Evening star., 1949-09-18

Foreign ministers and ambaSsae
under the North Atlantic treat!
tense Of the North Atlantic an
Seated around the table clockw
gian Foreign Minister Paul van
Silvercruys, United States Assis
and Secretary of State Achesor
and Ambassador Sir Oliver FIR
Caeiro da Malta and AmbaSsadt
wegian Minister Halvard M. L
consultation between representa-
tives in Washington Of the parties
shall be maintained.
w. DEFENSE COMMITTEE.
The council established q De-
fense Committee.
The council reaffirmed that in
suring the security of the North
Atlantic area is primary objec-
tive Of the North Atlantic Treaty
and is vital to the security Of
each of the parties. 1t is, there
fore of paramount Importance
l that the parties, separately and
jointly. by means Of continuous
and effective self-help and mutual
aid, maintain and develop their in
dividual and collective capacity to
resist armed attack. The Defense
Committee should, therefore, i'm
mediately take the requisite steps
to have drawn up unified defense
plans for the North Atlantic area.
AS regards the organization of
the Defense Committee, the coun-
Gil agreed as follows
The Defense Committee will be
composed of one representative
from each party. These repre-
sentatives will normally be de-
fense ministers. In any case where
this is not possible. another rep
resentative may be designated.
Terms Of Reference.
The Defense Committee shall
recommend measuressfcrythe i'm,
fermentation of Articles 8 and S
in accordance with general policy
guidance given by the council.
Frequency of Sessions.
The Defense Committee shall be
convened by the chairman and
shall meet in ordinary session
annually and at such other times
as it may be requested 10 meet
by the Council or as may be
deemed desirable by the majority.
lof the members of the Defense
fcommittee.
Location.
The location of each session of
the Defense Committee shall be
determined by the chairman in
consultation with the members of
the committee.
Chairmanship.
! Craftsmanship shall be held in
turn by the parties according to
the alphabetical order in the Eng
lish language beginning with the
United States. Each party shall
hold the Office from the beginning
of one ordinary annual session
until the appointment of the new
chairman at the following ordi-
nary annual session. If any party
does not wish to accept the chair
manship, it shall pass to the next
party in alphabetical order.
The council suggested to the
Defense Committee the general
outline of those subsidiary mill
tary bodies which 1t considered
appropriate for the task Of aiding
the Defense Committee in recon-
mending measures for the imple-
mentation Of Articles 8 and 5 Of
the Treaty. The Defense Commit
tee was invited, among other
things, to consider the question Of
these subsidiary bodies In detail
and to elaborate on the general
provisions suggested by the coun-
ell for each body.
The council suggested in gen.
eral terms that the military orr
lganization should include the fol-
lowing:
v. Militoy Committee.
The Defense Committee should
establish q military committee
composed Of one military repre-
sentative from each party. These
representatives should be chiefs
of staff or their representatives.
(Iceland, having no military es-
|tablishment. may. If it so desires,
be represented by civilian Of
f1cial)
Terms Of Reference.
The Military Committee should:
Provide general policy guidance
of a military nature to its stand
ing group.
Advise the Defense Committee
and other agencies on military
matters as appropriate;
Recommend TO the Defense
Committee military measures for
the unified defense Of the North
Atlantic area.
Location.
The Military Committee should
normally meet In Washington.
Standing Group.
In order to facilitate the rapid
and efficient conduct Of the work
of the Military Committee. there
should be set up q subcommittee
Of that body to be known as the
"standing group The standing
group should be composed Of one
Representative each of France,
the United Kingdom. and the
United States.
Terms of Reference.
The standing group, In ac-
cordance with general policy
guidance provided by the Mill
tary Committee, should provide
such specific policy guidance and
!: information Of . military nature