Evening star., 1946-01-08
Byrnes Expects Rift
In U. s. Delegation on
Atom 10 Be Settled
Ry the Associated Press.

SUdUc oyIlttS S6lu tUl11Sllt tllCIS wa
mo doubt" that the atomic safe
guard iss,le which has come uI
within the American delegation tt
the United Nations Assembly woule
be worked out satisfactorily.
Mr.. Byrnes said he expected tt
have an early talk with Senator
Vandenherg, Republican, of Michi.
gan, member of the delegation
whom he described as his friend
He also sent word to Foreign Minis.
ter Ernest Bevin of Britain through
Foreign Ofdce> official that hi
hoped to see him tomorrow.
Receiving newsmen in his hote
about half an hour after he arrived
here by plane, Mr.. Byrnes was askec
whether he thought the atomic
question, which has become a major
issue insofar as secrecy safeguards
are concerned, would be worked out
satisfactorily
Il am sure it will be- he replied
There. can. be no doubt of that
Whenever people have the same OBJ
iective they never have trouble find
ing language to reach the objective.
He said he had issued his state
ment that the American vetos in the
United Nations Security Council
could be used to protect American
atom bomb information in order to
help out reporters in the United
States.
Two or three reporters had sub
mitted questions about the atomic
bomb resolution which the big pow
ers will sponsor at the United Ma
tions meeting, Mr.. Byrnes said.
Acceptance of U. S. Stand Seen.
Meanwhile, two British news
agencies reported that the British
delegation to the assembly will ac-
cept the American Interpretation
of the resolution to set UP the pro-
posed atomic control commission. .
Exchange Telegraph said the main
point to which Great Britain will
agree is that the resolution will grant
no authority to the commissioners to
visit atomic production plants and
investigate the processes used in the
United States.
The British Press Association said
Mr.. Byrnes' statement on atomic en-
ergy last night "is felt to be in ac-
cordance with the atom talks be-
tween Prime Minister Attlee and
President Truman"
Mr.. Byrnes emphasized that the
UNO commission would not have
the authority to decide what infor-
nation the United States or any
government should place at its dis
posal.' He said the United States
could exercise it's veto power to de-
feat any request for information on
the atomic bomb which is considered
improper.
The British cabinet was reported
to have debated for two hours the
problem of atomic energy as it re-
lates to the United Nations.
The same agency said some of the
American delegates were startled
over the wording of the resolution
to give an 11-man atomic control
commission authority to inquire into
"an phases" of the atom problem.
Connally Named to Committee.
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee yes
terday was named the American
member of the initial United Ma
tions Committee on Political and
Security Questions.
His appointment was disclosed at
g. news conference which two Re-
publican delegates failed to attend
1t was the American delegation s
first public appearance.
Senator Connally's appointment te
the group which will handle the
vital atomic energy control issue
at the first United Nations Assembly
opening Thursday was announced
by former Secretary of State Ed
ward R. Stettinius, jr., chief OF the
American delegation. The two Re-
publicans who did not attend the
conference were Senator Vanden-
berg, Republican, of Michigan, and
John Foster Dulles, New York at
torney.
Chairman Bloom of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee was
placed on the Economic and FL
nance Committee.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt anc
former Senator Townsend of Della.
ware, the third Republican member
of the delegation, were named to the
Social, Humanitarian and Cultura
Committee. Senator Vandenbera
was placed on the Administration
and Budgetary Committee. Mr.
Dulles on the Trusteeship Commit.
tee and Frank Walker, former
Postmaster General, on the Lega
Committee.
Press Policy Outlined.
A press policy designed to provide
"full and timely information" or
events as they occur was laid dowr
for the American delegation.
Mr.. Stettinius pledged the fullest
possible access to delegates and doc
umentation. He also promised Amer.
lean support for the Preparatory
Commission recommendation thai
all plenary sessions and main com.
mittee meetings be open to the press
unless exceptional circumstances in
tervened.
In statement to the conference
Mr.. Stettinius said every effort viii
be made to provide the press with
full and timely information of tht
United Nations, since, as the Pre-.
paratory Commission declared, tht
United Nations cannot achieve tn,
purposes Cor which it has been ere.
ated unless the peoples of the worlc
sre fully informed of its aims ane
activities"
Mrs. Roosevelt declared she hopet
the press of the world would dedi
cate itself to informing all people
about the United Nations Organiza
ton in a manner that would encour
age them to support their delega