Evening star., 1951-12-02
Cordially Marks
Big 4 Session on
Disarmament
GenioI Atmosphere
Spurs Accord Hope
At Secret PorIey
By The Associated Press


PARIS, Dec. 1.-Smiling and
unusually cordial. high level
delegates of the Big Four powers
today started secret talks in
tended to develop some agreement
on rival East West disarmament
plans.
They met for a. hour with
the president of the United Ma
tions General Assembly, Luis
Padilla Nervo of Mexico, who is
to preside in all the discussions.
The session. held in Mr.. Padilla
Nervo's office. concerned proce-
dure only. The group agreed to
get down to business at 10:30
am. $3.50 Am. EST Monday.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
Y. Vishinsky was the highest
ranking official of the Big Four
present. United States Ambas-
sador Philip c. Jessup, British
Minister of State Selwyn Lloyd
and French Delegate Jules Moch
represented the western powers.
Atmosphere Cordial.
Mr.. Padilla Nervo said the
atmosphere was so cordial he con-
sidered it a good omen. He an
nounced the group agreed on
every single point he raised about
the work. on which a report must
be made to the United Nations
Political Committee by December
10. He did not explain what points
he raised, but it was understood
they concerned only how to tackle
the job.
Technically the group is a sub
committee of the political COM
mittee. The political committee
set it up by unanimous vote yes
terday after two weeks of dragging
debate and sharp east-west
clashes.
There was no hint whether they
will tackle first the three-power
plan for arms limitation put UP
by Britain, France and the United
States, the Russian amendments
sponsored by Mr. Vishinsky O,
some completely new idea yet to
be disclosed.
Delegates Relaxed.
Each delegate was relaxed and
IN good humor when he went to
the conference and again when
he left.
Mr.. Vishinsky. on arrival
pointed to his watch to show he
was on time. DR.. Jessup looked
out the windows of the Palais de
Chaillot, said the weather looks
flne and Il hope all goes WELL
He must have been referring Il
the international climate for II
was cloudy and raining outside
although the sun did burst
through briefly as the meeting be.
gan.
DR.. Jessup was accompanied b,
one aide, David Wainhouse. =
State Department official.
Mr.. Vishinsky was accompanied
by six aides. but only two went
into the conference room witt
him. These were B. F. Podserob
secretary-general of the Soviet
Foreign Ministry, and A. A. Sol.
detov. counselor of the perma.
nent Russian delegation.
Urged by Small Nations.
Jean Chauvel, permanent French
delegate to the United Nations
went with Moch and Lloyd wa.
accompanied by c. c. Parrott
head OF the United Nations sec.
ton of the British Foreign Office
The meeting of the Big Foul
represents the expressed wish Of
most of the small countries in the
United Nations, who are worried
about the hot international tenn.
perature.
The Western power plan is TO,
progressive arms limitation b,
stages until there is a balanced
reduction of armed forces anc
prohibition of atomic bombs. with
international atomic control. This
program was presented to the
American people and to the
United Nations by Secretary o1
State Dean Acheson, with the in.
dorsement of Britain and France
Mr.. Vishinsky opposes this plan
demanding instead the immedi.
ate prohibition of atomic bomb.
and the establishment of strict
controls. He also wants a one.
third cut across the board of the
armed night of Russia, the
United States. Britain and France