RUSSIA AND ATOM BOMB

Chronicle (Levin), 17 February 1947, Page 2

RUSSIA AND ATOM BOMB

VIEWS DIVERGE FROM THOSE OF UNITED STATES llecelved Surnlnv. 7 p.m. NEW YORK, Feb. 14. Mr. Gromyko, iu the Security (.'ounci! today, urged United Nations to hau the production of atoniic bombs, as the first step towanls au international atoniic control system. He rejected the Anierican control plan and criticised United States' continued inamifactnre of mass production vveapons. Mr. Gromyko said the Anierican plan' violated United Nalions ' ('barter and contradicted the General Assembly rexsolution on arms production. Ile said ' that atomic weapons, by their very nature, were weapons for aggression against cities and United 'States, while talking disariuaiuent, had used the atoniic bomb as a "political lever" against other countries. "The Anierican control plan is onesided aud results from a teiidenc.v to secure a position "of niono.poly in atoniic energy production but such a position cannot continue indefinitely, " he . said, adding that the General Assembly resolution of December 14 delinitelv provided that atomic energy control should be "with-: in the framework of the Security j Council," and denied tliat the principle of unanimity (veto power) would pre- 1 ent ihe punishment of violations. Mr. Gromyko said: "The Security Council! uust take appropriate measures against j ,-iolators of an appropriate convention. i ap to the application of sanctions. " 1 Mif. Gromyko concluded by^ saying

that, despite the serious defects of the Anierican plan which is embodied in the report of United Nations Atomic Energy Connnission, he was prepared to consider it item by item and submit amendments and countor-proposals. Mr. Warren Austin, United States, said Mr. Gromyko 's speecli encouraged tliem to believe that, in general poliey, they were in agreement. The Anierican tuni Russian ditl'erences on the interriational control of atoniic energy, can be summarised as follow *-Russia wauts to serap the atomic bomb and set up a control system after. The United States' position is direct.lv opposite. Russia wants all the niacliiiiery- to operate under the Security Council but United States says there can be no veto on atomic questi'ons.