Evening star., 1944-08-14
Hull Receives
Draft Of Soviet
Security Plan
Proposal Will Be
Discussed at PorIey
Here Next Week
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD.

Secretary of State Hull re-
vealed today that Soviet Russia
has presented to the American
Government its own draft of a
plan for the organization Of
postwar world security, to be
considered at the Dumbarton
Oaks conference which will con-
vene next Monday. He was not
prepared, however, to discuss its
contents or express any opinion
on it.
This development was made
known shortly after the Secretary,
who has just returned from a brief
vacation, received the British dele
cation to the conference, headed by
Sir Alexander Cadogan, British
permanent undersecretary of state
for foreign affairs. They were pre-
sented by the Earl of Halifax, the
British Ambassador.
Mr.. Hull told his press confer
ence he was delighted to have such
an able group here from London,
adding that he understood The Rus
sian government also would send a
similarly qualified delegation.
Halls Briton's Statement.
He said that he noted with inter-
est and encouragement Sir Alexan-
der's statement yesterday that the
British government found nothing in
the American plan of postwar secu-
rity to which it could take excep-
ton. The British also have sub
mltted plan of their own, which is
understood to be complementary to,
rather than divergent from, the
United States project
In general terms, Mr.. Hull said he
was delighted with the evident in
terest and enthusiasm shown for the
conference. Tracing the steps lead
ing up to the present developments.
Mr.. Hull said the American plan
had been presented last May to
Great Britain, Russia and China,
giving them opportunity to study it.
In line with his optimism, Mr..
Hull took note of the third anniver-
sary of the signing of the Atlantic
Charter on August IA. 194l, in a
statement declaring that since then
significant advances have been
made in international collabora-
ton"
Stronger Collaboration Seen.
He mentioned. among others, the
conference on relief and rehabilita-
ton, the Moscow meeting of Rus
sian. British and American foreign
ministers, the Cairo Conference
among President Roosevelt, Prime
Minister Churchill and Gen. Chang
Kai-shek. the Teheran Conference
in which Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr..
Churchill conferred with Premier
Stain of Russia. and added:
There is sound reason for believ-
ing that the present effective coll
laboration of the United Nations,
which began in the midst of a terri
BILE war for survival, will be con-
tinued and strengthened in the
future for the maintenance of peace
and security"
Sir Alexander held a joins press
conference at the British Embassy
with Lord Halifax yesterday. Both
have just returned from London.
They arrived at the National Airport
late Saturday. after having been met
in New York by Undersecrstary Of
State Stettinius.
London's Viewpoint.
In summary of London's view
point on the war in its current stage,
Lord Halifax said that the British
were encouraged by reports from
all fronts-Normandy, Italy, Russia
and the Far East. They were not,
however, given to "overoptimism,"
and he personally would not attempt
to predict the end of the war in
either Europe or Asia The robot
bombs, he said. were causing tre-
mendous suffering in London, but
would have no effect on British
determination to see the struggle
through to victory over both Ger.
many and Japan.
Sir Alexander, a slender middle
aged man with blond hair and
close-cropped mustache, said that
the groundwork for the present Sc
curity talks were laid last spring in
London during the visit there Of
Mr.. Stettinius.
They found, he said, that their
thoughts ran along parallel lines.
and it seemed hopeful to hold the
present conference to implement the
agreements made in Moscow last
year among the foreign ministers
OF the United States, Great Britain
and Russia and the ambassador of
China there to set up a world peace
organization.
Memoranda Exchanged.
Later, Sir Alexander recalled, the
British exchanged with the United
States several memoranda setting
out their respective ideas as to
the lines upon which such an or
ganization might be built. 1t was
apparent from his remarks that
the State Department already was
fully advised as to British ideas
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