Evening star., 1946-12-05

ton, but observers pointed out that
the United States wants action on
the atomic question. This was said
to be especially the case since Rus
sian Foreign Minister Molotov made
a statement yesterday which United
Nations delegates had awaited for
a considerable time
United Nations efforts to set up
worldwide arms limitation machin-
cry started off on note of harmony
today when a subcommittee agreed
unanimously to accept the United
States plan as basis for discussion.
The new spirit of Cancellation, ini-
tiated yesterday by Mr., Molotov's
agreement that any inspection and
control agencies to enforce an arms
reduction program must be free of
the veto, was evident from the open
ing. of the new 20-nation drafting
Subc committee's first session.
Senator Connally, American dele
gate. and MIR. Molotov started the
session by proposing that Assembly
President Paul-Henri Spaak of Bel
gium be elected chairman. The sub
committee agreed unanimously.
Top Priority for Atom.
Mr.. Molotov got down to brass
tacks on the inspection and con-
troll features of disarmament wher
he told the U. ~ Political Commit.
tee yesterday that organization.
should be set up within the frame
work Of the U. N. Security Council
for the inspection and control ol
arms limitation regulations.
Russia has proposed general dis
armament, but the Soviet deIega-
Ition and the United States agree
that atomic weapons should have
top priority in considering control
Mr.. Molotov said the veto power
of the five permanent members of
the Security Council had no rela-
tion to the work of the commits
SionS.
Consequently" he said in this
highly significant paragraph con-
tanned in the u. N. translation of
his speech, ''it is entirely wrong to
consider the matter in the light
that any government possessing
the right of veto will be in posi-
ton to hinder the fulfillment of the
control and inspections.
THE control commissions are not
the Security Council and therefore
there are no grounds whatsoever
for saying that any power making
use of the right of veto will be in
a position to obstruct the course of
control. Every attempt to obstruct
the control or inspection carried
out in accordance with the decisions
taken by the Security Council will
be nothing other than violation
of the decisions of the Security
Council" !"
Baruch Fights for Control.
Mr.. Baruch has fought since last
June 14-and even before for es-
tablishment of a system of control
and regulation of atomic energy
which would not be subject to the
right of veto lin the Security Coln-
ell.
Russia, for long weeks of debate
in the commission, has insisted that
inspection would be violation OF
national sovereignty and urged in
stead that atomic energy be regu-
lated by an international treaty
abolishing atomic weapons and
providing for individual national
control of offenders.
Thus the matter stood until Oc-
tober when Prime Minister Stain
of Russia said in a statement that
there should be international con-
troll for atomic energy Mr. Molotoy
followed that yesterday with his
clear statement, in answer to re-
peated questions from other dele
cations.
Many Meetings Scheduled.
Many committee meetings again
were scheduled today for the U. N
Assembly, which is trying to COM
|plete its work by late next week.
subcommittee on disarmament,
and Spain, appointed by the Political
Committee after long debate yester-
day, were called this morning
third subcommittee, charged with
drafting an acceptable compromiss
on the veto question, was called tt
meet at 8 pm. at the same time tn,
Political Committee arranged tx
meet. Reports from the veto sub
committee said 1t had more proposals
now than it had when the matter
was referred to 1t earlier this week