SECURITY AIMS

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 281, 24 August 1944, Page 5

SECURITY AIMS

Unofficial Outline of Allied i Plans

(By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received August 23, 10.25 p.m.). NEW YORK, August 23. The “New York Times” has obtained from an unimpeachable source a digest of the British-American-Russian plans submitted to the Dumbarton conference. The “New York Times” correspondent says all three Powers propose the creation of an international security organization consisting of the assembly of all Powers in addition to a council controlled by Britain, America, China and Russia, who will be primarily responsible for preventing and repelling aggression. The American plan specially emphasizes that the United States does not propose a four-Power dictatorship on the rest of the world. According to the American plan, the assembly would have to assist the executive council in enlisting all States toward giving effect to the council (actions. Each United Nation would he represented on it by six members with each nation having one vote.

The executive council provided by the American plan would have four permanent members, namely, Britain, America, China and Russia, having authority proportionately to their obligation to provide most of the money, men and force to repeal aggression. The American plan particularly stipulates that in order to use force to prevent aggression the four members must vote therefor unanimously, iu addition to the majority vote of pie entire council,. before military sanctions can be applied.

The most important part suggests that the Powers enter into a general agreement on the number and type of forces they will be obliged to put at the disposal of the executive council. Moreover, the American plan proposes that whenever possible the forces of each nation will be used in its natural region. For example, if a Balkan .State committed aggression the council should direct Russia to use the stipulated quota of its army and air force against the potential aggressor. On the other hand, in the case of aggression in the Pacific the executive council would direct the United States to use its forces. The British plan emphasizes that a world security league should be a simple, flexible organization of independent nations based on article four of the Moscow Declaration. The British particularly insist that international peace and security must be made positively, and not kept only by negative .means .of suppressing violence again. Again, the British stress that they do not intend to repeat the mistake of making too many territorial commitments. or trying to define aggression too closely.

The British make three specific points. First, all members undertake to co-oper-ate in the maintenance of international peace, and the \vorld council should be required to take the initiative for that purpose. Secondly, no guarantee of territorial integrity of member states should be given. Thirdly, no guarantee of political independence of member states should be given. The British explain that a rigid definition of the occasion for action against an aggressor is as likely to hinder as facilitate the maintenance of peace and security. Status of France. The correspondent adds that both Britain and America favour the addition of France to the rank of a permanent member of the council, but both have placed interesting qualifications on this. The British want France included “when side is restored to the rank of a great Power,” while the Americans stipulate that France should be added “after she had a government freely chosen by the French people.” The British also suggest that neutrals should be admitted after due consideration and enemy Powers only after proving their pacific intentions. The Russian plan, more, than the British and American, emphasizes the special place of the Great Powers in the world organization. It also mentions the equality clause article four of the Moscow Declaration, but points out that the Great Powers who suffered so much in this war must be given a special place of authority in the security organization. Moreover, the Russians propose the formation of an international military air corps consisting of volunteers of member States to carry out the council’s will. However, officials do not 'believe the Russians intend to press the latter point too far. Finally, the Russians emphasize that the league should concentrate almost entirely ou- the Question of security, and not reach out into other fields. They propose in addition to a security council the establishment of other separate councils dealing with political, social and economic questions.