Veto Suggestion Annoys Russia

Chronicle (Levin), 2 August 1948, Page 5

Veto Suggestion Annoys Russia

. Received Sunday, 7 p.m. LONDON, July 31. Mr. Vyshinsky told the Western Powers at the Danube conference that if they persisted in laying down condi- ■ tions, "the door would be opened for ' them to leave," says Reuter's Belgrade | correspondent. Nfr. Vyshinsky was j answering a deelaration that France eonld not aceept a majority vote of the conference if it did not recognise axisting treaties. Mr. Vyshinsky: "This isn't the language of cooperation but of command. " He said that if the Western Powers persisted in laying down eonditions under which. they would a:cepi conference decisions, "as the door was opened for them to come here, so the door will be opened for them to Ica.,." The French and British delegations said they insisted on reiaining the rights acquired under the 1921 Danube Convention, even if the conference results went against them. The British United Press Belgrade correspondent says Mr. Yyshinskv, lod faeod and gesticulating, said: "We are facing an ultimatum from Britain, TTnited Rtates and France. This ultimatum has been placed before us bofore any draft convention has been prepared and with out knowledge of the principles on which the new convention will be based. This is the language of dictators. ' ' Mr. Vyshinsky added that ihe 'i {>•? l Danuhe Convention was no lonm-r i n force as new clauses in the Balkan peace treatv replaced it. Rir Charles Peake (Britainj in«l«+eil that an agreenient whose terminatinii was not provided for, eonld be oiided onlv bv agreenient among all the signa+'wv Powers. Britain insisted on the right of unrestricted navigation' tnr. a lh sip-nn+ories. including Italy, Beigium' and Greece. The Associa-ted Press Belgrade corre- j snoudent says Austria, whieh is artending the Danube conference as an observer, demanded full voting privilcgos ! on an equal footing wTith other Dami- j bian countries but tlie conferenep reiected a United Rtates' proposal thatjl Anstria shonld have full voting powers j| bv 7 votes to 2 .■ jl The Czech Foreign Minister. "Af.- | Hementis declared that the Czech'j eould not aceept th.e princinie o+' acquired riuhts'in Danube contro'I.