Evening star., 1946-12-11
CenisusReported
Dropped 10 Spur
Arms Limitation
Compromise Hingeson
Acceptance by U. S.,
Britain and Soviet
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Dec. II
"A powerful United Nations
committee was reported authori-
tatively today to have dropped a
controversial British proposal
for worldwide troop and ar
maments count in a sudden COM
promise move to break a jam
holding up a general disarma-
ment resolution.
This settlement of the major diff
ficulty confronting the United Ma
tions Assembly after last nights
plenary session was understood to
be conditional on its acceptance by
the United States, Great Britain,
and Soviet Russia.
However, the representatives of
those nations attending the meet
ing of an 8-nation drafting COM
mittee on disarmament accepted
the proposal, said to have been
urged by Assembly President Paul
Henri Spaak. They agreed to re-
port to their chiefs and then in
form the Donation disarmament
subcommittee at 3 pm. today the
result of their consultations.
Spaak Appeals for Action.
The committee, which needed
agreement on only one paragraph
to complete resolution calling for
general arms reduction and prohibi-
ton of atomic weapons, became
snarled shortly after it met over
the proposal made last night by
Sir Hartley Shawcross, British dele
gate, to the Assembly for a count
of all weapons and instruments Of
war.
Then, 1t was reported, Mr.. Spaak
appealed to the committee for ac-
ton, suggested that the troop count
idea be dropped and that the reso-
luton already agreed on be SUBJ
mitted unanimously.
The committee finally accepted
Mr.. Spaak's proposal and agreed to
the compromise way out OF the di-
Iemma in this manner:
The adopted resolution calls on
the member states and the Security
Council to report to the next Assem-
bly, just what has been done to
implement provisions in the resolu-
ton relating to reducing troops and
the withdrawal of troops from alien
lands.
Quick Action Likely.
Before the meeting the United
States faced the dangerous" possi-
biIity of being forced to disclose her
vital atomic secrets to the rest OF the
world Immediately.
If the three great powers agree on
the compromise plan, it was said,
the whole resolution can be COM
pleted in 10 minutes this afternoon
ard the Assembly can act.
Members of Britain's delegation
to the United Nations said the
United States could forestall imme-
diate disclosure by using the veto
In the U. N. Security Council. But
American representatives did not
share this view.
This vital issue was raised as Rus
sia and Great Britain agreed lin
principle" last night in U. N. As
sembly plenary session at Flushing
Meadow Park on the vast program
enveloping arms reduction and al
worldwide troop census with on
the-spot veri6cation checks OF all
forces and ornaments.
In a resolution calling for all
members of the United Nations to
report on their armed forces at home
and abroad by January /, Britain
submitted an amendment to estab-
Iish an inspection commission to
verify these reports.
Russia insisted that this include
ornaments, also, to which Britain
agreed.
Text of British Proposal.
This is the text of the new British
proposal, on which action today was
Snarled:
1.-THE General Assembly recon-
mends immediate establishment of
an international supervisory COM
mission, operating within the
framework of the Security Council,
but in it's operation not subject to
the veto of any power on the Secur-
ity Council, which shall be entitled
by the agents of any nations acting
in it's behalf to verify and con-
firm on the spot any or all In
formation submitted in accordance
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