Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-19
Poland Will Submit
Simple Atom Control
Plan at Early Date
BY the Associated Press


Oscar Lange, Polish delegate to
the United Nations Atomic En-
ergy Commission, will offer Po-
lands plan on atomic energy at
an early date, it was reported
authoritatively today.
An informant who would not per-
nit use of his name said Poland
had plan which the informant re-
garded as somewhat simple and
startling" He would not hint as to
details of the Polish proposal, how
ever.
1t was said DR. LANCE might offer
his views this afternoon after the
commission meets for its second SEES
sion but that the course of the meet
ing today would determine when he
would offer his plan.
1t was expected that the members
of the Atomic Energy Commission
would settle on rules of procedure
this afternoon and then plunge into
discussion of the United States
plan put before the commission at
its opening meeting last Friday.
Sir Alexander Cadogan, British
representative on the commission,
will make an important declaration
at the commission meeting, it was
reported authoritatively.
New Showdown Sought.
Meanwhile, the Polish delegation
marshalled its forces for a new
showdown on Franco Spain after
Soviet Russia had vetoed a proposal
to refer the Spanish problem to the
General Assembly.
DR.. LANCE declared he would come
forward with other proposals de-
signed to obtain and promote unan-
imous action against Frances
Fascist regime" when the Council
reconvenes next Monday afternoon.
DR.. Lange, who brought the Span
ish question to the attention of the
Security Council last April by charg-
ing that Franco was a threat to
world peace, followed up the Rus
sian veto yesterday by seeking an
immediate vote on his original
resolution calling for break with
Franco Spain by all members Of the
United Nations
Meeting Adjourned.
The chairman, DR.. Francisco Cas-
tillo Najera of Mexico ruled, how
ever, that the Council was not pre-
pared to discuss that issue at once
and adjourned the meeting until
Monday afternoon. Barring I'M
usual developments. there seemed
small likelihood that the Polish
demand for Council action against
Spain would be adopted.
The Atomic Energy Commission
consisting Of the II nations which
comprise the Security Council, plus
Canada-meets at pm. CEDT)
to discuss the United States pro-
posals for establishment of an
international authority to handle
the development of atomic energy
and to outlaw the atom bomb as an
instrument of warfare.
The question of the veto power.
as welded by Russia yesterday in
the Security Council debate on
Franco Spain. promised to play an
important part in the deliberations
Of the Atomic Energy Commission.
In advancing the United States
plan at the first meeting of the
commission last Friday, Bernard M.
Baruch made it plain that there
must be no veto power in any part of
the framework he was proposing for
the development and peaceful use
of atomic energy. a.
Second Use of Veto.
The proposal which Russia vetoed
yesterday in the Security Council
would have referred to the 5l-na-
ton General Assembly a subcom-
mittee report on Spain accompanied
by a recommendation that the As
sembly call for a rupture in rela-
tons with Madrid-or take what
ever action it deemed desirable-if
Franco is still in power when the
Assembly meets in September.
The Russian veto yesterday off
set the action of nine other men,
bers of the Security Council which
voted in favor of the resolution
worked out by DR.. Herbert v. Evatt
Of Australia and Herschel v. John
son of the United States as a COM
promise of Poland's demands for
an immediate break with Madrid.
The Netherlands abstained from
voting on the measure.
Before the vote was taken, the
Council rejected proposal by Mr..
Cadogan that the subcommittee
report on the Spanish question be
referred to the General Assembly
without recommendation.
Only Sir Alexander and DR.. Eelco
Van Kleffens Of the Netherlands
voted for the British proposal. Six
delegates voted against it, while the
United States, China and Egypt alb
stained.
In invoking the veto power Mr..