Former Jap Mandates

For US Trusteeship?

Proposals to go Before United Nations Security Council This Month

WHEN the United States Secretary of State, General Marshall, held his first press conference in early Feb ruary he stated that America would sub mit to the next meeting of the Securiity Council of the United Nations Organi sation (scheduled for February 17) a proposal that former Japanese Mandated islands (the Carolines and Marshalls) be placed under United States “strategic tru?=teship.”

This move by the US will be made in spite of suggestions recently nut forward by Britain, Russia and Australia, that the disposition of such islands should be post poned until a peace treaty has been neg otiated with Japan.

General Marshal said that he saw no res son why the matter should be post poned; but the United States would con sider any postponement if or when it is proposed by the Security Council.