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Chronicle (Levin), 10 November 1948, Page 5

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- Reuter ,

Russian Filibuster In Greek Debate

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Received Wednesday, 10.5 a.m. PARIS, Nov. 9. A stir was caused in the United Nations Political Committee today, which is continuing its debate on the Four-Power Western resolution on Greece, when Mr. Bebler (Yugoslavia) charged that the "United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans was planning to use observers • drawn from the British and American military missions in Greece. " Reading from a document marked "Strictly Confidentiai," Mr. Bebler told the committee that this was a draft plan for the reorganisaion and extension of the Balkans committee's work in Greece. He said that the plan included the use of officers of the military missions, who would be paid by their own Governments and not by the United Nations. "Does not this prove that the Special Committee of the Balkans is being developed alonp' military lines?" Mr. Bebler said the document came as a shock to the committee, and secretariat officials were extremely embarrassed to e;xplain why it was not made public before. The Russian bloc began for the second day its filibuster to prevent the Political . Committee from adopting the resolution condemning Albania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria for interfering in the Greek civil war. Mr. Bebler took the floor as soon as the morning meeting opened and alleged that quislings of the Greek Governmenf. were crossing Ihe Yugoslav border. Mr. Kossolev (Byelo-Russia) followed Mr. Bebler in the attack 011 the proposed resolution, which calls for co-operation with Greece in the settlement of the disputesi by peaceful means. ? I The committee finally adopted the paragraph under debate by 43 votes to none, the Russian bloc again refusing to vote and Yugoslavia announcing tnat she would I jnaintain her boycott of the Spe-I cial Committee on the Balkans. j Angry Exchange Innnediately discussion on thei next paragraph of the resolution 1 opened, the tireless Mr. Bebler! again took the floor and continued' the delaying tactics of the .Easternj Powers. He entered into a long argument with Colonel W. R: Hodgson ( Atvstfaliat concerning the legality of the Balkans com-l mittee and there was an an'gry ex-I cliange between Mr. Bebler and thej eliairman, M. Paul Spaak (Belgiumt, when Mr. Bebler asked that the document not included in the Balkan committee's report should be eirculated to delegates. Tne Political' Committee finally! approved a rule limiting speechesi to ten minutes in an attempt toi break the filibuster. The votingi was 40 to one -on the ten-minutej rule, Yugoslavia being the only' dissentient. Russia abstained. i The Political Committee, by -4$! votes to four, agreed to extend the life of the United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans for an01 her year. The committee adjourned after getting through four of the twelve paragraphs of the resolution calling 011 Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria to stop helping General Markos's forces.