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land now are patrolled by Amer

land now are patrolled by Amer
lean naval vessels.
Russia objected to the American
resolution on the ground that the
Cairo and PotSdam declarations
made Formosa a part of China.
The Soviet delegation maintained
that the status of the island is
not legitimate question for U. N
discussion.
The United States says For
moSa's future is a matter for in
ternational decision. The island
was a japanese possession before
World War II.
The Steering Committee ad-
journed until 10:45 am. tomorrow
The General Assembly went into
plenary session this afternoon.
The Steering Committee decided
that the Assembly would work a
six-day week and fixed November
80 as the target date for adjourn
ment. With almost four-score
items on the agenda it is regarded
as unlikely that the Assembly can
complete its work by that time.
The committee fixed October 4 as
the last day for submitting new
items.
Russia was beaten down, II to
two, in her effort to exclude an
item calling on Bulgaria, Hungary
and Romania to abide by the
guarantees of human rights and
fundamental freedoms contained
in their peace treaties. This case
grew out of the treason trial of
Cardinal Mindszenty in Hungary,
the trial of Protestant clergymen
in Bulgaria and trials of various
political figures in all three Com
munist- dominated countries.
In objecting to this item Soviet
Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky
said it was designed to authorize
interference in the internal affairs
of Hungary. Bulgaria and
Romania.
Acheson Offers Arms Plan.
The Steering Committee began
plotting the Assembly's work after
Secretary of State Acheson SUBJ
mitted his four-point plan to give
the Assembly military power to
combat aggression anywhere in
the world.
John Foster Dulles, Mr.. Ache
sons Republican adviser. described
the plan as "the most import
ant proposal for international
peace and security put forth
since the end of World War
II. 1t will be Mr.. Dulles job to
push it through the 59-nation
Assembly.
The American plan is an eX-
pansion and formalization of
ideas set forth by Mr.. Acheson in
a speech to the Assembly in the
velvet -draped hall at Flushing
Meadow Park yesterday.
John D. Hickerson, assistant
Secretary of State, told newsmen
that it is a result of the expert
ence gained from the war in Ko-
rea and envisions a genuine sys-
tenn of international security.
| 1t would:
| l. Enable the veto-free General
Assembly to meet on "a hours
notice in case of breach of the
peace whenever the Security
Council, which bears "the pri-
mary responsibility for the main
tenance of peace and security u
is hamstrung by big-power
veto. Although Russia is not
mentioned by name, American
spokeSmen made it clear the
Soviet Union was considered the
probable obstruction in the coun-
Gil.
2. Set up a rowing U. N. COM
mission to observe developments
in areas of international tension
and report authoritatively to the
Assembly on events there.
3. Ask member governments tc
set up, within their national
armed services, units which would
be at the call of the Security
Council or Assembly to put down
violations of the peace. A United
States spokesman said that al
though the Assembly only had
the power to recommend such
action, he thought a majority o1
nations would agree to put such
units at its disposal.
4. Set up a committee to study
other possible means of action tc
prevent aggression.
Plugs Charter Loopholes.
Mr.. Dulles told reporters the
plan plugs the loopholes in the
U. N. Charter, which have lee
some persons to denounce thu
world organization as a mere de.
batting society, and will trans.
mute words into deeds"
He said it will prevent a repeti.
ton of the situation where tn,
United States had to act alon,
in Korea, because the U. N. hac
no forces at its command,