SOME OF THE DETAILS.

Chronicle (Levin), 9 March 1949, Page 5

SOME OF THE DETAILS.

Received Tucsday, 7.80 p.m. NEW YORK, March 7. The Chicago Run-Times, in a despatcli from its London correspondent, fiiyx the proposed North Atlantic Rceurity Pact hinds the signatory hations to ''the use of armed force"

if any of them is attacked. The SunTimes story lists twelve articies whieh, it ciaims, are the first known details of the proposed alliance. The key provision, according to the Run-Times, states: — "An attack against one or more oi the parties, both in Europe and North America, will he considered as an attack against all. In consequence they will assist the party or parties attacked by taking immediately, both individually and collectively, such action, including the use of armed force, that is deemed necessary to restore and maintain security." According to the Run-Times the Pact states that the armed force provision should not be interpreted as aft'ecting mechanisms provided in the United Nations Charter and that "any armed attack will be reported to the Security Council." The signatories "solemnly declare that this treaty does not eontradict any engagement now in force between any of the signatories and any third party. ' ' Another important provision detines the area wherein tlie alliance operates. The provision, according to the RunTimes, reads: —

' ' An armed attack on the area of "any of the parties in Europe, North America and Algeria or against the military forces of the parties in Europe, or against any territory, island possession, vessel or aircraft in the North Atlantic area, would he deemed an armed attack." It was the "armed force" provision that eaused a diplomatie, flurry beeause some members of the Renate Foreign Relations Committee believe it went too far in eommitting the United States while some major Powers, siich as France, thought it did not go far enough.