Evening star., 1948-10-07
Soviet Again Demands
That Big 4 Cut Armies
By Third Immediately
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

" uIuu lllIIIICuIoICIy
BY the Asseeiotsd Press
PARIS, Oct. 7.-Russia accused
the Western Powers today of
blocking world disarmament for
the past 20 years, and demanded
that the Big Four Immediately
cut their armies by third.
Soviet Delegate Andrei Y. Vishin-
sky led off debate in the United
Nations Assembly's Political Com
mittee on Russian resolution call
ing for a ban on atom bombs and
one-third cut in armed forces and
armaments within a year.
A few minutes before, the Po-
litical Committee had shunted to an
11-nation subcommittee the East
West dispute over atomic energy
controls The Russians had urged
in the Political Committee that the
Atomic Energy Commission scrap
its work of two and a half years
and 'let in a breath of fresh air."
Subcommittee Established.
The Political Committee, made up
of all So U. N. members, adopted an
Ecuadorean resolution establishing
the atomic study subcommittee.
This group will draft resolution di-
recting the Atomic Energy Com
mission to resume its attempts to
achieve an atomic controls treaty.
The Russian bloc supported the
resolution.
Committee President Paul Henri
Spaak of Belgium named to the
committee the United States, Brit
ain, France, Russia, China, Canada,
Brazil, Ecuador, India, Sweden and
the Soviet Ukraine.
Mr.. Vishinsky, taking up his arms
reduction proposal. declared that
Russia has been striving for world
disarmament more than 20 years,
but that the West brought all efforts
to naught because of concern over
security first" He said the United
States continuously insisted on 'lu-
dicrous" proposals for arms reduc-
tions.
The Soviet Deputy Foreign Min
lister said all disarmament confer
ences resolved to situation in
which "the land powers demanded
naval disarmament while the naval
powers demanded land disarma-
nent."
Luxembourg Attacked.
Mr.. Vishinsky said, Here we are
again, 20 years later" with British
Foreign Secretary Bevin returning
10 the prewar formula of security
frst in his speech to the Assembly
September 81.
Mr. Vishinsky attacked Mr.. Spaak
and Foreign Minister Joseph Bech
of Luxembourg as well as Britain
and the United States.
British Minister Of State Hector
McNeill retorted hotly. Mr.. Mcneil
said Mr.. Vishinsky had singled out
Mr.. Bech, calm. friendly, amiable
Mr.. Bech, who prides himself on
being an expert ON wines"
All this, says Mr.. ViShinsky, is
q sham, camoufage to hide war
like purposes-the warlike inten-
tions Of powerful, well-armed, over
powering Luxembourg. Mr.. McNeill
said.
Voices Regard for Russians.
The Britain said he has the high
est regard for the Russian people,
"but my opinion about their gov
ernment, must ruefully say, has
changed"
THE Soviet Union has claimed for
itself all the righteousness and wis
dom in the world" Mr. Mcneil con-
tinued. Every one else who dares
disagree with them Is a dirty war
monger' who Is waiting to attack
u.s."
Then, turning to the Russian reso-
luton. Mr.. Mcneil went on:
1T Is not realistic. It does not
offer hope Of disarmament It is not
calculated to create in the world
the confidence necessary for dis
armament"
Hits Soviet Arms Secrecy.
Mr.. Vishinsky, MIR. Mcneil said,
knows to the last ha' penny" what
the British are spending for arma-
ments.
Can anybody. even those most
intimate with Soviet Russia, tell us
what forces the Soviet Union has
deployed?" he asked.
What percentage of your 1947
budget was spent for military pur-
poses? Was it 2 per cent? Five per
cent? Ten per cent, Mr.. Vishinsky?'
Mr.. Vishinsky did not even look
up.
well, can tell you that it was
ITS per cent Of the entire budget,
according to published figures" Mr.
Mcneil said.
He added that the "quantitative
method" of arms reduction proposed
by Mr.. Vishinsky favors the country
wit hthe largest forces. Britain al
ready Is down to an irreducible
minimum, he added.
The committee adjourned after
Mr.. McNeil's speech and Chairman
Spaak said there would be no ses-
sion tomorrow because of the Gen.
eral Assembly meeting.
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