RUSSIAN MOTION IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Chronicle (Levin), 31 October 1946, Page 4

RUSSIAN MOTION IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Soyiet Intentions Solely For World Peace

By TelegrapJi

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• ■ I ' . Received Wednesday, 7.0 p.m. | j; , NEW YDRK, Oct. 29. Mi^lotov moved in the United Nations General Assembly that, ih .the interests "oi strengthening international - peace and seciirity/.the Assembly should consider necessary-a genetal .reduetion oi aimament. The first task was the prohihition of the production and use of the atoni bomb for war. The Assembly should recommend to the Security Council, the taking oi practieal nieasures in the field of a reduction of armaments and appeal to all governments to support the Security Council in those importaut matteis. . He said all mista,kes which the Security Council made were' wrofigly attributed to the so ealled veto and the noise made around this matter was due to intentions to eoneeal the real issue.

The qfiestidn was wlxetlier United Nations ^bre/on the right eourse. The basic principl'e of the Lea'gue of Nations had been the unanimity of all members. That made the League unWorkable. United Nations Charter was based ' diff erently beea.use the Security Council . retjuired the unanimity of the Big Five.- That principle was accepted not byaccident but because it was intended to secure Unanimity of action by the great Powers, which had. not existed before the . second world war. The principle of the . unanimity of the Big Five had ; dqep roots. What was bohind the wide campaign which had recently begun against it? The- resuit of the elimination of the veto vvould- be majority rule, allegedly the most democratic, as though it were impossible tp' compare the voice of Honduras with that of the United States or that of Haiti with that of Soviet liussia. Who would be naive endugh to overlook the fact that this Q'auipaign • was anti-Soviet? Mr. Molotov said sonie people were trying to. undermine the very foundat.i'ons of United Nations. Soviet ftussia was as true as ever to the principles of real international collaboration and adherence to United Nations Charter bvt success of such a policy depended on the attitude of other "Powers. Tifr.TVtolotov said there was no doubt ia Soviet Russia that peace and peaceful eoniBetition were in the interests jf th6 Russian people and that of the peoples of other couhtries, but the Riissians Were not sure whether the fate Of Germany apd japan had heen a sijlficieht " warning to imperialists. Spme people like Mr, Churchill helieved only in extreme methods of aggression. Those people saw in Soviet Russia the i main obstacle to their dark plans. • 'judging by. certain frank statements, we must, onder the ' new postwar conditiens, take into account the pogsibility of an increascd influence in cejtain countries, of aggressive ixnperialistic circles which for the sake of acbieving world domination, can em- ■ bark- upon reckless aggression and I Jbaz^rdous military adventures. Mr. Churchill, who ha,s m^ny syuipathisers bpth in England and the United States, ! i $ the prophet for such iinperialists. ! They are now waging a campaign against the Soviet Union." ! The Soviet was willmg to give full | information on troops in non-enemy ' countries but did.not uuderstand wh\ otlier couutries sho.uld decline to do this. There were two divergiug teudencies iu the development of interuatioual re-: iations. The struggle between Uuited Nations principles and those who I sought world domination, was stiil iu the preliniliiary stage. , • The elimination of the veto would inean tlie liquidation of Uuited Nations Organisa'tion siuce the veto was the foundatiou thereof. It would ruin deniocfatic intefnational cooperation and bri'iig to the f oref ront new pretenders for world domiuatiou. If the great Powers were not allowed to split their raiiks, much could be done in the interests of international cooperation. It was known that naval units and air Squadrons suddenly appeared where they had never been before to proinote "diplomatic negotiations. ' ' It was known dollar diplomacy was used to promote dollar democracy. The main task of United Nations was to witlistand these attacks.

