Evening star., 1951-11-24
Vishinsky Insists
Big ; Rewrite
Plan 10 Disarn
Offers Amendments
To Reshope Proposal
Into Russiun Form
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Nov 24.-Soviet For
eign Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky
demanded today that the Western
powers rewrite their disarmament
plan almost completely to make
1t acceptable to Russia.
Spokesman for Britain and the
United States Immediately ex-
pressed disappointment and dis
couragement with Mr.. Vishinsky's
long awaited reply to the arm re-
auction plan submitted by the
Western Big Three. Some said.
however, that they thought Mr..
Vishinsky had left the door open
for negotiation.
The Soviet demands for re-
vision of the Western plan were
incorporated in a series of II
amendments submitted to the CO.
member United Nations Assembly
Political committee. The amend
ments, to all practical purposes,
would transform the Western
plan into the one the Russians
submitted two weeks ago.
JesSup Disappointed.
Ambassador Philip C. Jessup,
United States delegate who is
handling the disarmament debate
IN the, Political Committee now
made this comment:
I'VE are very much disappoint-
ed. Mr.. Vishinsky still seems to
prefer denunciation to negotia-
tlon. Mr.. Acheson's speech made
It clear that we desire to forsake
1nvective and go to work. We
Will proceed in the hope that
progress toward a genuine system
OF disarmament is still possible"
A leading Scandinavian dele
gate said he found Mr.. Vishin-
sky'S address "less belligerent than
previous ones" He said he thought
the soft tones at the end of the
speech might be an opening for
negotiations. The Americans can
now come with detailed questions
to the Russians on what they
mean"
Says Bargain Was Refused.
Mr.. Vishinsky, in his talk to
the Political Committee, charged
that he had been offered a bar
gain-a seat for White Russia on
the Security Council in return for
concessions to the West on dis
armament-but refused. White |
Russia is the Soviet bloc candi-
date for the seat now held by
Yugoslavia. The Philippines and
Greece are other candidates for
the seat, with Greece leading now.
The Soviet Foreign Minister
submitted his amendments to the
Political Committee at the end of |
one-hour and 46-minute speech.
The amendments called for i'm
mediate prohibition of the atomic |
bomb under international con-
troll and an immediate one-third
reduction of arms by the United
States. Britain, France, Russia
and China; emphasized that the
control committee on atomic
energy and conventional arma-
ments be under the authority of
the Security Council, where Rus
sia has a veto, and cut out all
reference to step-by-step census
Of arms.
Last Years Move Recalled.
The West contends that a fool
proof disclosure of arms by stages
and verification of figures sub
mitted by various countries are
the keystones of its plan.
The expected Soviet rejection
of the Western plan was somewhat
softened by the offer of amend
ments. At least it meant that the
Western proposals would be used
as a basis for discussion.
1T was recalled, however, that
Mfr. Vishinsky used the same tech
nique last year in presenting
amendments to an American plan
for strengthening the U. N. Gen.
eral Assembly. The amendments
were called an attempt to change
the entireAcharacter of the plan
and uera raiactaT