Evening star., 1946-11-24
U. 5. Maintains Hope
OF u. n. Accord on
World Troop Census
BY the As.ocintsd pr...

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Nov. 23.--
The United States was hopeful of
agreement tonight on world troop
inventory and disarmament pro-
posak before the United Nations as
private talks began among the Big
Five powers on conflicting British
and Russian plans.
Authoritative sources. however.
said the American delegation was
ready to support British proposals
Tor joint United Nations discussions
on the two controversial issues If
weekend talks failed to reconcile
British and Russian views.
The present plan, these sources
said, is for the United States to
support the British plan for COM
bining the two important issues, if
the present consultations fail, and
in the event the British resolution
is defeated, the United States might
offer proposals of its own.
British Consider Compromise.
At the same time, British sources
said the United Kingdom delegation
was considering the feasibility of Of
fering a compromise plan which
would include United Nations in
spection board to determine the ac-
curacy of figures submitted on
troops of all member countries at
home and abroad.
British sources argued that such
an inspection board would tie in
closely with disarmament. The
United States has proposed world
wide inspection of ornaments, a
point the Americans insist Is alb
solutely necessary if an arms limi-
tation program is to succeed.
An American spokesman said
early today that his delegation al
ready had started private discus
sions with Russia, Great Britain,
France and China in the move to
reconcile the Soviet and British
viewpoints.
U. s. to Seek Definite Proposal.
The spokesman emphasized that
the sessions were not to be consid-
cred as official conferences but
rather informal discussions. At the
close of the talks, expected to con-
tinue until Monday, the United
States delegation will attempt to
solidify the results into a proposal.
While the United States is said
to be pledged to support the British
proposal calling for joint discus
sion of the troop inventory and dis
armament issues, an American
spokesman said his delegation want
ed to make it clear that the United
States is ready to disclose informa-
tion on its troops at home and
abroad Immediately.
The disagreement between Britain
and Russia boils down to this:
The Russians insist that the
troop inventory abroad should be
made now and not linked with dis
armament.
The British insist that the two
should be combined.
Russians Want Report Delayed.
The Russians however, said they
would not object to a report on
troops at home, but argued that 1t
should be done later in connection
with disarmament.
The British insist on the troop
inventory including those at home
and abroad and want it linked
with disarmament.
The United States is more or less
In agreement with both the Brit
tsh and the Russians.
American sources said the United
States however, wants the troop
inventory to include those at home
as well as those abroad regardless
of whether it is made in connection
with disarmament or separately.
They said the United States feels
that the troop census is necessary.
The five-power talks were made
possible when the United States,
taking the initiative in the contro-
versy, obtained a postponement un-
til Monday of the 54-member U. N.
Political Committee which is deal
ing with the two issues.