Evening star., 1946-11-30
Britain Rejects
Red Demand 10
Scrap A-Bonnb
Delegate Says Weapon
Should Be Bunned Only
In General Disorming
BY the Associated Pres.

ARA4AG ooSSG0Sy ~. 4., 4Nof'
30.-Great Britain today reject
ed demands of the Soviet Union
that scrapping of the atomic
bomb be the first step toward a
United Nations program OF arms
slashing.
Sir Hartley Shawcross, chief Brit
ish delegate, said he agreed that
the bomb should be outlawed but
only as part of the general plan.
II don't understand how the
Soviet government of all people can
suggest that rockets, meteorological
warfare and other instruments oi
mass destruction are not to be abol-
ished at once" he declared, adding
that it was not consistent to MAIN
tain huge armies and other deadly
weapons while insisting on elimi-
nation Of the atomic bomb.
France meanwhile warned that
control measures covering the atomic
bomb and arms cutting could not be
effective unless the veto right is
eliminated.
France Supports u. s. View.
Delegate Alexandra Parodi, chair.
man of the Atomic Commission
continuing general debate in the 54-
nation Political Committee on Rus
sia's broad disarmament proposals
commented:
''It seems evident that contro
cannot be control If one who Ii
holding control can by his owr
initiative evade it."
France thus lined up with The
United States, which long has in.
sisted that the veto power be out.
lawed in matters of atomic energy
and equally directly opposed the
Soviet Unions stand that the special
voting right in the Security Council
must be retained on all questions.
Suggests Special Agreement.
NJ. Parodi suggested that 1t might
be possible to find Q formula fol
special agreement among the biz
powers to place the atomic issue
outside the veto.
He agreed to accept the SovieI
proposal, which calls for interna-
tional control and inspections undel
Security Council bodies. as . basi.
for discussion but also made II
clear that he favored consideration
of Australian-Canadian amend.
ments which would, in effect, move
the control bodies outside the juris-
diction of the veto.
M. Parodi said that as q first steI
toward any arms reduction plan
steps must be taken to ease the
present international tension.
The general atmosphere is still
poisoned by war" he declared
What we need is q good dose Of
mutual confidence"
Opposes Interference With Group.
M. Parodi has repeatedly told the
other delegates during debate on
Russia's proposals that 1t was i'm
portant not to interfere with the
work of the Atomic Commission. He
is working steadily to whip together
a report which the commission has
decided should be made to the U. N
Security Council by December 81.
During discussion yesterday of the
arms limitation proposal, M. Parodi
said question by Sir Hartley Shaw.
cross, British delegate, on the veto
in connection with the Atomic Com
mission would inevitably come UP
some day and it would not facili-
tate matters to raise it now.
Russian Foreign Minister Moloto,
put before the committee Thursday
his disarmament plan, coupled with
Russian acceptance of an interna.
tional system of inspections an6
control within the framework of the
Security Council.
Meanwhile, The U. N. Security
Council agreed to accept a General
Assembly recommendation that IL
reconsider five rejected applications
for U. N. membership-but the
Council deferred until later meet.
ing just how and when it would
reconsider.
The five nations turned down last
August were Fire, Portugal, Trans
Jordan, Albania and Outer Mon.
golia.
The Council also agreed to take
up Slams application for member
ship after it was announced that
Siam had withdrawn an Indo- China
border complaint against France.