Evening star., 1948-05-19
j. ). Resfafes Position
On Il Issues Urged by
Stain for Direct Talk
BY the Assoeietsd Press

BY the Assoeiatsd Press
The State Department today COM
pleted a survey Of II specific issues
which Prime Minister Stain put
forward as subjects for direct Rus
sian-American negotiations.
The department concluded that on
virtually all II the Soviet Union
for the last two years or more has
stood in the way Of agreement.
Many of the issues are still hanging
fire in the United Nations or the
Big -Four Council Of Foreign Min
listers.
The idea Of a direct Soviet-Amer-
ican settlement was turned down
officially yesterday after Mr.. Stain
had said Russia is prepared to use
suggestion of Henry A. Wallace
that agreement be sought in this
manner.
Official View Summarized.
The State Departments survey
summarizes the American official
view on the subjects listed by MIR.
Stain as follows:
l. Arms Reduction. - This has
been under consideration by the U.
N. Security Councils Commission
for Conventional Armaments since
the problem of regulation was dis
cussed in the 1916 General Assem-
bly,.
2. Atomic Energy.-Agreement on
an effective international control
plan has thus far been blocked by
Russia. In 220 meetings of the
U. N. Atomic Energy Commission,
II nations have agreed on basic re-
quirements of effective control. The
Soviet Union, Poland and the Uk-
raine alone have disagreed.
8. German Peace Settlement
The two long meetings of the Coun-
Gil of Foreign Ministers failed to
break a deadlock, with Russia op-
posing virtually every proposal put
forward by the United States, Brit
ain and France.
4. Japanese Peace Settlements
OF the II Pacific Allies, eight are
ready to 60 along with the United
States ON Procedure. Russia has
insisted that the Big -Four foreign
ministers must deal with the treaty
China also has raised procedural
objections.
Evacuation Of China.
5. Evacuation of Troops From
China.-American forces are there
at the request of the Chinese Ma
tional Government. On March 81
they numbered 1,496 Army and 4,125
Navy and Marine personnel.
6. Evacuation Of troops from
Korea-the U. N. General Assembly
last November IA adopted plan
for early Korean independence to
be followed promptly by decontrol
Of all foreign forces. Russia and
the Ukraine refused to 60 along
Russia barred any election in its
occupation zone and is pushing its
own plans which threaten to lead
| to civil war among the Koreans.
7. Respect for national sovereignty
of individual countries and nonin-
reference in domestic affairs
American and Russian actions In
policies speak for themselves.
8. Military bases-1n retaining
armed forces in the territory OF
other U. N. members, the United
States is governed by 1916 reso-
luton adopted unanimously by the
U. N. General Assembly. This Gov
ernment has filed its agreements
with other countries with the United
Nations. Russia meanwhile has re-
jected an American proposal to the
Security Council that armed forces
acting under the Council have un-
limited rights of passage and rights
to use bases wherever located.
Soviet Ignored Trade Parleys.
8. International trade-Represent-
atives of % countries attended q
U. N. conference on trade and en-
ployment at Geneva last year. Fifty
six were represented later In q sim
liar session at Havana, where an
international Trade Organization
and elimination of trade barriers
we're agreed on. Russia refused to
take part in either.
10. Assistance to war-devastated
countries-World-w American aid
speaks for itself. The European
countries themselves proposed the
present European Recovery Pro-
gram, which Russia opposes.
II. Human rights-The United
Nations effort to work out a cov-
enant Is well advanced. This is by
its nature an international problem
and both Russia and the United
States have an adequate forum for
their views in the United Nations.