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PLAN FOR HALT IN
ARMS RACE
New Challenge to
Soviet Union
GLOBAL CENSUS
LONDON, November 7 (A.A.P.) .-—America, Bri
tain and France will today launch a bold new chal
lenge to the Soviet Union to join them in stopping the
world arms race.
- The challenge will be in the- form of ;a :; j dint - de-
claration to the United Nations meeting in Paris, pro
posing a global , census of armaments/ - including
atomic weapons. .
The proposal will include a tight system or inspec
tion to make secret stockpiling impossible.
This : plan differs from
'earlier. Soviet proposals for
arms control in that it calls
for a census as a prelimi
nary.' to ; any disarmament
scheme. .
The West's peace de
claration will come only
about 24 hours after the
dramatic proposal of the
French ' President (M.
Auriol) at the opening of
the United Nations Assem
bly that- "illustrious men"
of the Big Four Powers
should meet in Paris for
man- to -man ' talks .
Stalin will await a
formal Invitation from
France, Britain and
America before deciding
whether to Join in Big
Four talks.
The Soviet Foreign Minis
ter (M. Vyshinsky) was
quoted, as saying this last
night by the newspaper
"France Solr." ,
Truman Firm
Howeveri President Tru
man Is sticking to his fre-
. . v
any face-to-face meeting
between Stalin and himself
must take place in the
United States.
Reuters diplomatic' cor
respondent said sources
close to Mr. Truman were
confident that there had
been no change in his atti
tude despite — /
1. The proposal made; by M.
Auriol.
2. The statement- by. .Mr.
Winston Churchill in the House
of Commons in -favor of abat
ing the cold war with "nego
tiations by the highest level
from . strength and not from
Mr. Joseph Short, Presiden
tial press secretary, said today
that Mr. Truman "has not
heard officially" of President
Auriol's proposal.
Officials said President Tru
man's address : to the- world
would be a major foreign policy
speech, but added that it would
not be sensational. ...
(The-broadcast of this speech
.will be relayed - through 3LO
between 1,15 p.m., and 2 p.m.
today.)
Soviet Warning
- In Moscow, M. Laurentia
Beria, head of Soviet Home Af
fairs Ministry and chief of the
Soviet Secret police, warned
those calling for war against
the Soviets that If they at-
tacked Russia they would be
"licked."
M. Beria, the chief Govern
ment spokesman, at a revolu
tionary anniversary meeting in
Moscow's Bolshol Theatre, ac
cused -the United States of pre
paring a new war.
"These gentlemen chat, about
peace but are preparingi for
war," he said. ' .
V Only a person absolutely de
void of common sense. Could: be
lieve that the Soviet Union
. would give way to threats."
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