THE HORIZON IS BRIGHTER

Chronicle (Levin), 17 December 1946, Page 5

THE HORIZON IS BRIGHTER

% Received Monday, 10.50 p.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 16. The Eeneral Assembly eoncluded its historic and streimous 54 days' session l)y i-ejeeting a Ukrainian proposal to hold the 1947 meeting in Europe. The next session will normally begin in September but the Assembly ntay be called in speeial session before that to approvc the arms reductions' programme. Closing speeches hailed the Assembly 's aehievements as offering bright hopes for the world \s future, Mr. Wan'en Austen declared that tlie session proved its power as the world 's supreme deliberative hody. "There has been nothing like it in the history of thc world. On vital issiies the Assembly has met the test," he said. Mr. Trygve Lie said: "The horizon is brighter. Peace is not only in the air but also more certain than it was." The president, Paul .Spaak, said the meeting had shown there were no bloes. The Big Eive often split among themselves. Three thousand weary members of the Seeretariat are looking forward to a four-day vacation in addition to the Christmas hoii. . days, to compensate for the 16-hoitr days they have been working for almost two months. The Seeretariat ser red 34 plenary sessions, 19(3 committee and 159 subcommittee meetings. The centre of United Nations gravity now shifts to Lake Succcss, temporai-y headtjuarters of the Atomic Energy Commission. The Secttrity Council is meeting there today. They have the responsibrlity of preparing detailed disarmament plans. The SeciH'ity Council is first. of all resuming the diseussion on the Greek charges that the disturbances on her northern frontiers are promoted by Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria.