Evening star., 1955-09-22
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Us. not involving the rights OF
third parties.
: That reservation applied par
ticularly. so far as the United
States is concerned. to the Re-
public Of China to which we
are loyal as to longtime friend
and ally.
Shortly thereafter the Chinese
Communists released four and
later, the other IL. of the United
States flyers of the United Ma
tions Command who it had beer
holding in violation Of the Ko-
rean Armistice Agreement. This
release had been sought by reso-
luton of this General Assembly
adopted last December.
THE outcome justified the con-
fidence which the United States
had placed in the United Nations
and our restraint in the use OF
threat Of our own national
power.
Some Is months ago, the
United States had started talks
with the Chinese Peoples Re-
public" at Geneva with regard to
getting our civilians home. AS a
result of the Bandung statement
made by Mr.. Chou En-lai and
my reply. these talks were re-
sumed last August, to deal first
with the topic of freeing civilians
fdr' return. and then with other
practical matters of direct con-
cern to the two of us.
All Chinese in the United
States who desire to return tt
their homeland are free to de
So They have always been free
to- do so except for a few who
were temporarily prevented by
restrictions arising out of the
Korean war.
The Chinese Peoples Repub-
lie" has now declared that all
Americans on the China main
land have the right to return
and will be enable expeditiously
to- exercise that right.
For the favorable trend oi
events which refer, thanks are
due to many. Our Secretary
General worked assiduously tc
bring about the release of United
States flyers Of the United States
Command. Other governments
and individuals were helpful in
this and other matters.
The will of the world commun-
lty may have operated to avert
another war, the scope Of which
:ould not surely be limited.
Last year I spoke of the peace
ful uses of atomic energy. We
had gone through a period of
disappointing negotiations to
secure the participation OF the
Soviet Union in the program
presented to you by President
Eisenhower on December 8. 1858.
In the face of a negative Soviet
attitude we had resolved never
theless to go ahead.
Last September mentioned
four activities which we promised
to commence Immediately. Since
that time we have made good
progress in each of these fields
The negotiations for estah-
lishment of an international
atomic energy agency have led
to the preparation of a draft
agency.
An international conference
on the peaceful uses of atomic
energy was held with outstand.
ing success last month at Ge-
neva. This conference was so sue.
cessful that the United States
will again propose a similar con-
ference to be held in three years
Or earlier If the increasing de.
velopment of the peaceful uses
of atomic energy will so war
rant.
The first reactor traininp
course at our Argonne National
laboratory is nearing compile
ton and an enlarged course is
about to begin.
Distinguished doctors and
surgeons from other countries
are visiting our hospitals and
research establishments where
atomic energy is used for the
cure of cancer and other diseases
The Soviet Union is now taking
a more cooperative attitude,
and we gladly note the recent
offer of Premier Bulganin to set
aside fashionable material for the
work of the proposed Interna-
tional Agency when it comes into
existence.
Much has happened, we see
to give reality to the vista OF
hope which President Eisen-
hover portrayed when he spoke
to our eighth session.
The United States also plans