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care of by an amendment which
would require veto by two or more
of the permanent members to pre-.
vent such action.
On another important issue In
which the medium and smaller ma
tions are interested-the general
veto power Of the permanent men,
bers of the Security Council-they
are sure to lose any move to elimi-
nate the veto of the use of force
Their one chance of a modification
of the veto power of the big nations
is in connection with the use OF
peaceful methods of settling dis
putes.
China, alone of the four sponsor.
Ing nations, has indicated a willing
ness to relinquish this veto power in
toto. The British, through Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden, have showr
a leaning toward modifying or wip-
ing out the veto power SO far as il
relates to the use of pacific measures
q. S. and Russia Adamant.
Both the United States and Rus.
sia are adamant against the relin.
quishment of the veto power as II
relates to the use of force, and it Is
not likely either of them will sup
port any further modification of the
veto as it relates to pacific measures
Medium and smaller nations re-
sent and fear this veto power left
in the hands of the five permanent
members of the council-the United
States, France, Britain, Russia and
China.
AS the Dutch put it, for example,
1t Is unfair and unsound to permit
any nation to veto the use of force
against itself if it becomes an ag-
gressor. No nation, they hold, should
be a judge in a dispute in which it
Is involved. Nor should any big ma
ton be allowed to veto the use OF
force against pet smaller nation,
should that nation become an ag-
gressor against another small nation.
Realizing that the effort to launch
a new international organization
would fail if this veto power was
removed, the Dutch will acquiesce
In it, however. And so will other
medium and smaller nations.
The arguments against an in
crease in the size of the Security
Council are summarized as follows
1. The Security Council is the
executive agency of the new inter-
national peace organization. It must
be small body, able to act promptly
2. The five permanent members
Of the council will represent 65
per cent of the people of the world
3. The medium and smaller ma
tions will be amply represented by
six nonpermanent members of the
council. These six members will be
elected by the General Assembly
the democratic agency of the organ
ization. They will constitute a
majority of the council at all times
and in large measure could control
in the council.
Arguments for increasing the size
of the Security Council are that a
larger representation of the medium
and smaller nations will increase
the democratic character of the
council, and that it will make rota-
ton of the nonpermanent members
more rapid, giving all the nations
chance to be represented in a
shorter period.
In answer to these arguments it
is pointed out that nonpermanent
members of the council are ineligi-
BILE for reelection, and this will
take care Of rotation. 1t is also
pointed out that since the General
Assembly will elect these members,
the democratic character of the
council will be taken care of, too.
Further, it is said, the Security
Council is not likely to take action
onDaSed nv the Assembly