Evening star., 1951-11-26
u. 5. Agrees 10 Meet
Russia for Private
Disarmament Talks
| But Doubt Is Expressed
On Success Of Bid by
Asiun-Arob Stotes
BY the Assoeioted Press

PARIS. Nov. 26.-The United
States agreed today to get to-
gether with Russia for private dis
armament talks as suggested by
a group of Asian-A states, but
expressed doubt as to the useful
ness of the move.
Iraq. Pakistan and Syria SUBJ
mitted a resolution to the CO.
member United Nations Political
Committee asking that the Big
Four-Russia, the United States.
Britain and France-meet pri-
vately under the presidency of
Assembly President Luis Padilla
Nervo OF Mexico to try to recon-
cile the Western and Russian dis
armament plans.
Earlier Efforts Cited.
Ambassador Philip c. Jessup
later told the committee the
United States was ready to do
this if the committee voted it.
He pointed out. however, that the
deputy foreign ministers of the
four countries had tried for IA
weeks last spring to reach such
an agreement without success.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
Y. Vishinsky told reporters he had
not yet decided on an answer to
the Asian-Arab move aimed at
easing EaSt-West tension.
DR.. Jessup challenged the con-
tention of some of the small pow.
ers that it was useless for the
Assembly to continue discussion
of disarmament without prior
agreement among the Big Four.
The General Assembly, he said
should not abandon its efforts
in this field. We should leave nc
stone unturned."
First Reply to Vishinsky.
In the first American answer
to Mr.. Vishinsky's major policy
address last Saturday, DR.. Jes
sup went on to stress the impor.
tance the Western powers put or
a "foolproof" system of verifying
arms disclosures made by tn,
powers. He insisted that under
the Soviet plan the world woule
just have to take the word O.
various countries that they were
disarming.
At the beginning of his speech
DR.. Jessup took note of MI
Vishinsky'S remark last week IL
which he accused Secretary O.
State Dean Acheson of hurryine
off to the NATO meeting in Rome
and leaving behind a "second-ratt
representative"
DR.. Jessup said he hoped Mr.
Vishinsky would have the patienc.
to listen to "one to whom he re.
ferred with his customary cour.
tesy as a second-rate representa-.
tive"
submitted by Rau.
The Asian-Arab resolution wa
submitted shortly after India's ST,
Bengal Rau had made a sugges.
ton for reconciliation commit.
tee to try to harmonic the two
different sets of disarmament pro,
posals. Sir Bengal stressed ar
end to the Korean war was 9Th,
first essential" to easing East.
West tension.
DR.. Jessup said the Assembl,
could go ahead and set up tn,
administrative machinery for dis
armament without waiting fol
this.
The Indian diplomat also sub
mitted a separate resolution urg
ing the great powers to spend ths
money they are now devoting t,
armaments to raising the stand
ard of living in underdevelopet
countries.
Chance of Compromise Dim.
The private sessions would sub
Stitute for the public debate which
has been raging in the United Ma
tionS for the past three weeks.
Syria and Iraq joined Pakistar
in sponsoring the resolution sup
mitted by Zafrullah Kahn to es
tablish the conciliation group.
The proposals came as man!
10. N. delegates, studying Mr.. Wish
insky's proposal Saturday to tacl
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