The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
State Region Considered As Possibility
 RidgefieId Terroin
 Will Be Inspected
 By Loeotine Group

London, Dec. 29-(UP)- A six-nation inspection com mission today eliminated three possible sites for headquar- ters of the United Nations Organi- zation-Westhampton Beach in the New York area and Cape Cod and Springfield In the Boston area.
 The inspection group also added one area in the Boston district the North Shore-to those under consideration.
 The committee said it might in- spect previously unmentioned sites within the prescribed Boston and New York area
 The search for a spot to build the headquarters of the UNO was limited to the outlying areas Of New York and Boston.
 The objective is an idyllic spot where there is no danger in the foreseeable future of UNO head quarters being 'overlain by Sprawling city or sickened by in- duStrial nuiSances."
 When such a site is found UNO will be prepared to spend millions Of dollars to acquire land, construct impressive buildings and start the core of what it hopes will become a truly international center.
 Inspectors To Visit Sites
 The main buildings for the League of Nations at Geneva now are valued at more than S10,O00,000,
 A special inspection group of six United Nations representatives will leave here late next week to visit Is possible sites in the New York and Boston areas and probably any others further suggested in those areas.
 The 12-million interim site cogn- mittee in two days of secret meet ings narrowed the possibilities to New York and Boston by placing major emphasis on nearness to Europe a concession to the bitter but unsuccessful fight of western Europe to put UNO in Europe.
 Circles Drawn
 In reaching the final decision on what sites to inspect, the commit tee, in effect, drew two concentric circles around New York and BoS- ton.
 For Boston one was about 10 miles from the city's center and the other 50 to 60 miles. For New York the two circles were 25 and 30 miles from the center of New York City.
 The committee then said, in ef- feet, that any site within the inner circle was too close to the respective city and anything beyond the outer one was too far away.
 Cape Cod Considered The result is that the committee will give special attention in the Boston circles to Plymouth, the Worcester-Auburn area, the Con- cord-Lexington area and the Provi- dence area; and secondary conSid- eration to the Cape Cod area, the Orange-Quabbin area, Springfield and the Middlesex Fells area. r
 In the New York area the pre- ferred sites will be Westchester County, Ridgefield, Conn, Prince ton, N. J., and Hyde Park. In- spectors also will look at Vest hampton Beach and Kingston.
 The itinerary of the inspectors will be announced later.
 The committee has not listed specific requirements for the site but it has before it a number of suggestions known to have the SUD- port of many delegates.
 These include suggestions that the site should have:
 l. A belt of permanent park land or forest for two or three miles around headquarters.
 2. A stretch of suitable land more than five miles long for an airdrome.
 3. Good sites for central build- ingS in an area about a mile square so situated as to allow impressive architectural treat ment combined with practical convenience.
 4. Additional building areas for residential purposes and secre- tarial facilities.