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Volume #18 - 300. | |
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CHAPTER III UNITED NATIONS | |
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6 DISARMAMENT | |
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DEA/8508-40 |
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Extract from Minutes of Meeting of Heads of Division | |
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UNCLASSIFIED |
[Ottawa],
April 7th, 1952 |
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THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION 4. Mr. Wershof. The Disarmament Commission, established recently by the United Nations to replace the former Commission for Conventional Armaments and Atomic Energy Commission, has held a number of meetings during March. Mr. Johnson presided under the system adopted by the Commission, of monthly rotation of the chairmanship. A large portion of the time was devoted to pointless if spectacular discussion of the Soviet charge that the U.S. has used bacteriological warfare in Korea. Further discussion of this issue was finally ruled out of order by Mr. Johnson on the ground that dealing with such charges was outside the Commission's terms of reference. This ruling was supported by all but the Soviet representative. The Commission has now adopted a plan of work, under which the two most important items - disclosure and verification, and regulation of all armaments and armed forces - are to be dealt with concurrently. These problems will be studied initially in committee. The U.S. has presented a working paper setting out a detailed plan for the progressive disclosure and verification of information concerning all armed forces and armaments. Delegations have not yet had time to obtain the views of their governments on this document. . . . | |
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