Evening star., 1947-03-06
Russians Rejection
|Dims Chances Of u. 5.
Atom Control Plan
By th. Asseeiatsd Pres.

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Mar.
6.-Pessimistic Security Council
delegates, groping for a solution
to global control of atomic en-
ergy, pondered today a Russian
assertion that Soviet frontiers
never would be thrown open to
unlimited international inspec-
tion nor Soviet factories allowed
to operate under United Nations
control.
Andrei A. Gromyko, Soviet deputy
foreign minister, made these points
clear in a major policy speech, de-
voted principally to an outspoken
attack on the American control plan.
Mr.. Gromyko said the United
States proposals, already accepted
by all members of the 12-nation
Atomic Energy Commission, except
Russia and Poland, were contrary
to the basic economic and national
interests Of other nations and "di-
rected against the independence of
other states"
The Russian delegate insisted
that he was in favor Of strict and
effective international control, but
not on the broad terms laid down
by the United States. While re-
peatedly assailtng the American pro-
visions in a 78-minute speech, Mr..
Gromyko did not state how far his
country was willing to 60 toward
"strict" control.
The United States wants an atomic
development authority with full
powers Of inspection and control of
atomic matters everywhere.
Major Difficulty Feared.
Delegates generally reserved. in-
mediate comment pending study
of the text, but it was apparent that
many envisioned major difficulty in
clearing up the inspection control
problem in the face OF the Russian
stand. .s.., s.a., e.
Coming almost on the eve OF the
Moscow Conference, the speech was
viewed a. specially significant.
sUnfimited control would mean an
unlimited interference of the con-
troll and controlling organs In the
economic life of the countries on
whose territory this control will be
fcarried out, and interference in their
internal affairs" Mr.. Gromyko said.
He added:
Strict regulation of powers and
duties of control organ should
exclude the unlimited access for
inspection purposes to all equip
ment and operations and should also
exclude granting to inspection the
right to shut down plants, to in
terfere with normal mining and
milling operations and granting it
the right of giving so-called Ii
censes."
Mr.. Gromyko declared that
granting an international control
organ the right to possess establish
ments for the production Of atomic
energy and unlimited power to car
ry out other important functions
connected with the ownership and
management of the establishments
would lead to interference in inter-
nal affairs" He said that granting
such powers was incompatible with
the state sovereignty" and must
be rejected as unfounded."
Monopoly Aim Charged U. s.
Mr.. Gromyko also:
l. Charged the United States was
attempting Ito secure for itself
world monopoly in the field OF
atomic energy" through its plan for
unlimited control -
2. Again demanded that the man
ufacture of atomic bombs be pro-
hibited as a first step toward any
control system. Terming the bomb
a weapon of aggression, he declared
American failure to stop production
could only be explained by "the de-
sire Of one country to impose its
will on other countries"
8. Said fatty that there could be
no agreement on the veto 50 long
as the United States insisted on
banning its use In Furnishing atomic
violators. "The veto was established
not on the initiative of the Soviet
Union, but on the initiative Of the
United States OF America, in par
ticular of the late President Roose-
velt," he said. "The initiators OF
the veto were the United States and
Great Britain"
Mr.. Gromyko's speech took up the