Evening star., 1954-09-25
Atom Plan Gets
u. n. Priority
Without Dissent
u. S. Idea Backed
After Surprise Aid
From Vishinsky
By the Assoeioted Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
Sept. Without discussion,
the United Nations Assembly
today put on its agenda with a
priority tag the Eisenhower
atoms-for-peace plan today. It
sent the proposals to the key
Political Committee where it will
be fully discussed.
No one spoke as the Assembly
President Eelco N. van Kleffens,
called for discussion on whether
to put the item on the agenda.
The United States and the Soviet
Union, which agreed yesterday
on this action, did not ask for
the floor.
The action means that the
Assembly will give early consid-
Grafton to this item. which is
hailed by some delegates as the
most important before this ninth
session.
An American source said the
United States delegation would
ask the Assembly's 60-nation
Political Committee early next
week to make the plan it's first
order of business. The source
described it as natural to open
the committee debates, begin
ming probably the middle of next
week.
Discussion of the plan got a
surprising assist yesterday from
the Soviets. Russia's Andrei
Vishinsky not only insisted in
the Steering Committee that the
atom item go on the Assembly
agenda, but called for a unani-
nous vote in recommending its
consideration.
Reds Dispute Rejection. q.
Mr.. Vishinsky denied United
States statements that the So
Wet Union had rejected the atom
pool plan, proposed by President
Eisenhower last December in a
speech to the U. N. Mr.. Vishin-
sky said the Kremlin wished to
resume talks on the idea.
States Secretary of
State Dulles presented further
four-point study and training
plan to the Assembly Thursday.
which emphasized atomic power
techniques and methods of fight
ing cancer. He said the United
States and other countries would
develop the program even if
Russia refused to cooperate.
Mr.. Vishinsky, limiting at a
tack he may take in committee
debates, said the atom pool idea
would not solve the question of
atomic weapons. He called again
for a ban on the use of mass
destructive weapons but gave no
indication whether the Soviet
Union would insist on such ban
as a prior condition to joining
the United States-sponsored pool.
81 Items on Agenda.
Today's Assembly session was
called to approve the 67-item
agenda SO the seven committees
can begin organizing and get to
work.
They begin their work under
boycott threats from both Britain
and France, voted down yester-
day by the Assembly on so-called
colonial questions.
The Assembly agreed, 30-19,
with IL nations abstaining. to
consider Greece's request for a
u. Unauthorized plebiscite on
the British-ruled Mediterranean
island of Cyprus. Greece says
the inhabitants of the island
want to unite with her.
British representatives said
they would not attend debates
on the issue. Britain maintains
the question is an internal mat
ter, outside the jurisdiction OF
the international organization.
She says such a plebiscite might
bring dangerous dissension.
France to Avoid Debate.
The French indicated they
would not take part in any de-
bates on Tunis and Morocco,
Frances two North African pro-
tectorates. Both areas have been
the scene of terrorism waged by
independence-seeking national
lists.
The Assembly also agreed to
hear Indonesia's claims to West
New Guinea, despite protests
from the Dutch. The Neither
lands retained West New Guinea
when it granted sovereignty in
1949 to Indonesia. There was no
indication, however, that the
Dutch planned to boycott the
discussion.
The Assembly planned to re-
new its spate of policy speeches,
begun Thursday by Mr.. Dulles,
at it's Monday meetings.