PLANS TO CONTROL ATOMIC ENERGY

Chronicle (Levin), 3 July 1946, Page 5

PLANS TO CONTROL ATOMIC ENERGY

IJeceived Tuesdav, 7 ]i.m. XKW Vull'K, July 1. The Atoniie Hubcominll lee, attended by Sir Alexander I'adogan, .Mr. (troinyko, J >r. Sainlova) (.Mexieoy, l'rofessor Joliet Ciirii iFranee), .M r, Ferdinand Kberstadt (F.S.A.i and Jlr. Fvatt, met tonight when Jtr. Lvatt placed Ihe following pr oposilions before it i'or discussioii and recoiiiniendat ion : — Firstly, there should be a single int ernat ioniil instniinent enibodying', (a i a eniiijireherisi ve jdan for the international control and de\ (do]unent of atoniie energy; (In an iiiternational atomic energy ftuthority to adininister and cariy oul ihe plan and be vested "with wide discrel ioiiarv pouers; (O as part of the plan there should be undertakings by ineinber natious not to nso | atomic energy for war; fd) several j paris of Ihe plan should come into j (dl'eetivc operation under jusf and er]iiitalde terms and coiidiiions having ro ! gttrd to the overriding purpose of tlie ! j»lan. Secondlv, to carry oul tlie plan ari : jTiternalional authority should be vest- | ed with all necessary riglits, ndevaut 1 raw materials, jirocesses, plans and ; products of plans. Thirdiy, efl'ective systeins should be estalili.shed for |)i'eventing breaehes of j tlie agreed rgstriidions and controls. J Fimi'thlv, the iiiternational authority j should be required to proiuote and j carry oul plans for the developinent of | atomic energy for peacef'ul juirposes. Fit'tlily, scientitic. inf'orniation on j nuclear processes and tlieir application i to ]ieaceful purposes shoujd be ex- ' changed,. cave being takou at each stage : not to prejudice the etl'eci i veness of tlie agreed safeguards againsi ihe mis- j use of sueli exchange. Inf'orniation j should be made available bv inlerclianging personuel and through publieation.

Hixtlily, tlie general jilan should proviile that at a tinie and under conditions to be tlxed by the international authority, the niaiiufncture of atoniie boinbs should cease, and all exisling bonibs should be disinaiitled. The X ew York •ileiitld-Tribuiie says that while the Australian plan generally is sirnilar to the Barucli plan for controllirig atomic energy, it did not mcMition tlie veto question which J)r. Mvatt said could be considered tater. Some persons viewed tlie Australian plan as an attempt to narrow tlie differences between tlie Bussian and Ameriean plans. Tlie Xew York Times states that the subcommittee met in eamont luit according to one delegate, the diseussious were heated with several delegates get ting direetly and bluntJy to tlie points at issue. Tlie delegates subse(|ueiit Iv were most reticont Imt it is learned that a mnnber of issue, s not included in l)r. Evatt's suggested agemla, .*ame under review.