| Show f Russ Russians ns 05 U. U S. S Deb Debate t 1 S S. F. F Vote Veto Vf-V Vf f Vote te Issue SAN FRANCISCO o June 6 UP Ip I Urgent talks seeking seeking- eed g to avoid a permanent five big-five split ever the v vote veto t vote issue arc are r reported port d underway Wednesday in both Moscow and San Francisco Premier Premier Premier Pre Pre- mier Stalin Is la said to be reviewing soviet Insistence on the the- right to veto even d discussion In a world security council President Truman's Troman's personal emissary Harry Hopkins is fa handling handling handling han han- the negotiations in the the Rus Russian sian sign capital Secretary t ry of State aa u chief United States delegate t to the united d n nations conference e is h holding conferences on th the subject here with soviet Ambassador r Andrei Gromyko American n officials hope for an answer which must come initially from Stalin by this week end at atthe atthe atthe the very latest They consider the issue Isue of ot su such h importance that they are declining to fix any dead dead- line Their expressed view is th that t if the present nt split aligning Russia against the United States France China and Britain continues small nations will demand that opp Sing views be put to the test teat of ot ota a acon conference con con- ference terence v vote teIn te In that event the odd odds are about to 1 that the Russian vI view w would be batted down hard nard and the position of ot the other four powers upheld Virtually all the small nations except those directly direct direct- ly in Russia's sphere of influence favor limiting the veto power The next move of the United States delegation ac according to present fn Indications will not be decided upon by President Truman until Stalin has sent Gromyko new new Instructions These might either reaffirm Russia's view first expressed l last st Friday to the theother theother theother other powers here or modify lf it The soviet p position is that in the member 11 security y council in which the big five would have permanent seats eats all the big five lIve would have to agree agree before the council could t take ke up a a. a dl dispute and begin to discuss e I It t except pt that if one q of the big five was wasa a party to the dispute it U could not hot vote The The United Stat States with the support r t of oY powers powers lies has lias taken an adamant position n that no o one one pow power r. r must mt s b be able ahie t to pre p pent prevent pre pre- vent ent a dispute d p te f from m coming co coming ln before be before be- be e. e fore tore the Ie council for or discussion I i iThe The world charter harter Itself would guarantee any state e the right to call 11 th the councils council's co I attention t U to a a dispute d p t or situation threatening peace Th The Russian Interpretation interpret tio tion is regarded by b the other t four to mean that a any ariy one power should uld h have ye the rights right t. t to force torce the council to Ign ignore re the dispute even after fter receiving such a notice On this anniversary ot of the e D 1 D day landings In Normandy Den Den- Denmark D Denmark n- n mark bec became e the r ot f the tho the con conference rence as as committees committee pl plodded dd d alo along g on various Issues About 11 il remain remain mostly mostly of ot a technical nature But all questions questions ques questions ques- ques conne connected t d with the veto problem are being d delayed until untila a final decision Is made Caught in this jam is one entire section of the proposed propose world charter section charter section A of chapter 8 In which ar are set act forth peaceful pr procedures for settling ng disputes dJ put s In n addition to guaranteeing any sta state e the right of appeal to the council this c chapter empowers empoWer the e eco co council un ell to investigate and make recommendations for settling dis dla- dis- dis I |
