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boundary line or to blockade a
harbor. In this phase, authority of
the security council will be sought,
as provided in the Dumbarton Oaks
plan.
Attack Is Third Phase.
The third phase is reached when
an armed attack has actually been
made. Then the sovereign right of
self-defense becomes Immediately
operative and the regional agency
can act on its own authority, with
out first asking for authority from
the Security Council. In this phase
the international security organiza-
ton also may take action, if it is
deemed necessary, to help maintain
peace.
A fear has been expressed in
American quarters that if the re-
gional agency was compelled al
ways to 60 to the Security Council
for authority to make recommended
tions or to act in international dis
putes involving this hemisphere, ac-
ton might be blocked by the exer-
else Of the veto power given each
of the permanent members of the
council. This would render the
inter-American agency helpless, it
has been contended, to act in an
emergency. Such situation may
be cared for by an amendment
which would require a veto by two
or more of the permanent members
of the Security Council to prevent
action by the regional agency.
Americans Are Pleased.
The members of the American
delegation were today clearly pleased
that they had come to a unanimous
and definite conclusion on this issue
They expressed confidence that they
would be able to convince the other
powers OF the soundness of their
proposal.
Chiefs of delegations of the Big
Five nations-China. France, Rus
STA, Britain and the United States
met this afternoon to go over the
American proposal and conference
problems in general.
British Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden was reported to have
tossed in a suggestion that the
regional security program be broad
ened somewhat. He was said to see
a need, particularly as the Middle
East is concerned. to grant regional
systems more authority than the
Americans proposed.
Much Accomplished.
Working day and night the dele
gates to the conference have &C
complished great deal in two
and half weeks. The necessity of
speed has been impressed on them
especially because the heads of
some of the delegations were need
ed at home to meet situations aris-
ing from the end of hostilities in
Europe.
Russian Foreign Commissar v. NJ
Molotov was one of the first to go.
Mr.. Eden is leaving by plane Sum-
day morning, and so is Clement
Atlee, Deputy Prime Minister. The
British delegation will be headed
by the Earl of Halifax, Ambassa-
dor to the United States, during
the remainder of the conference,
just as the Russian Ambassador, A.
A. Gromyko, has taken over for the
Soviet delegation.
Mr.. Eden will travel by way of
Washington, where presumably he
will see President Truman.
From this point in the conference
greater emphasis will be placed on
the creation of the proposed eco
nomic and social commission, and
on economic and social issues. These
have been side-tracked in the effort
to deal first with political and secur-
ity problems. The United States
delegation began today the consi-
deration of economic questions.
Retain IL Members.
BY action of committee yesterday,
the number of members of the Sc
curity council was retained at IL,
as provided in Dumbarton Oaks.
The vote was SO for this proposal.
No negative votes we're cast, al
though several nations refrained
from voting, among them New zea-
land, Australia, Egypt and Ell Sal
Vador.
The decision must be ratified by
a conference commission, under
which the committee operates, and
by the full conference.
The Drmbarton Oaks pattern for
the Security Council approved by
the committee gives permanent"
seats to the Big Five nations-the
United States, Great Britain, Russia,
China and France-with the six
remaining seats to be rotated among
other nations at two-year intervals.
Many amendments to increase the
size of the council In order to give
greater recognition to the medium
and smaller nations had been sub
mitted, but were withdrawn before
the committee vote.s
Spokesmen for several countries
who previously had urged an in
crease in council membership said