Evening star., 1947-01-05
Worldwide Security
Must Precede Arms
Cut, Syria Insists
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.--Syria, one
of the new members of the United
Nations Security Council, insisted
today that a worldwide system OF
collective security must precede the
immediate arms reduction program
demanded by Russia.
Taking note of Soviet proposal
that the Council implement the
| U. N. Assembly's arms slashing reso-
luton within 80 days, Syrian Dele
gate Faris FL Khoury declared that
nations first must be assured OF
security.
This will have to come about
by treaties and agreements between
the individual countries and the
United Nations" he said in ar
interview. 1--WE shall need infor.
nation on how many troops the
members have and work out a
system for supplying forces to the
United Nations to assure peace and
security.
1T also would be inadyisabIe to
start cutting down on arms until
the peace treaties are signed. And
the control of atomic energy must
be given prior consideration"
Ell Khoury, president of the Sy-
rian Parliament and former Prime
Minister. will take his Council sea.
for the first time at meeting Tues
day, along with delegates from
Belgium and Colombia. Mexico
the Netherlands and Egypt retire
from the 11-nation body.
Arms Plans to Come Tn.
AT next weeks session, the Coun-
Gil will tackle Russia's plan to speed
arms cutting, consider an American
counter proposal to give priority
to atomic control, and take up the
long debated question of U. N. ad-
ministration of Trieste.
The U. N. released a letter from
Secretary of State Byrnes, signed
as chairman of the Council OF For
eign Ministers, to the Security
Council asking its approval of the
Trieste agreement by January Is
The letter said speed was essential
In that the signing of the Italian
peace treaty was "to occur at the
beginning of February"
Mr.. Byrnes' letter said the treaty
establishes a free territory OF
Trieste whose independence and in
tegrity would be insured by the
Security Council.
Under provisions of the treaty
the Security Council will appoint a
governor over the territory.
Little Council discussion was an
ticipated in view of the long de-
bates in the Foreign Ministers Con-
ference where controversial details
were settled.
Baruch Plan Endorsed.
The Syrian delegate indorsed the
Baruch plan for control of atomic
energy, put forward by American
representative Bernard M. Baruch
and passed in the Atomic Energy
Commission without opposition but
with Russian and Polish abstentions,
Ell Khoury also will represent his
country on the atomic commission
when it goes back into session later
this month.
Syria, which has been highly
honored, will take its seat on the
Council with one motto Stand by
the charter" El Khoury said. eve
must first establish the principle OF
justice and then peace will come
automatically.
1--WE will operate in no so-called
bloc. We will study every case or
itssmerits. .assna -. + -,
Syria. a member Of the Arat
League, will push for early recon.
sideration of the U. N. membership
application of neighboring Trans.
Jordan. The BID was vetoed las
fall by Russia along with those O.
Portugal and Ireland on the ground.
that the three countries had no re.
lations with Moscow.