Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-06-21 | Page 2 | Pending U N Move, Iceland Wants U. S. to Hold Bases

P Pending U N Move Iceland celand Wants U. U S. S to Hold Bases LONDON June 21 UP Iceland tP-Iceland Iceland wants the United States to continue continue continue con con- occupation of ot bases there until Iceland can take them over or until the United Nations security security security ity council disposes of them a well Informed Icelandic source said Friday The United States wants to lease the bases they have built on ona ona a n. term long basis the source ex ex- That would undoubtedly result In International diplomatic complications and that Is exactly what the Icelandic people want to avoid He added that Iceland lacks the technicians to maintain m a i n t a i n the thc built American-built airports and it prefers prefers pre pre- f fers to have Americans ke keep p them in order until the future use of the bases has ha been definitely settled