Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-09

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deem that failure to settle q dis
pute in accordance with procedures
indicated in paragraph 3 of section
A, or in accordance with its recon-
mendations made under paragraph
S of section A, constitutes a threat
to the maintenance of international
peace and security, it should take
any measures necessary for the
maintenance of international peace
and security in accordance with
the purposes and principles Of the
organization.
2. In general the Security Council
should determine the existence of
any threat to the peace, breach OF
the peace or act of aggression and
should make recommendations or
decide upon the measures to be
taken to maintain or restore peace
and security.
3. The Security Council should be
empowered to determine what diplo-
matte, economic, or other measures
not involving the use of armed force
should be employed to give effect to
its decisions, and to call upon men,
bers of the organization to apply
such measures. Such measures may
include complete or partial inter-
rupticn OF rail, sea, air, postal. tele-
graphic, radio and other means of
communication and the severance
of diplomatic and economic rela-
lions. ..-.--s....
4. Should the Security Council
consider such measures to be in
adequate, it should be empowered to
take such action by air, naval or
land forces as may be necessary to
maintain or restore international
peace and security. Such action may
include demonstrations, blockade
and other operations by air, sea or
land forces of members Of the or
ganization.
5. In order that all members of
the organization should contribute
to the maintenance of international
peace and security, they should un-
dertake to make available to the
Security Council, on its call and in
accordance with a special agree
ment or agreements concluded
among themselves, armed forces.
facilities and assistance necessary
for the purpose of maintaining in,
ternational peace and security
Such agreement or agreements
should govern the numbers and
types OF forces and the nature of
the facilities and assistance to be
provided. The special agreement or
agreements should be negotiated as
soon as possible and should in each
case be subject to approval by the
Security Council and to ratification
by the signatory states in accord
ance with their constitutional
processes.
8. In order to enable urgent mill
tary measures to be taken by the
organization there should be held
Immediately available by the men,
bers OF the organization national air
force contingentsl for combined in
ternational enforcement action. The
strength and degree of readiness of
these contingents and plans for
their combined action should be de-
termined by the security council
with the assistance of the military
stan committee within the limits
laid down in the special agreements
or agreements referred to in para
graph S above.
Z. The action required to carry
out the decisions of the Security
Council for the maintenance of in
ternational peace and security
should be taken by all the members
OF the organization in cooperation
or by some of them as the Security
Council may determine. This under
taking should be carried out by the
members of the organization by
their own action and through action
of the appropriate specialized or
CARNATIONS and agencies of which
they are members.
8. Plans for the application of
armed force should be made by the
Security Council with the assistance
OF the Military Staff Committee re-
ferred to in paragraph 8 below.
8. There should be established
Military Staff Committee, the
functions of which should be to
advise and assist the Security
Council on al1s questions relating
to the Security Councils military
requirements for the maintenance
OF international peace and security,
to the employment and command
of forces placed at its disposal, to
the regulation of ornaments. and
to possible disarmament. 1t should
be responsible under the Security
Council for the strategic direction
of any armed forces placed at the
disposal OF the Security Council.
The committee should be composed
OF the chiefs OF stan Of the perma-
nent members of the Security
Council or their representatives.
Any member Of the organization
mob permanently represented on the
committee should be invited by the
committee to be associated with It
when the efncient discharge Of the
committees responsibilities requires
that such ! state should participate
In Its work. Questions OF COM
mand of forces should be worked
out subsequently.
10. The members Of the Organise
ltion shoald Join ID af7ording mu-