Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-05
U. 5. Atom Proposal
Voted Unanimously
By U. n. Assembly
By III. Assoeiotsd Pres.

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Dec.
4.-By rare unanimous vote,
the United Nations General AS
sembly today Endorsed President
EisenhoWer's atoms-for-peace
program and expressed hope 1t
would be put into operation with
out delay.
For the second time in the
ninth General Assembly. the
United States and the Soviet
Union voted together-but only
after Russia had lost a fight to
link the program with the Secur-
ity Council and the big power
veto.
Only the five Soviet bloc
countries favored this link; the
West firmly opposed it.
Eelco N. Van Kleffens, Assem-
bly, president, hailed the unani-
nous vote.
One month ago the United
States and Russia Joined the So
other U. N. members in vote
giving the U. N. Disarmament
Commission a fresh start on
work on a project for regulation
and limitation of conventional
ornaments and prohibition of
atomic weapons with adequate
controls.
Plan Offered Year Ago.
It was one year ago on Deem
Der 8, that President Eisenhower
electrified the Assembly with his
dramatic plan for sharing atomic
wealth for peace.
The resolution gave final U.N.
approval, noted that negotiations
are in progress for the establish
ment of an international atomic
energy agency ito facilitate the
use by the entire world of atomic
energy for peaceful purposes"
and expressed the hope the
agency Twill be established with
out delay"
The resolution suggested that
once the agency is established
it negotiate an appropriate form
of agreement with the U.N.
On this point, the Assembly
voted 43-5 against Soviet pro-
posal for the U. N. to recommend
that the agency "be established
as an agency responsible to the
General Assembly and, in cases
provided for by the charter OF
the United Nations, to the Secur-
ity Council"
U. S. Won't Accept Veto.
James ]. Wadsworth, United
States, said this proposal would
"shackle the agency" with the
veto. He said it would "prejudge"
the relation of the agency to the
U.N. and might even kill it
because of the opposition OF
nations to the veto. He made it
clear the United States will not
accept a veto on operations of
the program.
The Assembly also decided an
international technical confer
ence of governments should be
held before next August under
the auspices of the United Ma
tons to explore means of de-
veloping the peaceful uses Of
atomic energy.
It invited all states members
of the U. N. and of the U. N.
specialized agencies to take part
in the conference. The Russians
attempted to widen this invita-
ton to include all countries de-
string to do so but were defeated,
1876, with 10 abstentions. Burma
joined with the five Soviet bloc
countries for this move.
Mr.. WadSWorth opposed it, say
ing that the conference would
be a technical, scientific gather
ing and not the place to deal
with political issues regarding
states which have not qualified
for U. N. membership.
Arkady A. Subolev, Soviet dele
gate, told the Assembly the ques-
ton Of the relationship of the
agency to the U. N. and a number
of issues concerning it's estab-
lishment must be the subject Of
further negotiation. Moscow is
involved in talks now with the
United States about joining the
agency and it is certain the
Soviet views will be pushed in
the private talks. The countries
taking part with the United
States in forming the agency are
Britain, France, Canada, Bel
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