Evening star., 1946-01-08
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ton Of the UNO control commission
: Since Mr.. Byrnes agreed with
Soviet Foreign Commissar Moloto,
and British Foreign Secretary Bevir
at their Moscow meeting last month
to sponsor resolution jointly in its
present form, he is expected to resist
any formal revision.
u. S. Can Use Veto.
His statement pointed out that the
UNO commission would be empow-
cred only to make recommendation
with no Authority to obtain informa
tion not given it voluntarily, and
that its recommendation would &c
for action to the UNO Security
Council. where the United States
could block any it did not like by its
veto power.
He emphasized that the commits
sion would be concerned, not with
how atomic energy is produced, but
"how it shall be controlled in the
interest of peace"
These assurances were made pub
lie after Mr. Byrnes appointed a
flve-man committee to study what
specific controls and safeguards
would be necessary to protect Amer
ican interests when the proposed
UNO commission begins functioning
He said this group will keep in touch
with appropriate congressional COM
mittees and will make results of its
study available to American repre-
sentatives on the UNO commission
Acheson Is Chairman.
Those named to the committee
are Undersecretary of State Dean
Acheson, chairman; John j. McCloy
former Assistant Secretary of War
and the three men who directed de-
velopment of the atomic bomb-Dr
Vanneaver Bush, DR.. James B.
Conant and Maj. Gen. Leslie r.
Groves.
Mr.. Byrnes said he would remain
in London until the UNO Assembly
completes action on the atomic
commission proposal.
Leaving with him at SIT pm. yes
terday in President Truman's C-54
plane, "the Sacred Cow" were Mrs.
Byrnes, Assistant Secretary of State
James G. Dunn and Mrs. Dunn,
State Department Counselor Ben
jamin v. Cohen, Charles E. Bohlen,
special assistant to Mr.. Byrnes; Col.
Hugh Kelly, liaison officer, and Miss
Cassie Connors, Mr.. Byrnes' secre-
tary.
Text of Statement.
The text of his statement, which
he said was issued in response to
questions raised about the resolution
for creation of the UNO commis-
sion on atomic energy, follows:
I'm accordance with usual prac-
tice, the resolution as to the control
of atomic energy will undoubtedly
be referred to committee and our
representatives will have ample op-
portunity to make certain that there
is no misunderstanding as to the
purpose, scope and operation of the
commission.
THE phases of the problem which
the commission is to inquire into
are the phases of the problem raised
by the discovery of atomic energy
referred to in the opening sentence
of the proposed resolution. The
problem referred to was not how
atomic energy is produced, but how
it shall be controlled in the interest
of peace. I do not see how the
language used can possibly be con-
strued to give the commission au-
thority to obtain information which
is not publicly available or which is
not voluntarily given to it.
Under the United Nations Char
ter, neither the Assembly nor any
commission created by it has au-
thority to compel action on the part
of any state. The language of the
resolution makes clear that even as
Ito the exchange of basic scientific
information for peaceful purposes
the commission has authority only
to make recommendations.
U. S. Can Keep Secret.
while our delegation to the AS.
sembly may vote to authorize study
by commission of the internationa
problems raised by the discovery oi
atomic energy, such action could moi
give to the commission the author.
ity to decide what information the
United States or any other govern.
ment should place at its disposal.
If the commission, upon which
the United States is represented
recommended the exchange of any
stated information, this recon.
mendation would go to the Security
Council. Action by the Security
Council requires the concurrence o.
the five permanent members, in.
Guiding the United States. There.
fore, unless the United States con.
ours in the recommendation it coulc
not be adopted.
II the United States cOncufreC
and the Security Council adopted
the recommendation, it would still
be for the Government of the Unitee
States by treaty or by congressional
action to determine to what exten
that recommendation should b,
acted upon. If action is required b,
treaty it would take a two third
vote of the Senate to ratify tht
treaty. Under all these circum
stances I think the interests of tn,
United States are fully protected.
Before the first session our dele.
cation will have a meeting and W,
will have an opportunity to discus
all subjects on the agenda"
Iran Will Delay Request
For UNO Study Of Problems