The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-25
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(COnLlQueQ rom rage A) power. Amendments would require 8 2-3 vote for paSsage-33 votes if all the 49 nations were present and voted.
 Cmdr. Harold E. Stassen, U. s. delegate, admitted late last night that this was the last tough nut" the World Secruity Conference has to crack. Prospects were that it might not be disposed of before aerly next week.
 But Stassen> also revealed that rapid and significant strides of progress" are being made on all other issues.
 He predicted that solution of the trusteeship issue will keep bright the objective of the advancement of the peoples concerned"
 His statement was made as a committee approved two more sec tions of the trusteeship plan after a hectic three hour session. The committee first defeated, 25 to 5, an Egyptian amendment intended, in effect, to reafflrm existing pledges for a free Palestine. Stassen argued that it was unnecessary because the present version already insured existing rights of dependent peoples and that more precise details could be worked out later. Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq were the five supporters of the amendment. The committee then beat down several other attempts by Arab states to alter the existing section on the rights of trustee people which finally was approved 29 to g. The committee also approved, 25 to l, the section proclaiming the duties of trustee powers in insuring that the territories play their full role in maintenance of international peace and security.
 | Other late developments:
 l. John Foster Dulles, represent ing the United States, served mo- tice in conference committee that this country will insist upon a strong clause in the chatter prohib- iting interference by the new league in the domestic affairs of member states. He made it plain that U s. Senate approval of the changes de- pended upon such clause.
 2. Sharp debate and the closest vote of the conference occurred in another committee which is trying to decide whether the assembly should be allowed to submit general conventions to member states for approval. The opposition argued that general conventions should be formulated by special international conferences rather than the assem- bly, of this organiza tion. The Brit ish delegate argued specifically that the amendment was dangerous, y that it would give excessive power" to the assembly, and intrude on domestic affairs. He was supported by the United States and Russia.
 The vote was 25 to 13 in favor of this amendment, but it was de- feated because 26 ayes" were re- quired under the 2-3 rule The roll call provided the first almost clear cut test Of little vs. big power strength France bolted the big powers but those joining the Big Four against the amendment were White Russia, the Ukraine, Czecho- slovakia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Nor way, Turkey South Africa and Yugoslavia.
 3. The big powers lined up soldly against attempts to expand the pro- vision for special international air force contingents to include other military forces as well.
 4. The United States suffered its first major defeat when it finally had to agree to let the section on the social and economic council retain as an objective the promo ton of full employment after two days of efforts to eliminate the phrase, the United States withdrew its objections on condition it could state it's interpretation of it in the commission minutes.