Evening star., 1948-03-04
The Memoirs Of CordeN Hull
Russion Ideo Of Asking for Is U. N. Votes
Promptly Beaten Down by U. S. and Britain

from the world. Being ut heart .
naval man. he liked the perspective
obtained from surveying the world
from an island out at sea.
He had been eager In the later
Thirties, to promote a meeting of the
heads of nations on q battleship
or on an island such as one Of the
Azores. He felt that, with the
Council located far out at sea, 1t
would not be subject to the pres
sure Of any country. He recalled the
Paris Peace Conference and the
pressures to which 1t had been sub
jected by virture of being held in
great capital. He felt that the
League Of Nations had been sub
jected to pressure when it was first
located In London before being
moved to Geneva.
In essence, he said, he wanted to
establish something in the nature
Of an international District Of
Columbia. Il often found the Presi-
dent stating his views on foreign
events in terms Of comparisons
with situations in the United States.
The most striking example was con-
tanned In his speeches in 1910 and
1941 when he compared the ease
with which Axis planes could fly
from Dakar to Brazil with the ease
with which planes could fly from
city to city In the United States)
Ideas Never Pressed.
It was illogical, however, thus to
scatter the international organiza-
ton throughout the world and We
never seriously pressed these ideas
at the Dumbarton Oaks Conference.
In any event, this was a question
to be decided not by the four major
nations but by the full membership
Of the future organization.
We also discussed with the Presi.
dent a Russian proposal that an
international air force be consti-
tuted under the United Nations
organization and commanded by
the Council. Stettinius and I ex-
planned the position Of the, Ameri.
can delegation that We should op-
pose an international air force and
advanced our proposal Of having
air force contingents Of the diff
ferent nations available for service
on q combined basis at a moments
notice. This was in line with q
statement the President had made
on June Is that an international
police force would not be set UP.
The President agreed that We
should adhere to our position.
Stettinius indicated to MIR. Roose-
velt that this question might be
raised with him at Quebec by Prime
Minister Churchill because we had
heard that Mr.. Churchill had been
somewhat impressed by the Soviet
proposal.
We likewise discussed q Soviet
that small countries which
were unable to contribute armed
forces to the security organization
should be required to contribute ter
ritory for bases. Both the President
and strongly objected to this provi-
sion as being an infringement on the
rights of smaller countries.
We felt that all action of this type
should be voluntary and that smaller
nations should not be compelled to
provide bases.
Idea Given Recognition.
Russia's idea, however, was given
some recognition in the provision in
the Dumbarton Oaks proposals CALI
ing for special agreements to place
at the disposal of the Security Coun-
Gil facilities" as we'll as armed
forces and other assistance.
BY this time we were frequently
referring to the new organization as
"the United Nations" We had long
since used this title in some Of our
drafts. The President felt this should
oe its name, and we agreed that the
name under which twoscore nations
we're fighting the war to . successful
conclusion was happy title under
which to work together following
heir victory.
When Stettinius proposed this to
he conference, however, we met
With unexpected opposition by both
he Russians and the British.
jromyko tentatively suggested the
lame World Union" Cadogan said
le did not believe his government &
liked the title United
Nations" and had thought at one
ime of proposing title including
he word Union" GA few days
ater both Russia and Britain ac-
epted the name United Nations"
Ed. note)
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