ARMS LIMITATION PLAN ADOPTED

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5278, 14 December 1946, Page 5

ARMS LIMITATION PLAN ADOPTED

( Press Assn—

^ COMMITTEE STAGE ' - CONTROL & INSPECT10N FREE OF ANY VETO

-Rec. 9.30 p.m.)

NEW YORK, Dec. 13. The disarmaraent sub-eommit-tee approved the basic principles oi' ' a world-wide arms limitation programme, providing for contro). and inspection machinery free of the veto. The plan, which was aclopted unanimously, calls on the Security Council to draft specific measures to reguJate and reduce arms and armecl forces. These conventions will then be placed before a special disarmament session of the General Assembly, and upon its approval they will be submitted to the member nations for ratification. On the insistence of the XJnited States, the plan earefully preserves the authority of the Atomic Energy Commission in handling the control of atomic energy and outlawing atomic weapons. In addition, the plan rrges member States to withdraw their forces as soon as jiossilile from the former enemy territories and from the territory of United Nations, members, and progressively to_ reduce their national armed forces. The resolution now goes to the full committee aiid the Assembly. A later message states that the pNitieal committee is expected to debate the resolution now adopted by the suh-eommittee on disarmament. The .usc of the veto will again be bated to-day in the General Assembly. The main point in the resolution at hand is that the uso oi" Ihe veto by the five permanent members of the Security Council should not prevent Ihe council from making quiclc decision?. The committee considering the oermanent home for the United Nations has asked the General Assembly to accept the gift of Jchn D. Rockefellef jun., of an cstate in the heart of New York. Recall of Ambassadors And Ministers From Sparn LONDON, December 13. The United Nations" General Ass.*mbly has approved the niotion calling for the immediate recall of all Ambassadors and Minister? to Spain. There were 3 1 votes in favour, six against, and 13 in abstention. M. Gromyko (Russia) said that his ct uiitry still held the view that the C'.unplete severance of relations with Spain would have been better, but the present resolution would be a severe blow to the Fasc-ist" regime. The Foreign Ministers" have now en.Ied their six-weeks' work in New York with full agreement reaehed on all the outstanding points in the five trcaties with the former Axis States. The last meeting ended on a note of cordiality. M. Molotav summed up tho work in New York by saying: "We have done an enormous amount."