Show u u. u N. N N Delegates n favor Of Spain Probe Australia Plan Flan Calls For Fer Check by Iby 5 Man Committee By l I MAX HARRELSON NEW V YORK April 19 LT A UP-A A compromise proposal by Australia gained support among delegates of the United Nations security council Friday as a possible solution solution solution tion to the controversial Spanish question The proposal submitted by Australian Australian Australian Aus Aus- delegate W. W R. R Hodgson shortly before the council adjourned adjourned ad ad- Thursday for the Easter holidays calls for the appointment of a man five-man subcommittee which i would investigate the Spanish situation situation situ situ- and report back by May 17 Most of the delegates were re reluctant re- re to commit themselves on the Australian suggestion Immediately Immediately immediately Imme Imme- but they generally expressed expressed ex ex- pressed interest and it was conceded conceded conceded con con- ceded by some to have a good I chance of being being- approved Set Iran Debate Before the council resumes its discussions of ot the Spanish question question ques ques- tion it will tackle again the Iranian case which was interrupted interrupted inter inter- Tuesday after Secy Gen Trygve Lie submitted a surprise opinion that there was some doubt as to whether the Iranian case could legally be kept on the agenda This will be the first thing on the councils council's calendar when it re reconvenes reconvenes reconvenes re- re convenes at 3 p. p m. m EST Tues Tues- day The way was opened for a new floor fight on the Iranian question question question ques ques- tion when the councils council's committee commit commit- tee of ot experts on rules and procedure procedure procedure pro pro- reported Thursday night that it had split 8 S to 3 with the majority holding that the council has full authority to keep a case on the agenda as long as it thinks necessary Tho council which previously had been divided 8 to 3 on the question of keeping jurisdiction of the case was was- expected was expected to accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac the opinion of the majority and then vote to keep the question on the agenda until May 6 the date dato on which the Russians have promised to have all red army troops out of Iran Oppose e Rupture The council was expected to come back to the Spanish case by Wednesday or Thursday at the latest It was generally agreed that the tho Polish proposal for a world-wide world rupture of diplomatic relations with the Franco regime had little chance of success if brought to a vote now During two days of debate all the delegates except Dr Hafez Afifi Pasha representative of ot Egypt have spoken and only four tour have lined up for the Polish resolution reso reso- lution 1 Two the Two the United States and China have China have ve reserved their decision The Thc up line-up was Russia France Poland and Mexico for the resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution and Great Britain Brazil and the Netherlands against it Hodgson proposed that the contemplated contemplated contemplated con con- man five committee be Instructed to find the answers answer to two questions 1 Is the Spanish situation one essentially within the jurisdiction of Spain 2 Is the situation in Spain one which might lead to international friction or give rise to a dispute Then if the answer to the second second sec see ond question is in the affirmative he suggested this question Is the continuance of ot the situation likely to endanger the maintenance of in international international international in- in peace and security |