ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL

Chronicle (Levin), 5 October 1948, Page 5

ATOMIC ENERGY CONTROL

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Soviet Told To Say Exactly What It Means

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Received Tuesday, 9.55 a.m. PARIS, Oct. 4. A request to Mr. Vyshinsky to say exactly what^ the new Soviet proposal on atomic energy meant was made - by Mr. Warren, Austin (United States) in the United Nations Geheral Assembly Political Committee. "If we cannot agree on what it means, then we will not be able to .agree on what to do about it." Mr. Austin added that he interpreted the first part of the Soviet proposal to mqan that efforts to erect international control of atomic energy should not only be eontinued, but also should be coritinued in the direction which had been followed for the last 30 months — -in the direction laid down by the three reports of the Atomic Energy Commission. "However, the Soviet has indicated that it does not accept the commission's three reports, that it does not wish to advance in the direction laid down by the reports and that it intends to try and convince this great committee to reView the direction. There haS been so much violent disagreement over the meaning of th6 General Assembly's atomic energy resolutions that it is hard to believe that the Soviet Union is recommending eontinued work towards international control in the direction pursued by the majority, but if the Soviet proposals mean what they undoubtedly say, then we are certainly on the road to the goal which the whole of humanity responds to." Mr. Austin eontinued: "On reading the resolution the whole world would have hope, but the debate does not show that the Russians means effective international control. The words we have heard from Mr. Manuilsky show that the Soviet still adheres to nationalism and to the veto. There is a chasm to be bridged and it is still possible that some wise man here will propose a resolution that will bridge this chasm. We will go quite a long way to achieve unanimity." Before Mr. Austin spoke, Mr. Manuilsky told the committee that he was prepared to show proof that the atom bomb was not an American monopoly. "If necessary we will bring these proofs, which will be uncomfortable to those who think they have the upper hand," he declared. The debate was adjourned until tomorrow. The Associated Press Paris correspondent says that the Western Powers' delegates welcomed Sweden's endorsement of the United Nations majority plan for international atomic energy control. They, thought that. Sweden's stand was a good indication of the general attitude in the assembly towards the control plan.