Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24
BY the Assoeioisd Press

bA6 PO"CA AASAIG.
BY the Assoeioisd Press
NEW YORK, Oct. PA clasl
appeared to be developing toda.
between the United States an.
Russia over the right of tn,
United Nations General Assem-
bly, to discuss small-nation pro
posals for ending the big-powe
veto in the Security Council.
The American delegation, in (
meeting today under the Leadership
of Chief Delegate Warren Austin
decided that it would insist on tn,
full right Of the Assembly to discus
this and two other issues listed on {
provisional agenda now before th.
Assembly's Steering Committee.
This means that the United State!
Is preparing to argue for full dis.
cussion Of proposal which it in.
tends in the end to be against. Tit
delegation fayors rejecting all effort.
to eliminate the great power veto
and in this respect is lined up with
Russia. But 1t intends to try Il
restrict use of the veto and on that
point likely will be in disagreement
with Russia.
Lie to Report Today.
The veto Issue appeared certain
to kick up prolonged argument in
the Assembly's general debate, which
begins today.
Cuba, Australia and the Philip.
pines all have come out for ending
the voting system by which any ONT
of the Big Five-America, Russia
France, Britain and China-car
block action in the Council.
The Steering Committee, Amer
lean informants said, is expected tc
meet late today or tomorrow to &c
over the list of So main items Of
Assembly business which are sup
posed to come up once general de-
bate Is ended early next week.
Russia Indicates Topics.
In an informal meeting of the
Steering Committee two days ago,
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrea Vishinsky indicated-thougf
American informants said he did
not make 1t final-that Russia would
oppose Assembly discussions Of:
/. Australian and Cuban proposals
for ending the veto voting system
by amending the charter.
2. A South African proposal for
annexing the mandate of Southwest
Africa. (The United States may or
may not favor this project, but
thinks it should be discussedJ
8. A Canadian plan for limiting
Assembly debate to 10 minutes per
speaker and otherwise speeding up
procedure. (The United States is
reported opposed to the plan, but
feels it should be permitted to come
up in the meeting)
Opposition Held Logical.
The Russian desire to block dis
cussion of these items was described
by American officials as entirely
logical from the Russian viewpoint
Normal Soviet procedure on pro-
posals to which they are opposed Is
to fight those proposals from the
moment they first come up. The
United States, on the other hand
upholds the principle of free discus
sion as an end in itself, regardless
less of the American view on the
matter to be discussed.
Cuban Delegate Guillermo Belt
Immediately challenged Russia to 9
fight to the finish on the reported
Soviet opposition to discussions OF
the veto question.
Assembly President Paul-Henry
Spaak of Belgium called the second
session at 11:16 am. (EST), and I'M
mediately entered into the formali-
ties of introducing the seven vice
presidents and administering the
oath of Office to the eight assistant
secretaries general Another plen-
airy session was to be held at pm
Truman Opens Session.
President Truman opened the AS
sembly meeting yesterday, dis
closing the main lines of Ameri-
can policy on the veto issue
in his speech. In it he blast
pledged that the United States
would continue ito pledge the full
limit of its strength" to work for
."just and lasting peace" and urged
that the United Nations get on with
the tasks of controlling atomic en-
ergy, suppressing mass-destructior
weapons and otherwise creating the
conditions of peace.
(Text of Mr.. Humans speech
on page AID
Without referring specifically tt
the proposals to end the veto, Mr.
Truman upheld in his Assembly ad'
dress "the rule of unanimous accord
among the Big Five, but said thai
it imposes on them a special obli'
CATION" to agree on major issue!
rather than to block agreement.
Senator Connally, member of tn.
American delegation, told newsmer
the United States would continue t.
favor a discriminate use" of tn
veto power, but would oppose its us'
in inconsequential matters. Russi'
is known to oppose any change II
the voting system and has indicated
a desire that the veto be broadenet
where possible, rather than curtailed
In his speech which urged tn
International Assembly to get OF
with the business of organizing peac
as rapidly as possible, Mr.. Truman
told the delegates that "the Unitet
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