Evening star., 1946-07-11
Soviet Rejection
.0f Atom Control
Plan Reported
Security Council Rule
Favored Over Use of
Autonomous Authority
BY the lkssociuted Press

NEW YORK. July 1.-Russia
was reported authoritatively to-
day to have rejected Australia s
suggestion for an autonomous
authority controlling atomic en-
ergy and to have insisted upon
putting all atomic control under
the Security Council.
The Russian position was pre-
sented by Soviet Delegate Andrei A
Gromyko at the fifth and last meet
ing OF special subcommittee of the
United Nations Atomic Energy Com
mission which has been exploring
the whole question of atomic con-
troll 1t was closed session.
Mr.. Gromyko was quoted as say
ing he could see no necessity for
creating an autonomous body since
the U. N Charter stated that the
Security Council was the organ pri-
marily concerned with peace and
security.
Question of World Peace.
He was represented as saying
that the whole question of the use
OF atomic energy was a matter of
concern to world peace.
Mr.. Gromyko also was reported to
have declared that under his pro-
posal to keep atomic control under
the Security Council the veto cues
ton did not arise, contending that
any treaty or international conyen-
ton must be In accordance with the
U. N. Charter and that the enforce
ment OF atomic control would
therefore, have to operate under
Security Council rules.
The Security Council was occupied
today with formal Australian de-
mand for review of the veto rule by
the United Nations General Assem-
oly after Russia had tried to use the
veto yesterday to bar Canada from
Security Council deliberations on
atomic energy.
Move Blocked by Chairman.
The Russian move was blocked bv
ruling by Council Chairman
Francisco Castillo Najera of Mexico
but Mr.. Gromyko's grim insistence
that he again would seek to veto
Canada attendance Spurred a cam
palgn for restriction of the veto
power to major questions bearing
on the most serious and urgent mat
ters Directing the peace
Australian Foreign Minister Her
bert V. Evatt, who sought to con-
vince Mr.. Gromyko in heated debate
on and off the Council floor yester-
day that he could not exclude
Canada Willy-nilly, led the CAM
paign by formally requesting that
the veto rule be listed for discussion
by the General Assembly in Septem-
ber.
Vlsibly elated over the success of
challenging maneuvers he led to
block Mr.. Gromyko's latest veto at
tempt, DR.. Evatt INDUCED in a
whimsical paraphrase before the
Council: Sufficient to the day is
the veto thereof"
Gromyko Criticizes Statement.
The remark prefaced his saluta-
ton to DR.. Castillo Najera, who is
retiring from the Council presidency
after Mexico's one-month term in
the chair-a month in which the
Council experienced it's stormiest
session two weeks ago when Mr..
Gromyko fired a volley of three
Vetoes on the Spanish issue.
DR.. Castillo Najera took his leave
of the Council by saying in part:
Owing to recent incidents in the
deliberations of this Council. a
growing sentiment has developed in
public opinion, reflected in the world
press, towards the study of way of
revising the charter in order to pre-
vent the veto being extended to
cases which do not really merit such
a disproportionate measure as the
veto constitutes"
Doubts Merits of Talks.
Mr.. Gromvko, replying in his turn
to Dr. Castillo Najera's farewell. ex-
pressed doubts as to the merits of
valedictories or retiring chairmen.
and replied:
If Dr. Najera hopes to
achieve important results from this
statement, his hopes will be disap-
pointed: his statement will not have
the effect that he expects"
DR.. Eelco Van Kleffens of the
Netherlands. who will succeed DR.
Castillo Najera in the chair at the
next meeting, complimented both
the Mexican and DR.. Evatt, who also
is leaving to attend the Paris peace
conference, on their "firmness" in
blocking the Russian veto
The situation yesterday developed
| like this:
Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton OF
Canada, asked permission to attend
| (See U. NJ, Page A-5.)