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"the disarmament commission
study the advisability Of ap-
pointing subcommittee con-
sisting of representatives of the
powers principally involved.
which should seek in private an
acceptable solution and report
to the disarmament commission
as soon as possible, in order that
the commission may study and
report on such a solution to the
General Assembly and to the
Security Council not later than
lst Of September, 1884"
Summary Of Plan.
Another section of the same
resolution summarized the Amer
ican-supported disarm mament
plan objectives by stating that
the assembly:
Recognizes a general wish
and affirms it's earnest desire to
reach agreement as early as pos
sible on a comprehensive and
co-ordinated plan, under inter-
national control TOR the regula-
ton, limitation and reduction Of
all armed forces and all arma-
ments, for the elimination and
prohibition of atomic, hydrogen.
bacterial, chemical and all such
other weapons Of war and mass
destruction. and for the attain
ment of these ends through eff
fective measures.
American Proposals.
The complex American dis
armament proposals that have
won general favor in the U. N
but have been consistently re-
jected by the Soviet, include pro-
vision for:
/. A system Of disclosure and
verification of all armed forces
and armaments in five stages,
winding up with detailed disclo-
sures of atomic weapons and
novel weapons. Such a sys-
TEN has been held an essential
part of any planned "guaran-
teed disarmament" providing the
basis for effective safeguards to
insure that agreed disarmament
becomes actual disarmament.
2. Numerical ceilings on the
armed forces, of all states, with
a maximum of between / mil
lion and Is million, for the
United States, Russia and China
and between 100000 and 800, 900
for Great Britain and France.
suggested as tentative standards.
3. The so-called "Baruch
Plan" for international control
of atomic energy. involving a
process of continuing inspection
4. Similar elimination of all
major weapons adaptable to
mass destruction, including bac-
THEOLOGICAL weapons.
Rejected by Russia.
The Soviet has rejected such
proposals with scant considera-
tion, charging that the plan for
disclosure and verification of
arms as a preliminary to limita-
ton amounted only to a gigantic
intelligence and espionage OPP
Grafton.
The Russians have countered
with what the United States has
called phantom" proposals call
ing for:
/. A one-third reduction of
armed forces by the five great
powers within one year.
/ 2. Immediate agreement for
unconditional prohibition Of
atomic weapons and other wea-
pons of mass destruction. with
international inspection on q
continuing basis but not to in
terfere with the domestic affairs
Of the nations concerned.
Soviet representatives have
consistently refused to explain
what they mean by interference
in domestic affairs.
First Step to Goal.
In his U. N. address, the Pres
ident indicated little hope OF
any early agreement with the
Soviets on a basic disarmament
plan. His proposal to pool some
atomic materials Ito serve the
needs rather than the fears of
the world" was put forward as a
first step toward such a goal,
however.
He said that it would "open
up a new channel for peaceful
discussion"
Such a proposal, he added,
'has the great virtue that it
can be undertaken without irri-
tations and mutual suspicious
incident 10 any attempt to set
up a completely acceptable Sys-
tenn of worldwide inspection and
control"
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