Evening star., 1957-12-24

United Nations. and the only
votes In opposition TO this stop
making bombs" were the Soviet
bloc. But that opposition was
violent. The Soviet rulers
seemed determined to 60 on
building up nuclear weapons
and missiles. stubbornly, ap-
parently clinging to the hope
that they may yet, through
power. dominate the world.
And In the face Of that stub
born persistence. 1t would be
folly. rs the NATO Council
said. to accept the Soviet view
that the Soviet Union should
have nuclear weapons and mis-
siles with which TO threaten
Europe while western Europe
itself should have for It's de-
Tense only weapons Of the pre-
atomic age. So the Council
decided to establish stocks Of
Inuclear warheads to be readily
available in case Of need.
Unanimous Decisions
The NATO Council also de-
Icided that intermediate Range
Ballistic Missiles should be
put at the disposal Of the
Supreme Allied Commander
for Europe. And these deci-
sions, Of course. Mr.. President.
were unanimous decisions, be-
cause the Council only acts
through unanimity. It win be
some little time before the
intermediate missiles can actu-
ally be put in place on the
continent Of Europe. and II in
the meantime there should be
q disarmament agreement. OBJ
viously that disarm q m n I
agreement would take priority.
We all hope that there will
he such an agreement. and We
shall try in all realistic ways
to bring it about. The Coun-
lcil certainly made that clear.
Now. the difiiculties In the
way have unhappily been COM
pounded by the soviets. for now
they don't merely reject the
substance Of our proposals. the
Western proposals. to stop
making bombs, to stop testing
bombs, and to have inspection
as against surprise attack: a
they not only reject the sub
stance Of these matters. but
now they also reject any pro-
cedure even for discussing
them.
For several years now. they
have been negotiating through
the procedures established by
the United Nations. The Soviet
Union said it would no longer
take part In any discussions Of
the United Nations DiSarma-
ment Commission. Just q few
days ago the United Nations.
in an effort to meet the Soviet
viewpoint. reconstructed this
disarmament commission In ac-
cordance with the proposal
that was made by India. Swe-
den and Japan. That wa S
thought to be q conciliatory
gesture toward the Soviet I
Union. but this gesture has also
been rebuffed.
Alone In Opposition
Today the Soviets talk
vaguely about turning the whole
matter over to the United Ma
tions. but, of course, 80 nations
obviously can't be a negotiating
body. What they can do is
they can pronounce on general
principles. But that the United
Nations has already done. 1t
has indorsed the Western pro-
posals BY an overwhelming vote
with the Soviet bloc being alb
solutely alone in opposition.
And another thing that 81 ma
tions can do is TO set UP a
committee or Subcommittee to
negotiate. That also the general
assembly has done. but the
Soviets have refused to nego-
tiate in that way.
At NATO in order to break
the impasse. to see II We car
nnd some way to proceed. we
lexpressed there the willingness
to accept any procedures that
would promote the implement
tation Of the disarmament pro-
posals which the United Ma
tions had approved, or to ex-
: anime any other proposals that
might lead TO a controlled re-
duction Of armaments. And
also, as a matter of procedure
the Council suggested a meet
ing with the Soviets at the
foreign minister level in order
! to try TO break the procedure
deadlock. We suggested a meet
ing at the foreign ministers
level. because earlier this yeai
the Soviet Union had indicated
that they might be interested
: in this way Of procedure.
: The NATO Council and al
: Of its members are in deadly
: earnest about this matter. Al
! weapons become more power
full, more destructive, 1t be-
: comes more urgent to find re-
: liable ways to curb that de-
structive power. And the NATC
: Council made clear its deter.
/, mination to continue probing
I to find some evidence that
E there is within the Sovie'
E Union the good will TO resume
S serious efforts to achieve nu'
D clear peace and TO put behinC
! us the horrible prospect o.
e nuclear war.
: And, Mr.. President. / can
and / do. pledge that every
resource Of the Department o.
State and Of the Foreign Serv'
, ice OF the United States is 60
! ing 10 be dedicated to this higf
: endeavor under your high d.
rection,
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