Role of Atom Bomb. The atom bomb played a great role xr thq political conjectures of many people but Generalissimo Stalin said the atom bomb could not change the course of war because there were not enough of them. Mr. Molotov said the bomb had nowhere been used against troops , and this was no accident. "If there are, however, plans to use atom hombs against civilian populations of cities and to use them on a large scale at that, as certain newspapers habble, one should not give oneself up to any illusions regarding the international effect which will he produced by the realisation of atrocious plans of this kind. "Lastly, it should not he forgotten that atom bomhs used by one side may be opposed by atom bombs and something else from the other side and then the obvious collapse of all present day calculations of certain conceited but shortwitted people will become all too apparent." Mr. Molotov deelared that the Baruch atoinic control plan was egotistical. It tried to obtain for the Uuited States the monopoly of the atom bomb but monopoly by oue nation could not be reckoned with. A scientific question could not be locked in a drawerj The implementation oi' the American atomic energy control plan would be in contradiction to the unanimously adopted decisions of United Nations.

"It is sufficient to say that to carry out this plan it will be neeessary to upset United Nations Charter and to abandoh the principle of unanimity of the great Powers in the Security Coum cil whick is to deeide the question of the atofh?'bonib. It is uot because there is a desife to give a free hand to the ' worsliippers of the atom bomb that someone is raising such a hubbub around the veto. All this goes to show that the Baruch plan does not meet the -interests of United Nations botli as far %s its substanee and form are concerned. ' ' 1 Mr. - Molotov, after referring to . RiLssia's great task in rehabilitating

its devastated country, said: "There is no lack of :faith among ohr people in peaceful means of ; progress ahd there are no feelings of that incertitude which is created in countries with unstahle economic and political prospects, because we stand flrinly on positions attained hy the Sovibt Union and have a profound faith in thb Soviet people 's growing strength. Our people are anxious to participate in the peaceftd competition of the states and. social systems under which, it will he possible for various people's hot only- to demonstrate their internal ; pQSBihilitiea but also establish closer and more Varied cooperation with each • other. Our people long for lasting peace and believe that only under coqditions of peace can economic wellbeing and true prosperity be -giiaranteed for many : years to coxne as well as life and freedom f or the common people, and all mankind. The Soviet Union is alieii "to the strivings of those .strohg Powers and influential groups in other countries which are contaminated by iixiperialistic ravings dr world dominatioh. The Soviet sees its best frxehds iri the truly peace loving States. ' We regard the strengthening of international Cooperation for the sake of peace and progress as our primary task.' ' Not a smgie step had been taken along this path ' by countries which would not release their fim hold of nxahdates,- coniihing ' themselvCs ■ to writihg uusatisfac.tory drafts ahd lnsigxiilicaut deciaratiohs. , , Mr. Molotov; de'clardd that the.. $ecurity Council had adopted .opehly ,ab ixufavourable attitude toward • Soviet Russia on the Persian question, nxaking a gross error which was- bountl to! undermine its prestigq. He said it was high time the jhst | demauds of ludia and Indonesia wero j recoguised. It was also neeessary for i the Security Couacil • to know .what | armed forces qf United Nations were at present statibned outside their own countries, to facilitate the work of the Military Staff Cbmmittee. ' All these things were the shortcomihgs of United Nations. . . .. .. Mr. Molotov moved the following motion: ' ' Fxrstly, in the interests of .consolidating international peace ahd security and in conformity with the purposes and principles of United Nations Organisation, the Qeneral Assembly considers a general reduction in armaments neeessary. "Secondly, the implementation of a decision on the reduction of armaments should include, as its primary objective, the banning of the manufacture and use of atomic energy for military purposes. "Thirdly, the General Assembly recommends to the Security Gouncil that it provide for the practieal achievement of the objectives set f orth in the above paragraphs. "Fourthly, the,. General Assembly calls mpon the Governments of all States to render every possible assistance to the Security Council in this responsible undertaking, the accomplishment of which conforms to the establishment of stable peace and international security, and also serves the interests of peoples hy lightening the heavy economic hurden caused hy excessive expenditures for armaments which do not correspond to peace or postwar conditions." Mr. Molotov added: "We hope this resolution will lind the support of all United Nations."