Evening star., 1946-12-14
Of atomic energy and all other
| weapons adaptable for mass de-

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weapons adaptable for mass de.
struction.
Real Purposes Blurred.
One of the primary reasons fol
my trip to Moscow in December
1945, was to ask the Soviet Union tc
join with Britain and Canada IN
sponsoring resolution to this effect
/ before the General Assembly.
/ AS soon as the agreement OF the
Soviet government was obtained,
i France and China were also asked
and they agreed to join in sponsor
/ ing the proposed resolution. These
efforts resulted in the unanimous
passage of the resolution by the
i General Assembly in January, 1916,
only six months after the discovery
of the atomic bomb.
Long discussion in the United
Nations and public debate on the
details of the United States pro-
posals have perhaps blurred the
Ireal significance and magnitude OF
the United States initiative.
i The resolution was no idle ges-
j ture on our part. Having the
knowledge of atomic energy and
possession of the atomic bomb, we
did not seek to hold it and threaten
the world. We did not sit back and
play for time. We came forward
with concrete proposals designed
fairly, effectively and practically to
carry out the tasks assigned to the
commission.
Our proposals when fully opera
tive would leave with the states
responsible for the discovery of
atomic energy no rights which
would not be shared with other
members of the United Nations.
Our proposals outlaw the use of
atomic weapons and contemplate
the disposal of existing atomic wea-
pons.
They set up an international
authority with power to prevent
the national manufacture and use
of atomic weapons for war purposes
and to develop the use of atomic
energy for human welfare.
Insists on Inspection.
Our proposals also provide effec-
tive and practical safeguards
against violations and evasions.
They enable states that keep their
pledges to take prompt and collec-
tive action against those who vio-
late their pledges.
| We do not suggest any diminu-
ton fthe right OF veto in the con-
sideration of the treaty governing
this subject. We do say that once
the treaty has become effective then
there can be no recourse to veto
to save an offender from punish
ment.
We are willing to share our knowl-
edge of atomic weapons with the
rest of the world on the condition,
and only on the condition, that
other nations submit, as We are will
ing to submit, to internationally
controlled inspection and safeguards.
From the statements made in the
committees and In the Assembly we
have been encouraged to believe that
others are willing to submit to IN
ternational inspection.
If other nations have neither
bombs nor the ability to manufac-
ture them it should be easy for them
to agree to inspection.
The world should understand that
without collective safeguards there
can be no collective disarmament.
The resolution we proposed here
urges the expeditions fulillment by
the Atomic Energy Commission of
its terms of reference. Those terms
include the control not tonly of
atomic energy but the control OF
other instruments of mass dis
armament to this commission.
With its specific studies and its
accumulated experience the COM
mission is best equipped to formu-
late plans for dealing, with major
fprobfems of disarmament. H )
dIet us concentrate upon these