The Ten Points

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27569, 11 December 1950, Page 5

The Ten Points

The points of the Truman-Attlee programme are:—

1. Common foreign policy objectives to maintain peace, promote the strength of the free world, eliminate causes of fear, want, and discontent and advance the democratic way of life.

2. United action in support of this unity of objectives. 3. No appeasement or rewarding of aggression anywhere. 4. Readiness to seek an end to hostilities in Korea by means of negotiation. 5. Agreement that differences between Britain and the United States regarding the seating of Communist China in the United Nations shall not “interfere with our united effort in support of our common objectives.” 6. Agreement that the question of Formosa “should be settled by peaceful means and in such a way as to safeguard the interests of .the people of Formosa and the maintenance of peace and security in the Pacific, and that consideration of this question by the United Nations will contribute to these ends.” *

7. “We are in complete agreement on the need for immediate action by all North Atlantic Treaty countries; to intensify their efforts to build up their defences to strengthen the Atlantic communtiy. We recognise that adequate defence forces are essential if war is to be prevented.” 8. President Truman and Mr Attlee stated that they had concluded that the military capabilities of their-two countries should be increased as rapidly as possible and their arms production should be expanded to help all free nations now joined together in common defence.

9. International action asserting the equitable distribution of basic raw materials for defence and essentia) civilian needs. . 10. President Truman stated that il was his hope that the world condition would never call for the use of ths atom bomb. The President said il was his desire to keep Mr Attlee at all times informed of development! which might bring about a change in the situation.