Evening star., 1947-04-09
Brazil and Colombia
Act p Put Arms Cut
Burden On Big Power,
~ ~ Assocics,d Press

~ ~ NaSottoySo rIe5S
LAKE SUCCESS, N. r, April o..
Brazil joined Colombia today in q
smal-power move to place the re-
sponsibiIity for worldwide arms
reduction directly on the five major
powers.
Joao Carlos Muniz, Brazilian rep
resentative, told the United Nations
Commission on Conventional Arma-
ments that the big powers had re-
served to themselves the right Of the
veto and the right OF making war
and peace.
They should stand up to their
responsibilities" he added.
He said Brazil supported a Colom-
bian proposal to name the big
powers as a subcommittee which
would blueprint the commissions Is
approach to arms reduction.
This is a problem for the pern1a-
nent members" MIR. Muniz said,
referring to the charter provision
which names the five big powers
as the continuing members of the
Security Council. They are the
ones to take the lead"
Continental Arms Plan Seen.
He expressed the belief that the
United States soon would be able
to organize a continental plan Of
ornaments similar to the arrange
ment already concluded between the
United States and Canada.
This would lead to a reduction
of ornaments" he said, pointing
out that a similar arrangement In
Europe might also contribute to a
solution of the problem.
"The five powers know they can
rely on the cooperation Of the
smaller nations" he continued. TT
is up to them to live up to the ex-
pectations Of the world"
DR.. Alfonso Lopez Of Colombia
pleaded last week. with the great
nations-France, Britain. China,
Russia and the United States-to
agree on a plan to facilitate the
commissions mission. He said If
they could not agree the nations
might as well give up the task now.
Russia Accepts Inspection.
Meanwhile, delegates OF the
United Nations Atomic Energy
Commission studied closely Russia's
agreement to strict inspection and
control of atomic energy from mine
ore to user.
Andrei A. Gromyko, Soviet dele
gate, was reported authoritatively
last night to, have told the working
committee Of. the commission that
Russia would accept such inspection
and control on all stages of atomic
development, which has been pro-
posed in the first report of the
atomic commission. Mr.. Gromyko
had not voted on that report and
his statement was the first hint
that Russia had agreed to that i'm
portant feature.
Mr.. Gromyko rejected portion
OF the report suggesting Cnat ar
plane flights be made over national
territories as one means of inspec-
tion for plants.
Gromyko Dodges Issue.
He said Russia stood for strict
control and efficient inspection.
Asked by the American delegate,
Frederick II. Osborn, how Mr.. Gro
myko could know what existing
plants there were unless survey
were made, Mr.. Gromyko finally
said this information could be OBJ
tanned from lists submitted by ma
tional governments. Mr.. Osborn
was reported to have asked again
for an answer, but Mr.. Gromyko was
said to have told him that the
question was not related to the
phase then under discussion.
The committee was dealing with
the first amendment in series put
in by Mr.. Gromyko making up Rus
sia's plan for atomic control. The
committee decided to meet, again
next Monday to continue the ques-
tioning of the Soviet delegate on
his plan.