U.N.O. AND ATOMIC ENERGY

Evening Star, Issue 25700, 25 January 1946, Page 5

U.N.O. AND ATOMIC ENERGY

International Commission Recommended First Big Decision for Peace (Rec. 11.55 a.m;) LONDON, January 24. The United Nations Assembly unanimously adopted the Political and Security Committee's report recommending the establishment of an atomic energy commission.Addressing the Assembly for the first time, the leader of the Russian delegation, M. Vyshinsky, said: " This is the first important act in the efforts of the United Nations to secure peace and security in the world. May this noble move achieve true and complete success." ' -, He said the Soviet delegation wholeheartedly supported the resolution of the five great Powers and Canada, which was the basis -of the committee's report. It expressed a sound realistic approach to the problem. M. Vyshinsky was loudly applauded as he. left the rostrum. "We must show we are worthy of the freedom we have won," said Mr Byrnes (United States). "The United Nations were obliged to unite to preserve freedom and must remain united to preserve peace. The United States spent 2,000,000,000 dollars to forward research of atomic energy in the determination that the United Nations would not lag behind in the struggle for scientific discoveries that .would win the war. "We entered the race not to destroy, but to save civilisation, but if the race continues, civilisation, which we hoped to save, will be destroyed.

The problem cannot be solved by any one nation.' It is a common responsi- . bility for all nations. Peace and re- ' construction cannot be achieved by unilateral action. The more common' tasks we set, ourselves, the more likely we' are to understand each other's problems, especially the problem of devising the necessary safeguards for ensuring that atomic energy will be used for the benefit of humanity, and not for destruction."- ; M. Modzelewski (Poland) said the control of atomic energy and other weapons of mass destruction was the only way to remove fear of a fresh, and greater catastrophe. The _ United Nations' delegates must mobilise the people and the Parliaments of their countries to lend weight and authority

to the Commission. He suggested that all countries should insert a clause in their constitutions pledging themselves to exchange scientific discoveries such as atomic energy, and to use such discoveries only for the benefit of humanity. M. Paul Boncour (France) said the Assembly was creating a great act in the midst of chaos. They were choosing the way to peace and' the construction of prosperity instead of the way to destruction. He hoped the commission would meet as soon as possible to settle the people's anxiety, preferably in the United States, which gave _ atomic energy its international significance. The Assembly also adopted the report of the Administrative and Budgetary Committee recommending the terms for appointment of the Secretary-General.