CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25396, 28 December 1945, Page 5

CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY

AGREEMENT on question of japan

B.v Telepraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received December 27, 11.55 p.m.) MOSCOW, December 27 After a further three-hour session, after one of six and a-half hours yesterday afternoon, the Foreign Ministers' conference ended early today, except for a few technical details which remain to be settled, says the Exchange Telegraph Agency's correspondent. A communique is expected to be issued later today. Planes are standing by for Mr Bevin and Mr Byrnes. The latest developments have ereatly strengthened the feeling of optimism. The Foreign Ministers decided to create a Four-Power Control Council for Japan, says the New York Times correspondent, fjjey also decided to revise the duties of the Far East Advisory Commission in Washington and seek authority for the Security Council of the United Nations Organisation to study the control of the atom bomb. The Big Three agreed to ask the General Assembly of the United Nations Organisation to hand over to the Security Council 0 [ 11 nations (plus Canada) the problem of studying the making 0 f recommendations as follows:—(1) For the exchanging of basic scientific information for peaceful ends; (2) controlling atomic energy to assure its use only for peaceful ends; (3) eliminating itom weapons from the arsenals of national States; (4) safeguarding the United Nations from violations and evasions of international atomic energy agreements. The Japanese Control Council will be composed of American, Russian and Chinese members, and a member to represent Britain, India and Australia. Russia agreed to join both the Japanese Control Council in Tokyo and the Far East Advisory Commission in Washington, with the understanding firstly that the Tokyo Council should carry out the recommendations and directives of the Washington Commission, and secondly that the Washington Commission could not issue directives and make recommendations without the approval of Britain, America, Russia and China. In the event of disagreement between the major Powers on the Washington Commission, General Mac Arthur shall retain reserve power to act in carrying out American policy. The conversations concerning the atom bomb dealt almost entirely with the creation of inter-governmental machinery for controlling atom weapons, and not with questions relating to the science or maufacture of the atom bomb. There is general satisfaction in Washington with the reported results of the conference, since it broke the Big Three deadlock over the control of Japan, the atom bomb and the European peace treaties. However, a controversial result of the conference is the extension of the power of veto to the Washington Commission. The British Foreign Minister, Mr Bevin, is expected to be back in London by the week-end, and the United States Secretary of State, Mr Byrnes, will leave Moscow today if the weather permits. Mr Byrnes will spend a week in Washington before proceeding to London to attend meetings of the United Nations Assembly.