Evening star., 1946-06-26

tlOllS dIlu lIlc
veto power pre- Frank R. Kent.
served.
The chief differences between the
American and Russian plans are
these: Cd We want to abolish the
veto, not on the adoption of the
plan by which the international
atomic development authority is
agreed to, ratified and created
but in the operation of that au-
thority after it has been agreed to,
ratified and created-Which makes
all the difference in the world,
f2) the Russians, while proclaim
ing the same objectives as our
selves, do not suggest the practical
machinery essential to the enforce
ment of the provisions of any plan
These are not only the chief differ
enceS between ourselves and the
Russians-they are the only ones.
Not Published in Russia.
Nevertheless, the gap is wide and
deep and it is difficult to see how
effective compromise is to be made.
That, however, is what the discus
slonS are now about In this con-
nection it is interesting to note a
number of things concerning the
reception of and reaction to the
Baruch-or American-report, here
and in other parts of the world.
While Mr.. Gromyko's speech and
plan were printed in full here in
most of the metropolitan papers
and widely throughout the country,
the Baruch plan and speech were
not printed at all in Russia. Brief
accounts of the Baruch presentation
were given in the Russian press, the
glst OF which was that the United
States had proposed an "interna-
tional pool" for the handling of
atomic information.
No mention was made of our offer
to destroy all of the existing bombs
in our possession and surrender all
atomic facts which we have ac-
qulred as soon as effective guaran-
tees mad been set up to prevent
any nation from using an atomic
bomb against any other nation. In
oNAtSA WI oSp OiiC IGuSS1dll U6ODle
have not the remotest idea of the
nature of our proposal. AS to the
reaction in other countries, it is not
exaggeration to say that it has been
one OF overwhelming and emphatic
approval. State Department infor-
nation, which should have been
complete and compiled from every
capital In the world, was somewhat
disordered and fragmentary, show
ing an absence of both diplo-
matte discipline and executive fore
thought.
Little Nations Make Plea.
But enough was received to justi-
fy the conviction that the American
plan comes pretty close to being
thoroughly acceptable to all the
world-save only Russia. Of par
ticular interest and Importance is
the attitude of the little nations,
which one way or another have ex-
pressed to high officials of this
Government their complete accord
with the American plan. Privately
but with intense seriousness, these
little nations appeal to us to do two
things-frst, not to surrender our
atomic bomb knowledge or destroy
our atomic bombs until there is
complete assurance that no nation
Will be able to use these bombs as
destructive weapon; second, not to
yield on the veto issue once the
1ADA has been established.
There is no disgusting the fact
that when the little nations ask us
not to surrender our bomb secrets
they mean not to surrender them
to Russia. They say SO. There is
no attempt to disguise the fact that
the one nation they distrust is Rus
sia. They say So While Mr.. Ba-
ruch has not made-and will not
make-any statement on these mat
ters, other than the ones he makes
at the commission sessions, those
who know him best are convinced
that he will never agree to pool our
information for the benefit of all
until the guarantees for which we
ask are given.
Solution Is Prime Problem.
Nor is he in the least likely to
yield on the principle of veto aban-
donment. To create this all-power-
ful authority to deal with this all
important problem and then put it
IN the power of a single nation to
paralyze it completely does not
make sense. Conciliatory, ready to
compromise on everything save the
essentials, there is every reason to
believe Mr.. Baruch regards the
elimination of the veto power in
the established IADA as a prime
essential. And there is every rea-
son to believe that the overwhelm-
ing mass of the American people
are in accord with this view. So
are almost all the most thoughtful
and detached authorities on inter-
national affairs.
Perhaps there is a way to adjust
this difference with the Russians
without enfeebling the whole setup
The present job is to find it. So
far as this country is concerned
the reaction to the American plan
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