross. has misealeulated. He has not the strength of a boa constrictor and I am not a rabbit." Mr. Vyshinsky claimed that the Anglo-Ameriean majority triecl to crush Russia by keeping her supporters off the Security Council and to sidestep her veto power by establishing a Little Assembly. "We are henig thrown out of this household," Mi*. Vyshinsky shouted. "The United Nations Charter is being violated."

Mr. Vyshinsky concluded hy appeajing to the Western Powers to meet the Soviet 011 "some midclle ground." When a vote on the Little Assembly was final Jy taken it w.as approved by 43 votes to 6 with six abstentions. The Soviet bloc voted against the proposal. Immediately al'ter the vote Mr. Vyshinsky announced that the Soviet would boycott the Little Assembly. I11 rapid succession the Ukraine, Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Poi and and Yugoslavia announced that they would clo the same. The nations whieh abstained from the vote were all the five Arab countries and E1 Salvador. "After the Soviet bloc announced the boycott, Dr. Evatt (Australia)

said: "I wish to protest against the failure to abide by a decision of the political committee. This is contrary to the lettcr and spirit of the Charter and a flagrant breach of the Charter.33 - "Mr. Roinulo (Philippines) said: "He who disobeys the rules and decisions of the General Assembly is certainly violating the Charter. 3 3 Mr. Vyshinsky, red-faced apd angry, replied : "Each delegation has a right to express its opinions. You cannot force anyone to violate the Charter. 33 Mr. Vyshinsky was referring to

fiis claim, durmg the debate that establishing the Little Assembly was a violation of the Charter. Sir Hartley Shawcross asked if the Soviet delegation would be prepared to accept the rnling* of the International Court of Justice. Mr. Vyshinsky replied: "This is the first time I have heard the International Court being ealledl 'upon to set itself above United Nations. I cannot accept any consideration of such a proposal. 33 The committee then passed to the next agenda-item.