Evening star., 1946-12-31
u. ). Asks Atom
Get Top Place
In Arms Talks
U. N. Council Receives
Proposal as 1t Takes
Up Soviet Resolution
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Dec. 81.
The United States in a surprise
maneuver proposed today that
the United Nations Security
Council give top priority to the
atomic energy problem in its
quest for worldwide arms limi-
tation.
Herschel v. johnson, American
delegate and chairman of the Coun-
Gil, laid a brief resolution before the
delegates as they met to consider a
Russian resolution calling for the
Council to tackle the whole problem
of general arms limitation with the
utmost speed.
The Council, with Soviet Russia
in agreement, decided to take up the
arms resolution at meeting to be
held not later than next Tuesday.
Questions on Agenda.
At that time it will have before It:
l. A sweeping General Assembly
resolution calling for worldwide
arms limitation and reduction of
armed forces.
2. The Russian resolution asking
quick implementation of the AS
sembly proposals.
3. The American resolution seek
ing to put atomic control at the
top of the list.
4. A request from the Foreign
Ministers Council for the Security
Council to start consideration of
Trieste, over which the United Ma
tions will have beneral supervision.
With the major business out Of
the way, Mr.. Johnson paid tribute
to the delegates of Mexico, Egypt
and the Netherlands, whose terms
end today. They will be replaced
tomorrow by Colombia, Syria and
Belgium.
Mr.. johnson offered this resolu-
ton to the Council:
"The Security Council resolves
that:
81. Pursuant to the General As
sembly resolution of December IA
concerning the principles govern
ing the general regulation and re-
duction of ornaments it gives first
priority to the establishment of in
ternational control over atomic
energy and, accordingly, it will con-
slider and act upon the forthcoming
report of the AtJmic Commission
as soon as received;
80. It will thereafter consider
what further practical measures it
should take and in what order of
priority for the implementation Of
the said General Assembly resolu-
tion."
Russian Proposal Not Opposed.
The United States, in another sur
prise maneuver, had proposed that
the Council postpone consideration
of resolution on arms limitation
submitted by Andrei A. Gromyko,
Soviet delegate, until all proposals
on arms regulation could be taken
up at the same time.
Mr.. johnson told the Council that
the United States did not oppose
placing the Russian resolution,
turned in last Saturday, on the
agenda, but felt that all resolutions
on the subject should be dealt with
concurrently.
The Russian resolution would re-
quire the Council to proceed with
the utmost speed in working out
practical measures for implementing
the General Assembly resolution on
arms regulation. Also, it would
establish a commission with in
structions for that group to submit
a report on arms control plans with
in at least three months.
The difference in the United
States and Russian resolutions is
that the United States seeks to at
tack the atomic problem first while
Russia would tackle the whole arms
question at the start.
The report of the Atomic Energy
Commission, mentioned III the
United States proposal, was agreed
on yesterday by the commission
with 10 nations backing the Ameri-
can plan for atomic control and
Russia and Poland abstaining.
Mr.. johnson was presiding for the
last time this month as chairman
of the Council.
Trieste Problem Presented.
The Security Council officially re-
ceived the problem of Trieste from
the Foreign Ministers Council, but
delayed action until the delegates
could consult their governments.
When the Council convened at
11:21 am. Mr.. johnson called at
tention to a letter sent to the dele
gates from the Council of Foreign
Ministers on Trieste.
He did not go into detail, stating
that the letter had been left OIL the
agenda to permit delegates to con-
suit their governments.
Mr.. johnson suggested that the
question be taken up not later than
January Is. .
The Foreign Ministers agreed at
their recent meeting in New York
that Trieste should come under su-
pervision of the United Nations
The Security Council was charged
with the primary supervision over
the Trieste area.
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