Evening star., 1946-01-14
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For Prompt 0. K.
|0fAtomCo Control
Calls for Pledge of
Land, Seq, Air Forces
For World Police
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER,

United Nations Assembly today
to approve promptly" the Gre
alton of a special commission on
control of atomic energy and to
pledge land, sea and air forces to
a world police force.
Opening the first general policy
debate in the Assembly, Mr.. Byrnes
pledged full cooperation of the
United States in the new world Or
ganization. He spoke after the AS
sembly broke a deadlock over the
18th and final seat on its important
Economic and Social Council.
Urging the Assembly to approve
the formula for the atomic commits
sion drafted at the Moscow Foreign
Ministers Conference, Mr.. Byrnes
declared:
I'VE must not fail to devise the
safeguards necessary to insure that
this great discovery is used for
human welfare and not for more
deadly human warfare.
I'VE should begin upon this task
Immediately. The establishment OF
commission to deal with the prob
lens raised by the discovery Of
atomic energy is inseparably linked
with the problem of security. 1t is
matter of primary concern to all
nations"
Sponsored by Six Nations.
The resolution to create the COM
mission is jointly sponsored by the
United States, Britain, Russia,
Canada, France and China. In ef-
feet it would turn the atomic prob
lem over to the Security Council for
solution. Canada, which narrowly
missed election to the council Fri
day, would sit in with the Council
on all atomic discussions because
she worked with Britain and the
United States in the development
of the atomic bomb,
Promising cooperation in the new
peace organization, Mr.. Byrnes said:
twenty-five years ago we in the
United States were not fully aware
of our responsibility. But with
others, we have learned from expe-
rience. This time both the United
States Government and its people
are deeply conscious of their respon-
sibility. This time, on their behalf.
I pledge full and wholehearted CO.
operation"
The new peace organization. he
said, has been born in the "inde-
scribable pain and suffering of
many peoples in many lands" and
must live because in this atomic
age the common interest, which
should unite free nations in main
tanning a friendly, peaceful world,
far outweighs any possible conflict
in interest which might divide
| them"
Great states as well as small
states" he added, must come to
view their power as sacred trust
to be exercised not for selfish pur-
poses but for the good of all peo-
pies
Mr.. Byrnes warned against over
burdenlng the organization, espe-
cially at the start, with all sorts Of
problems in expectation of magic
solutions"
Let us beware of the die-hard
enthusiasts as well as the die-hard
unbelievers," he said.
New Zealand Withdraws.
| Yugoslavia was elected to the
final vacancy on the Economic and
Social Council after New Zealand
withdrew. Neither country had re-
ceived the necessary two-thirds ma
jority in voting Saturday in which
II members were selected.
The assembly decided that China,
Peru, France, Chile, Canada and
Belgium will be the three-year men,
bers of the council.
Russia, Britain, India, Norway,
Cuba and Czechoslovakia were
elected to two-year terms. This left
the Ukraine, Greece, Lebanon. the
United States, Colombia and Yugo-
slavia to serve one-year terms.
The assembly then decided that
henceforth in Assembly elections a
majority should be counted on the
total of votes deposited instead of
on those considered valid. Two bal
lots have been nullifled so far in
Assembly elections.
Bevin Expected to Speak.
Later this week UNO will hear
spokesmen Of many others of the
51-member nations, including Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin.
British sources said Mr.. Bevin
probably would offer to place Brit
aims inundated territories from the
World War-including Palestine
under new United Nations trustee
ship system.
Other United Nations sources said,
however, that the offer might be
conditioned on similar action by
other powers holding mandates.
The question of trusteeship, which
is urgent for Britain, is not at the
moment so important to the United
States, whose chief aim is to make
sure that it keeps control over stra-
tegic base areas captured in the
Pacific. Russia holds no mandates,
but has indicated she wants lead
ing role in the supervision of trus-
teeships.
Other Speakers Expected.
Debate on atomic controls may
continue through Friday or Satur-
day. Other speakers are expected
to include French Foreign Minister
Georges Bidault and Andrei j. Vish-
insky, Russian vice commissar for
foreign affairs.
Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium. AS
sembly president, said any one wish
ing to speak could do so.
The Steering Committee also
placed on the Assembly agenda a
British proposal to facilitate the
, work of the United Nations Relief
and Rehabilitation Administration.
This subject was considered of urg-
. ent Importance for action by the
delegates at this session OF the As
sembly.
Two Cuban proposals, however.
!, failed to reach the agenda. One,
proposing the broadening of the
| Steering Committee. was referred to
(See UNO, Page A-l29