Evening star., 1947-09-08
Russia and Poland
Beaten in Ballot on
u. n. Atomic Report
By the Assoeioted Press

main sections of the second report
of the United Nations Atomic
Energy Commission were approved
today by a ma ajority of 10 countries
in the commissions Political Com
mittee. Russia voted against al
sections.
The vote on five of the six main
sections was 10 to 2, with Russia
and Poland in the negative.
On the sixth principal part of the
report Russia stood alone in oppo-
sition to the 10 countries and
Poland abstained.
The political committee thus COM
pleted action on broad proposals
for setting up. and operating an
international atomic control agency.
The delegates have worked steadily
at this task since early in May.
Opposition Shown Quickly.
The opposition of the Russian and
Polish delegations was shown quick
ly when the first section was ap-
proved by the 10-to-2 decision. 1t
was the first time the two delegates
had formally voted against an
atomic report.
When the 12-nation commissions s
first report was approved last De-
cember Russia and Poland abstained
The vote was then 10 to 0.
The present vote was taken in the
political committee of the Atomic
Energy Commission, which is wind
ing up its consideration of the first
draft of the second report to the
Security Council. Russia and Poland
were expected to go down the line
against the other sections since both
have attacked them in previous de-
bate.
The first section, on the opera
tional and development functions
OF a proposed international atomic
control agency, was amended IT
times before final approval but the
changes merely were technical.
There were no polish amendments
on this section.
After the political committee acts.
the working committee must ap-
prove the papers and the commits
sion itself will meet Wednesday for
final action.
IL Amendments Beaten.
The commission majority beat
down IL Polish amendments to
section dealing with research and
development activities of the pro-
posed international atomic agency.
DR.. Ignacy Zlotowski of Poland
voted alone on most of the amend
ments, joined in some instances by
his Soviet colleague, Prof. Dmitiri
v. Skobeltsyn.
The Polish delegate sought to give
individual countries complete in
and absolute freedom"
in atomic research. provided the
atomic fuel required does not ex-
ceed a quantity deemed dangerous.
The majority favored giving the
agency supervision over expert
mental activities rather than allow
ing individual countries such free
hand.
The Commissions first report,
drafted last year, embodied the
of the original Baruch
plan and delegates expected to be
lble to lay the groundwork for writ
ng an atomic treaty by this fall.
However, progress has been slow
iue to the East-We split and the
atest document leaves the delegates
ar from agreement on methods and
for controlling atomic
Energy.
Council Resumes Tomorrow.
The Council will go back into ses-
ion tomorrow after a Today layoffs
md attempt to dispose of Egypt's
ong hanging charges against Brit
lin. Delegates opened debate Au-
rust on Cairo's demand for i'm
Mediate evacuation of British troops
md so far have been unable to
gree on a solution.
The Council also will receive a
eport tomorrow from a three
lation subcommittee on Trieste.
Delegates have sought unsuccess-
ully for several months to find a
overnor for the free territory of
trieste.
Delegates were arriving daily for
he Assembly opening and by the
nd of the week most of the top
light leaders were expected to be on
and. The United States delegation
tanned to begin a series of private
onferences among its representa-
ives Friday with Secretary of State
farshall due next Monday. Gen.
farshall will deliver policy speech
1 the early days of the session.
Representatives of the Arab coun-
cies also laid plans for a series Of
differences this week to map the
ght against the recommendations
( a special commission to partition
alestine.