Evening star., 1951-11-22
Egypt Adopts
Soviet Stand
On Atom Bomb
Asks in U. N. for Ban
AS First Step to
World Disarmament
By the Associuted Press

PARIS, Nov. 22.-Egypt called
today for immediate prohibition
Of the atomic bomb as the first
step to world disarmament. She
was the first non-Communist
country to support the Russian
stand on arms reduction before
the United Nations General As
sembly's Political Committee.
ABLY Andraos, the Nile king
dom's Ambassador to Greece, said
his country believes the atomic
weapon should be barred just as
poison gas has been outlawed.
The Western Big Three pro-
posals for disarmament by stages.
Mr.. Andraos declared, seem to
have been carefully thought out
but his country does not like their
delaying control of atomic weap-
ons until the last step.
Following Mr.. Andraos, Britain's
Minister of State Selwyn Lloyd
asked Russia to give a favorable
to pleas for an orderly
worldwide disarmament program.
In a conciliatory tone. he listed
the points of agreement between
the plans offered by the West and
by the U. S. S. r.
I'VE made a genuine move in
several respects to provide basis
for agreement" he said Each
year has seen similar efforts on our
part. Is it too much to hope that
in the changedkatmosp of
snan!ass this Assembly will be a re-
Denies Siding With Russia.
The Egyptian viewpoint today,
appeared to be a sharp .changeSin
that country's stand. AS a Mem
Der Of the Security Council until
two years ago. Egypt's representa-
tive on the councils Atomic
Energy Commission had favored
the Western majority position on
atomic control.
This stand-based on the United
States-proposed Baruch plan
called for future international
control of atomic energy.
But since her recent difficulties
with Britain over the Suez Canal
and the Sudan. Egypt in the U. N.
has been openly critical of the
West. although Mr.. Andraos to-
day disclaimed that rs country is
taking sides with Russia.
I'VE don't want a pax (peace)
Americana, we don't want a pax
Britannica. We don't want a pax
ISovietica." the Egyptian dele
gate said. "All we want is peace
short, clear and neat"
Czech Criticism Mild.
The first reaction from the
Russian bloc to the Western plan
was expounded yesterday by
Czechoslovakia' S delegate, DR.. Ger
truda Sekaninova-C -Carrtova. So
Wet Foreign Minister Andrei Vi
shinsky put his name on the
speakers list for Saturday.
Though DR.. Sekaninova Carr
tova heaped criticism on the Vest
ern proposal, the tone of her ad-
dress was considered mild and
some delegations hoped that a
middle ground between the East
ern and Western views might be
found.
The Western plan calls for an
lnVentory-and verification of
each nations stock of arms and
armaments. followed by progress
slve disarmament to agreed levels
and outlawing of the atom bomb.
IL includes provision for SUPER
vision to see that all nations
comply at each stage.
Today's session began with an
Endorsement of the Western pro-
posals by the Netherlands dele
gate, D. j. Won Balluseck. He
said Russia's attempt to solve the
disarmament problem with the
single formula prohibit the
atomic bomb" was not enough.
Those who present it in such
IA simple way either mislead
themselves through underestima-
tlon OF the real difficulties or mis-
lead others willfully for reasons
OF their own," Mr.. Balluseck COM
|mented.