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NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.-The tsrt
Of the arms reduction resolution
approved unanimously yesterday
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Resolution on the principles gov
erning the general regulation and
reduction Of armaments:
/. In pursuance to Article xI of
the Charter and with a view to
strengthening international peace
and security in conformity with the
purposes and principles Of the
United Nations, the General As
sembly recognizes the necessity for
an early general regulation and re-
duction of ornaments and armed
forces. Accordingly, the General
Assembly recommends that the Sc
curity Council give prompt consid-
Grafton to formulating the practical
measures, according to their priority,
which are essential to provide for
the general regulation and reduction
of armaments and forces and to
assure that such regulation and re-
duction Of armaments and forces
will be generally observed by all
participants and not unilaterally by
only some Of the participants. The
plans formulated by the Security
Council shall be submitted to the
signatory states tmembers) for rati-
fication In accordance with Article
26 Of the Charter.
Control Convention Urged.
Z. As an essential step towards
the urgent objective Of eliminating
from national armaments atomic
and all other major weapons adapt
able to mass destruction and the
early establishment Of international
control Of atomic energy and other
modern scientific discoveries and
technical developments to insure
their use only for peaceful purposes
the General AssenfDly urges the ex-
peditiots fulfilfhent by the Atomic
Energy Commission Of it, terms
of reference ~ set forth In Section
is Of the General Assembly resolu-
ton Of January a. 1S4s. In order
to insure that the general prohibi-
ton, regulation and reduction Of
|armaments are directed towards the
major weapons Of modern warfare
and not merely towards the minor
weapons. The General Assembly
recommends that the Security
Council expedite consideration oi
the reports which the Atomic En-
erey Commission will make to the
Security Council and that 1t facili-
tate the work Of that commission
and also that the Security Council
expedite consideration of . draft
convention or conventions for the
creation Of an international sys-
tenn Of control and inspection. these
conventions to include the prohibi-
ton Of atomic and all other majol
weapons adaptable now or In thu
future to mass destruction. and the
control Of atomic energy to the ex-
tent necessary to insure it, Use only
for peaceful purposes.
3. The General Assembly further
recognizes that essential to the gen.
eral regulation and reduction oi
armaments Is the provision OF prac.
tical and effective safeguards by way
OF inspection and other means tt
protect complying states against thu
hazards Of violations and evasions
Accordingly the General Assembly
recommends to the Security Council
that it give prompt consideration 4
the working out Of proposals to pro.
vide such practical and e1ectiYl
saferuaxds III connkc ton With l
|contfs ok Stosnic enes1y A1A OH
limits sti6n q fegula tfoIa of arll
ments.
To insure the adoption of nfeas.
urss for the eariy general .regulat4ng
|aa1d reduoti6H Of arnaleztte o.
armed forces, for thsp Pm dom
tbs use u atosnic energy for wAS'
Ike purposes and. the elimination
from national armaments OF atomi,
and an other major weapons adapta.
BILE now or in the future to mas
destruction, and for the control o
atomic energy to the extent to insure
its use only for peaceful purposes
there shall be established within
the framework Of the Security Coun'
ell, who bear the main responsibility
for the maintenance Of peace ane
security, an international system, Al
mentioned at the end Of paragraph
2, operating through special organs
which organs shall derive their pow