Evening star., 1945-06-21
All Big Issues
Settled, Farley
To End Tuesday
Charter Completed
Except for Action
On Technical Details
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

The charter of the United Ma
tions, setting up a powerful
world organization designed to
maintain peace, has been COM
pleted in principle.
Agreement on the last con-
troversial issue - the scope of
discussion permitted the general
assembly of the new organiza-
tion-was reached late yesterday.
Despite the virtual completion Of
the document, the United Nations
Conference will not adjourn until
Tuesday, instead of Saturday as
American officials had hoped.
President Truman will come here
Monday and on the following day
Will speak at the closing session Of
the conference. In the meantime,
he remains guest of Gov. Mon c.
Wallgren of Washington.
A request of the Russian delega-
ton that it be permitted three days
in which to transmit the text of the
charter to Moscow for final approval
is the main reason for postponement
of adjournment.
Stettinius Announces Date,
Secretary of State Stettinius, an
nouncing the change in plans for
adjournment, said several delega-
tions had told him they would ap-
preciate brief postponement. He
said they wished to communicate
with their home governments.
There has also been unavoidable
delay in completing the final details
OF technical committees, and there
fore, of commission work." he added.
This, in turn, delayed the final
drafting by the coordination COM
mittee and the preparation of the
five official language texts Gin Eng
llsh, Russian, Spanish, French and
Chinese"
He said President Truman will
address the final conference session
at 4 or o'clock Pacific War Time)
Tuesday afternoon.
We can set this date with entire
confidence since the charter will be
in draft form tonight wednesday,
MI. Stettinius explained, "and only
technical and formal steps remain
to complete our great enterprise"
What would happen if Russia or
any other nation continued to object
to terms of the charter Is any ones
guess.
Signing Set for Monday.
The steps that remain include
the acceptance of technical commit
tee reports by conference commits
sions, final acceptance of the COM
missions reports by the conference
itself in plenary session, and the
actual signing of the United Nations
charter by the members of the so
delegations.
The signing, which it is estimated
will take eight hours, is scheduled
to begin Monday. Three documents
will be signed-the charter, the
statute of the international court of
justice and the document setting up
a preparatory commission, which is
to make plans for the first meeting
of the general assembly after the
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requisite number of nations.
The final crisis" of the conference,
which arose Unexpectedly last Sat-
urday. was resolved yesterday with
an agreement empowering the gen.
eral assembly to discuss any ques-
ton within the scope Of the char
ter" written here.
The issue was raised by Russian
Ambassador Andrei Gromyko, who
insisted that the language adopted
in conferece committee weeks ago,
giving the assembly power to discuss
any questions within the sphere Of
international relations" was too
broad. He wished to return to the
original Dumbarton Oaks text which
confined assembly discussions to
matters affecting "the maintenance
of international peace and security"
The Russian request was resisted
by Foreign Minister Herbert v. Evatt
of Australia, author of the commit
tee amendment broadening the
scope of assembly discussion.
How Compromise Reads.
The so-called compromise winning
agreement yesterday reads:
THE general assembly has the
right to discuss any questions or
any matters within the scope Of
the charter or relating to the powers
and functions of any organ in the
charter, and, except as provided in
paragraph 2 (b) of this section, to
make recommendations to the mem
bers of the United Nations or to
the security council or both on any
such questions or matters"
The exception referred to re-
strains the assembly from dealing
with matters then in the hands
of the peace-enforcing security
council.
Mr.. Evatt declared at a press con-
ference after agreement had been
reached that he believed the COM
promise language gave the assembly
a broad and comprehensive right
to discuss" practically every ques-
ton.
To understand how wide may be
the scope of discussion, he said, it is
only necessary to look at the whole
charter, which now has welfare"
side as well as security" side.
The Russian Ambassador said he
was satisfied that the new language
meant what it said.''
The assembly retains its right to
be entitled 'the town meeting Of the
world" Its powers have been ma
terially extended over those pro-
vided In the Dumbarton Oaks pro-
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