Canadian-French Proposal That Nations Permit International Control Of Atomic Energy

Wanganui Chronicle, 9 November 1949, Page 5

Canadian-French Proposal That Nations Permit International Control Of Atomic Energy

New Zealand Supports The Suggestion

NEW YORK. Nov. 7 (Rec. nations to renounce enough sovc national control of atomic enerf Nations Political Committee by I The committee also has before it an Indian motion that the whole problem of atomic energy be referred to the International Law Commission with a request that it submit to the General Assembly before July 31. 1950, a draft of a declaration on the duties of States and individuals in respect to the development of .atomic energy, so as to ensure itsi for peaceful purposes only. aH The French-Canadian resolution Jh* asked the General Assembly to endorse the following main points:— (1) Atomic energy, if used for peace, will lead to an increase of human welfare, but if used for war may bring about the destruction of civilisation. (2) Humanity is in danger as long as States retain, under their individual control, the development and operation of atomic energy facilities. (3) International co-operative effort can avoid this danger and hasten the development of atomic energy for peaceful purposes. <4l All nations would join such cooperative development to do everything in their power by the acceptance of international control to prohibit and eliminate atomic weapons. (5) The Atomic Energy Commission

. 6 pin).— A resolution asking all creignty to ensure effective inter•gy, was submitted to the United France and Canada today. should continue to explore every avenue of possible agreement Sir Carl Berendsen, New Zealand, said al! the world but Russia was willing to accept essential international control and supervision. “All the world except the Soviet is prepared to show to any authorised observer everything being done in ’ atomic research, or in its application to warlike industrial or other pur- ' poses," he said. “The Soviet and its satellites are unwilling. They at- ' I tempt to cover their recalcitrance with face-saving propagandist proposals which deceive no one. The J conclusion is obvious, as it is ominous, that those who accept inspection have nothing to hide, and those . who decline inspection are inevitably [ properly suspect of the intention of, . indeed, an act of deceit.” f Sir Carl Berendsen opposed any suggestions for standstill or truce , agreements. ’ “This is not a dreamland wherein . we live,” he said, “let no one be deceived by fine phrases or optimistic . resolutions. The sole test is effeci five inspection and control on the int ternational basis.” Sir Carl rejected an Indian proposal. . He said he appreciated the Indian . “purity of motive,” but that was not . a matter that could be settled in law. . Law without sanction was a mockery. New Zealand would support the Canai dian-French proposals.