Evening star., 1946-12-14

lmaior weapons and not dissipate ouI
energies on the less important prob
lens of controlling pistols and hand
lgrenades.
II we are really interested IN
defective disarmament, and not
merely In talking about it, we should
instruct our representatives on the
Atomic Energy Commission to press
forward with its constructive pro-
posals They have been at work six
months. They can file an interim
report next week. do not want
the work of that commission to be
sidetracked or sabotaged.
l am glad that the proposed reso-
luton raises in connection with the
problem Of disarmament the ques-
ton of disposal of the troops and
the justification of their presence
on foreign soil. For disarmament
necessarily raises the question Of the
use which may be made of arms and
armed forces which are not pro-
hibited. Reducing ornaments will
not bring peace if the arms and the
armed forces that remain are used
to undermine collective security.
The United States has persistently
pressed for the early conclusion OF
peace treaties with italy and the
ex-satellite states. We want to make
possible the complete withdrawal
of troops from those states.
The United States has persistently
urged the conclusion Of treaty
recognizing the independence OF
Austria and providing for the with
draWal of foreign troops.
Austria, in our view, is a hber-
ated and not an ex-enemy country.
The United States, United Kingdom
and Soviet Union, as signers Of the
Moscow declaration of 1943 are OBJ
ligated to relieve her Of the burden
of occupation at the earliest pos
sible moment.
Occupation Ceilings Urged.
The United States believes that
armed occupation should be strictly
limited by the requirements of col
lective security.
n
the Council of Foreign Ministers
that we should fix agreed ceilings
on the occupation forces in Europe.
We could not secure agreement this
week, but we shall continue our
efforts to reduce the occupation
forces in Europe. We are also pre-
pared to fix agreed ceilings for the
occupation forces in Japan and
Korea.
On vi day we had over 5000, 600
troops overseas. We had to send
with them extensive supplies and
equipment which could not be dis
posed Of overnight.
But, despite the tremendous prob
lem Of liquidating our extensive
overseas war activities, today we
have less than $4,000 troops outside
of American territory. Most OF
these troops are in Germany, Japan
and the Japanese islands, Korea,
Austria and Venezia Guilia.
The great majority of the troops
we have on the territory Of the other
states outside these occupation areas
are supply or administrative per-
sonnel. Let me state specifically
just what combat troops we have in
these other states.
We have total of $4,000 military
personnel in the Philippines, but
only about 10000 are combat forces,
air and ground, and of these 1900
are Philippine scouts. These troops
are In the Philippines primarily to
back up our forces in Japan. Sub
stantial reductions are contemplated
in the near future.
$1,000 Combatants in China.
OF the 10000 troops we have in
China, about $1,000 are combat
troops and roughly one-half of these
are under orders to return home.
b We. have about 1,500 troops zin
Panama, excluding the Canal Zone
One thousand of these, composed OF
q small air unit and some radar air
warming detaciih1ents, can be classi :.
fed as combat forces. We have, Of