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Soviet Atom Plan Seen
as "Step F orward"
PARIS, Oct 5 (A.A.P.) .
The Australian delegate (Mr. Hodgson) told the U.N.
Political Committee to-day that he could not accept the latest
Soviet proposal for atomic control as it now stood, but the
plan showed some step forward.
Mr. Hodgson said the So
viet Union had repeatedly
claimed that the object of
the majority plan for atomic
energy control was to obtain
American domination in the
field, but the American offer
was to hand over control of
atomic bombs if there could
be international control.
He suggested that the Atomic
Energy Commission be directed
to continue its work along the
lines of the majority report
and work out details of a final
control agency, so as to speed
up work when once the main
difficulty had been solved.
Mr. Hodgson added: "We
do not want a Marquess of
Queensberry set of rules for
war. We want to ban war."
Question Asked
oenerai lviurmugruuu pan
ada) asked M. Vyshinsky (So
viet) whether the latest Soviet
proposal for simultaneous con
ventions for the control of
atomic energy was ."sincere."
General . McNaughton said
that if M. Vyshinsky meant
what he said then the choice
between -the two conventions —
the Soviet proposal— and one
convention— the majority pro
posal — would be a drafting
matter and would present no
political importance.
If the Russians really wish
to establish international
control in the sense of the
majority proposal then all
was plain sailing. If not, then
the two and a half years'
work of the Atomic Commis
sion must be discarded and
it must start work again.
"Capitalist"
Needs
The Czech Foreign Minister
(M. Clementls) said he did not
accept the Soviet proposal sim
ply because his country pos-
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est urantum mines, but because
the Soviet plan gave a greater
expectation of effective atomic
energy control In the Interests
of mankind. -
Tie said, "It is quite cer
tain that the Western con-
trol plan would be directed
according to the ideas of the
usual majority — that Is, ac
cording to the needs of the
capitalist system. The U.S.
conception of an internat
ional agency is unaccept
able."
U.S. Blamed
, M. Kysselev (Byelo-Russia)
said an unbiassed study of the
facts showed that the U.S. was
responsible for the Impasse in
the Atomic Energy Commis
sion.
He added, "The conception
of world mastery is not a new
idea."
M. Kysselev said that evi
dence of American ambitions
was American bases abroad,
the Marshall plan and the
Truman doctrine.
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former chief of staff of the
American air forces (Gen. Carl
Spaatz) as saying: "As things
are at present the land armies
need not spill their , blood on
the Minsk-Smoleniik-Moscow
road."
"Chink tu Wall"
Gen. Carlos Rom'ulo (Phili
ppines) said'the Soviet resolu
tion constituted "a chink in the
wall, letting through a ray of
light to dispel, to some extent,
the gloom which has so far
prevailed."
Gen. Romulo said that if the
resolution meant what he took
it to mean, it was an act of
courage.
He continued: "There can
only be pride, not humiliation,
in any steps which bring us
closer to a compromise based
on truth."
Dr. Hector Castro (El Salva
dor) said: "It is most encour
aging that the U.S., Britain
and Canada, working in com
plete harmoily, are willing to
give up their secret in return
for complete certainty that no
nation will use atomic energy
for warlike purposes.
"They are willing to this end
to accept far-reaching interna
tional control."
The committee voted by 27
to 7, with 9 abstentions, to
postpone its afternoon meeting
until the following morning in
order not to conflict with the
Security Council meeting.
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