Evening star., 1944-11-21
|Dumbarfon Oaks Plan
Explained in Series
By State Department
First OF a Series.)

The State Department has made
public, in question -and-answer form,
an explanation Of the Dumbarton
Oaks proposal for international
security organization.
The document Is serving as q
guide in the departments educa-
tionaI campaign on the proposals,
being conducted through meetings
with representative groups here and
speeches by department officials
throughout the country.
A portion of the official questions
and answers, the remainder of
which will be printed later in this
series, follow:
@. What are the Dumbarton Oaks
proposals?
A. The Dumbarton Oaks proposals
are recommendation for the estab-
lishment Of a general international
organization, which were agreed to
by representatives of the United
States, Great Britain, the Soviet
Union and China at Dumbarton
Oaks, Washington. The proposals
were published October 8, 1874.
Basis Of Discussion.
@. What use will be made of these
proposals?
A. The proposals are now being
considered by these four govern
ments, with a view to completing
several topics left for further con-
sideration. The completed proposals
then will be formally submitted to
the various governments to serve as
basis Of discussion at full United
Nations Conference at which the
charter of the organization will be
drawn up. The charter would be
subject to ratification by the sigma
tory states in accordance with their
constitutional processes.
@. In what fields would the rro-
posed organization operate?
A. In the field ,of security it would
seek to prevent the outbreak of war
Cd by encouraging peaceful adjust
ment or settlement of international
disputes, 90 by preventing and re-
moving threats to the peace aid
90 by suppressing breaches Of the
peace by combined force II neces-
sary. In the field of economic and
social cooperation 1t would facili-
tate solutions of international eco
pomic, social End other humanitar-
ian problems and promote respect
for human rights and fundamental
freedoms.
Main Bodies Outlined.
@. Through what main bodies
would the organization operate?
A. A general assembly, composed
of representatives of all member
states, meeting in annual and spe-
cial sessions, in which each state
would have one vote:
A security council, composed of
Of II member states
and so organized as to be able to
function continuously. The United
States, Great Britain, the Soviet
Union, China, and eventually
France. would have permanent seats,
while six states would be elected for
two-year terms by the general as
sembly;
An international court of justice,
to whose statute all members bf the
would be parties;
A secretariat, comprising an ex-
pert staff and headed by q secretary
general as chief administrative off,
GER;
An economic and social council,
composed of representatives of Is
member states chosen by the gen.
eral assembly for three-year terms;
A military staff committee, COM
posed of the chiefs Of staff of the
permanent members of the security
council or their representatives with
provision for the participation by
other states when necessary.
@. What States would be members
OF the organization?
A. Any peace-loving State could
become a member of the organiza-
ton. States which do not become
original members could be admitted
by the general assembly of the Sc
curity Council.