PEACE AND SECURITY AFTER WAR

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24271, 31 May 1944, Page 3

PEACE AND SECURITY AFTER WAR

America Ready For Informal Talks FORMING INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 9 p.m.) WASHINGTON, May 30. “The United States is ready to begin talks with Britain, Russia, and China on the establishment of an international security organisation,” said the United States Secretary of State (Mr Cordell Hull) in a statement. “I have just concluded the first phase of discussions with the Senate Post-war Advisory Committee on Foreign Policy, We have had frank and fruitful discussions on general questions and mans relating to \U esUWlahtafctt of an international peace and security organisation in accordance with the principles con' lalned in the Moscow four-ftatibtt declaration, the Connally resolution, and other siniUai* declarations in this country.

“I am definitely encouraged, and with the President’s approval am ready to proceed with informal discussions with Britain, Russia, artd China, attd then with the governmentsof the other United Nations. In the meanwhile I shall: havefurther discussions with the leaders of both parties of Cohgress and with others. The door Of ttoii-fcartisanship will continue wide open at the State Department, especially for consideration of. any phase of the planning of a post-war security organisation.

“Mr Hull has not described the proposed post-war organisation," says the United Press of America, but State Department officials have revealed that it resembles the one which Mr Churchill outlined in the House of League of Nations armed with overwhelming military force to keep the peace.”

The Associated Press of America says: “Mr Hull presumably has now invited the three Allied Powers to send representatives to the proposed informal conferences, as provided for in the Moscow agreement. The talks will not bind the participants, but rather will seek to define an area of agreement witjun which they might act jointly in the establishment of a security . officials Relieve this would allow the creation of a permanent United Nations council in the near future.