Evening star., 1945-06-05
World Police Plan
Calls for Powerful
ce-keeping Force
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent

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BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent.
SAN FRANCISCO, June S.
The United Nations are making
plans to place powerful forces at
the disposal of the security
council of the new world organi-
cation, ready for instant use
against future aggression.
The Conference Committee deal
ing with the enforcement provisions
of the charter has completed its
work. This section is ready for
submission to the commission on the
security council, where it undoubt-
edly will be approved.
1t endows the projected new world
organization with teeth to enforce
peace far beyond anything the
League of Nations ever dreamed of.
Heart Of Organization.
The agreement on peace enforce
ment arrangements is hailed as the
most significant and largest con-
tribution to the charter thus far
finished. Chairman Connally OF the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, the American member OF the
Conference Committee in charge of
this matter, said today:
The committee dealing with en-
forcement measures has finished its
work and is ready to report to the
commission. The enforcement pro-
visions constitute the very heart of
the, organization"
The final draft of these enforce
ment provisions makes it clear that,
in the face Of any breach OF the
peace, the security council, which
Is to be in continuous session, is
empowered to order the most far
reaching diplomatic and economic
sanctions and all member states are
obligated to support these measures.
These may include partial or COM
plete interruption OF rail, sea, air,
postal, telegraphic, radio and other
means of communication of the OF .
Tending country.
Armed measures may either ac-
company or follow diplomatic and
economic sanctions. The council Is
authorized to use air, naval and land
forces as it deems necessary.
Available in Two Ways.
Armed power is to be made avail !
able to the council in two ways. Each
member state is to assign national
air force contingents for combined
enforcement action"
These contingents will be under the
command of the Military Staff Com
mittee of the security council.
Military agreements between the
council and the member states will
guarantee the availability of other
armed forces and facilities, includ-
ing land and naval units; these
additional forces will remain as part !
of each country's military establish.
ment, but they will be on call by
the council on whatever scale is
worked out in military agreements.
Preparation of these military
agreements is to be started soon.
The charter provides that the mill
tary staff committee is to comprise
the chiefs. of staff of the military
and naval forces of the United
States, Britain, Russia, China ana
France.
The committee can begin prelim-
mary negotiations, it is said, even
before the charter has been formally |
This preliminary work will
include estimates of the size and
variety Of the forces, ALLEGATION OF
bases and other facilities, and plans
involving rights Of passage
through any member nation for the
international forces.
Military Committees Functions.
The security councils military
staff committee is slated to play an
influential role. 1t will recommend
the size and range of the organiza-
tion's peace-enforcement machine
and be responsible for the employ
ment and command Of the forces
placed at its disposal. Although
each nations contributed contin-
gents will be under the command
of its national commander, the mill
tary staff committee will be author
lied to pool these forces to meet
strategic situations and to appoint
a supreme commander for a given
operation.
The committee also will be ex-
pected to advise the council on the
regulation of ornaments and pos
sible disarmament" The commit
tee is authorized to establish regional
subcommittee to aid in the enforce
ment work.
Air force contingents and other
assigned forces will be worked out
on basis of each nations military,
industrial and population strength.
Conceivably, the security councils
air force will in many ways be COM
parable to the American Goth Bomb
er Command. which has almost a
world range, directed by the central
authority Of the joint chiefs of
staff.
No part of the American naval
and land forces will be at the in
slant command of the security