Evening star., 1946-06-10
U.N. N.FacesBusyWeek
With Spain and Atom
Topping It's Agenda
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

bf me Assoeiofed FrssS
NEW YORK, June 1O-The
United Nations today plunged into
a week Of heavy work with discus
sions OF atomic energy and Franco
Spain high-lighting the crowded
calendar.
Aside from these complicated
political questions, the economic
and social council speeded efforts
to reconcile differences between
Russia, the United States and Brit
ain on several important issues. The
Council hopes to meet a June 20
adjournment deadline.
The Security Council has been
tentatively called to meet at 2 pm.
tomorrow to debate on a subcom-
mittee's report on the Franco
regime. A compromise plan was
reported in sight.
The subcommittee report recon-
mended that if Generalissimo
Franco remains in power in Sep
tember the 51-nation General AS
sembly should call on the entire
membership to break relations with
the Spanish government.
Delay in Prospect.
Indications today were that the
Security Council meeting might be
postponed until later in the week
In view of request from the British
government for more time to consult
its home government. A spokesman
for the delegation said Britain's
weekend victory celebration and
the observance of Whit-Monday in
London had delayed the final in
structionS
Herschel Johnson, United States
representative, completed confer
ences in Washington over the week
end and was reported ready to pro-
ceed.
The compromise plan was re-
ported to call for:
Adoption of the report with mod
iflcations; removal of a time limit
on the suggested break, with any
decision as to date being left up toI
the Assembly, and minor revisions
tending to make recommendations
to the Assembly more flexible.
In explaining such a compromise,
source close to one of the dele
cations said some nations felt they
did not want to commit themselves
now as to what should be done in
September, feeling that new condi-I
tions might arise to make some
other course more desirable.
Russian Objection Expected.
Russia could be expected to op-
pose such compromise on the basis
of an earlier statement by an au-
thorized Soviet spokesman that the
subcommittee report did not goI
far enough. Russia specifically OBJ
jected to the finding that Franco
Spain was not "an existing threat
to peace" but rather "a potential
threat" and also opposed the sug-
gestion that the assembly rather
than the Council should call for a
break in relations. The Assembly
convenes here September 3.
Jose Giral, Premier of the eXiled
Spanish Republican government and
the only witness heard directly by
the subcommittee, left Mexico yes
terday en- route to France and
planned to stop off here for the
Council deliberations on the Span
ish case.
The atom bomb goes before the
u N. Friday with convening of the
12-nation commission for, control
OF atomic energy. The II countries
represented on the Security Council
and Canada have seats.
Baruch to See Truman.
Bernard M. Baruch, United States.
representative, was scheduled to
complete a statement outlining the
policy of his Government after con-
sultation early this week with Presi-
dent Truman. He was expected to
be named provisionl chairman and
present the important document at
the first session.
Seeking means to channel atomic
energy to peaceful ends and elm
mate all weapons adaptable to mass
destruction, the commission will
draft specific proposals for:
l. Extending between all nations
the exchange of basic scientific in
formation for peaceful ends.
2. Control of atomic energy to the
extent necessary to insure its use
only for peaceful means.
Elimination of Atom Weapons.
3. The eliminations from national
ornaments of atomic weapons and
all major weapons adaptable to mass
destruction.
4. Effective safeguards by way of
inspection and other means to pro-
tect complying states against the
hazards of violation and evasions.
The Economic and Social Council
meets again tomorrow at $50 am.
Controversies before it included
whether:
The U. N. should admit nonmem-
Der nations to subsidiary organiza-
tions; the U. NJ should aid war
devastated countries not holding
membership; the world federation
of trade unions, which includes the
Gro but not the AFL, should be
given special rights to have a rep
resentative sit with the Council and
express the views of labor, and war
refugees should be sent back to their
own country without the individuals
consent.
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