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would play an important role came
to grief as result of friction with
the Senate, the present admins
tration has taken representative
Senators into its confidence all along.
It was upon the conclusion of his
NTH talk with a committee OF eight
Senators, headed by Chairman Con-
nally Of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, that Mr.. Hull made his an
nouneement. II @ s NJ
Secretary Hills statement said.
The first phase Of the informal
conversations with the eight Sena-.
tors has been concluded. We had
frank and fruitful discussions on
the general principles, questions and
plans relating to the establishment
OF an international peace and Sc
cairity organization In accordance
with the principles contained in the
MOSCOW four-ilation declaration, the
Connally resolution and other sim
liar declarations made in this coun-
try.
Il am definitely encouraged and
am ready to proceed, with the ap-
proval of the President, with in
formal discussions on this subject
with Great Britain, Russia and
China and then with governments
Of other United Nations.
Meanwhile, I shall have further
discussions with these and other
leaders OF both parties in the two
houses Of Congress and with others.
The door Of nonpartisanship will
continue to be wide open here at
the Department of State, especially
when any phase Of the planning for
postwar security organization is
under consideration"
Three Senators Approve Plan.
The Senate group with which Mr..
Hull has been comforting for more
than month is composed of four
Democrats, three Republicans and
one Independent, which roughly
represents the political complexion
OF the Senate. Three members of
the committee, Senators Gillette,
Democrat, of Iowa; White, Republi-
can, OF Maine, and Austin, Republi-
can, OF Vermont, spoke favorably
last night of Mr.. Hull's plan. 9th
ers said they might comment later.
Although Mr.. Hull's statement
made no reference to the probable
attitude of Great Britain, Russia
and China toward the proposed con-
versations, diplomatic observers
here believed 1t more than likely
that they have already agreed in
formally to attend.
tT'he Associated Press report
ed from London that Secretary
Hull's proposal lis certain to re-
ceive enthusiastic approval in
Britain. A dispatch from Chung
king said China was ready to take
part. No reaction has yet been
reported from Russia.)
The State Department proposal
may have had its origin in the four
power conversations in Moscow last
fall among representatives of the
United States, Great Britain, Rus
sia and China. Article 4 of the dec
laration adopted there provided:
That they (the four powers) rec
ognize the necessity of establishing
at the earliest practicable date
general international organization,
based upon the principle of the
sovereign equality of all peace-loving
states and open to membership by
all such states, large and small, for
the maintenance of international
peace and security"
Three Basic Points.
Since then Secretary Hull has
been IN frequent consultation not
only with the Senate committee. but
also with representatives of the
three other powers, on means of
translating this declaration into a
substantial fact. He now feels, ap-
parently, that these talks have
reached the point where negotia-
tions can be brought into the open,
Although the State Department
has said nothing officially as to the
nature of the plan under considera-
tion, 1t Is known to involve these
three basic points:
/. A council of the four big DOW
ers TO handle pressing political
questions As they may arise during
the rest Il the war and to act as