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Tbo GeneraL Asoernbly,
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14?th nootlrg, oa 28 Septedber !.!48, Comrlttee for aonslileratloo anA r€porb
to rofe" to the Elret e lt€n on 1ts a€onda entitled.: 'Prohibltlon of tho atonio veapon aad rotloa: by ono-thlrd of the ar.:rarent8 and aruoil forcee of the pemanebt &ers of the Socurl.ty Colmcl].: lton tr)l'oposod. by tho Untm of
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Conmlttoe consldered thle lt€m 19\th ani. I96tb-19fth Doetrngs. 3. Dl,3tng th€ consld.oratloa of tne queetion
durhg 1te l-53rd-169th;
at tho 153nd. to L60th
Eoet{ngs, sovor€1" d?aft rosolutions and. anends€rite rrcr€ latroduced.. llhe ogsentlal I}ointe of tholr sirbstance ato as foll-o$E: (a) fno reproeentatlvo of th€ Tlnlon of Sonlet Soclallst 3epubJ"lcE 'preeontett a draft reeolutton (A1658) pioposlng that th€ pernenent nebbele oi the Socurity CouoclL, as a flrsi etep 1n the r€ductlon of azsanonte andt armoci. forces, roduco by one-thlrd. durlng ono year all. lrosent lardl, ndvel, and alr forceB i nnd tbat atonlo veapne bb yrohtblted. ae xeaponb lDtobtled. for a{..o of a6groeslcna and Dot for thoso of d.ofoaco. It a-lso ca[ed for the eetab:.1sbnont vlthln the f:rauo'rrcrk of tho Seorrlty Counall-, of an lnternatlonaL ooatrol- body for tho purp,ooe of tho supervlslon of and. control over'the \,r lEpLonenta tl on of thertrees'ureg f,or tho reducttoa of arnaa€nt E aDit artr€tl forcos and for the prohltitlon of atoulc 'lreapons. (t) fhe represontatLvo of gtrrla lntroducetl a fu.aft roBolutlon (A/c.1/318) caallng upon tho socurlty Counoil to cootinrro 1te etud.y on the regulatl.oq and reduotlon of a:rdanentg tlrrough 1te ComLsslon f,orl CoflIrentlonaL Ayiranstrts-vith a vlorr to achlevlng oonc"eto results ln lmp].eroent-i.ng }'rtlole 1J-, trEra€raph 1, of the Cliartor. '
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nno repro oentatlvo of, tho Unltod. Kinad.a@ subnltt€d a draf,t !6 soJ-utlon (l/C.t/Stgl p"oposlng that the Geleral A6senbty endorso the gener€,l- lrlncl?IoB consld.or€id. by the naJorlty of tlre C c'ml.BBlon for Coaventlonal- Aruauonts as necessary to tho r€gulatlon and. rod.uctlon qf,
r: *a;imh&ent-s atiilrarmsd. forses, and urglng al-L natlona, pa"tlcuLarLy thoEo constitutlng tbo minorlty ln the Co@lsslon for C onlrontlonal Alaa:nonts, to co-operato to tho utmoet of thelr po';er ln th6 attalfioent of the obJectlves outllned. 1a the rosoLutlon. (d) The r6p:eoeatatlve of El Salvador euhnttted a d"aft rosoLutlon (A/C.L/3?O) proposing that the cenoru,l Aseoubly entruet the Atonlc xne"By Comlsslon wlth the stud.y of tho p..oblen of tho rdductlon of armanonts. E.nd requeet lt to begln such a study as soon as. lt.has succo o sfuJ.Ly c cmploted. lts rlrork c cnoorning tho coriti.oi. of ii,tcrnlc energy. (.) Tho rcprroseniatlTe of l,ebaaon proposed. (1,/C.t/3zt/Corr,tl to lDstltuto, w-ltbin the fra.no'work of the Socu"lty Councll, an organ of lotoroatlonet control havlng a.e 1ts rd.Eslon tho suporwlslon of tb.e I appLlcatton of msasiros for the reductlon of azuEuents and. arood. forces, -lt l be tn6!. uhdb tetood. that tho afflrBative vote of aJ-L ths lorEaront ne&bo"B of tbe $ei'riiirl ty Counc 1l-" i+oul-d- not bo requl.rod for the aLoclslons of the Cou]lcl]., Eo aLso p"opoeed that tho ponranont monbers cf the Counsll- tafto the lnltlattve ln tho tlon of ar@a,ment e by roclucln8 by ons -thlrd, ln tho "ed.uc cours€'of ono yoar, s,Lt Laad, navaf exld alr forcos at their cllBposaJ", tho baEle for cal-cuLatlon bo tng tho etrength of thslr re epoctlvo forcos and. arrarentA lD 1945; 'I (f ) ' ,trh6 .reSroeentatlvo of AuEtralla proposed. (t/C,t/Zzz) mat a srrt-coml.ttoo bo sot up to oxaalno aLl- prolosaLs tnC amendllents subnlttea to tb€:Flrst Ccffidttee and. th61r practlcablLlty, a,nal to Lnd.lcato nhat further Btu&Lo s eer€'aoeoss€Lry and ntght profltabl-y !o uniiortakon and the boAy lihtch ebou]-d cond.uct thon. The Broposod. sub-coroaltteo wouJ.cl be d-lrected not to. oonslaor'atqdc 'weat)o|1s lnasnuch as thls qu€ stlon nae aLread"y. b€lng oonsldel€d by tho CoDal.ttee , (e) The i"opre sentatlve of 3oJ.glrm pre sontod. (l/C.t/lzil certaln doletl 4nA adaltloljB to the llnltsd Klngdo:r ill€.ft TosoLutlon. (Ul gne velro Bentatlrro of, B:lazIL subuitted an arontlment (e/C.!3e\l ( to the Austnallan d.@^ft r€ solutlon coocortlna th€ toms of r€f6"enco of the sub-ocmlttee. (f) Tbo reprosontatlve of Franoe proeonted. a.draf,t rosolutlon (A /c.I/32r) proposing that the Securlty counclL should.i (t) fstalff.eh a control Bysteu on tho fol-lotdng basosl ' (") Settlng up of an orga,n endoved wlth appropri.ato povero for tho oontroL of cottvontlonaJ- aruanonte;
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It1 ord.er to exanlns these prol|osalE €nd.a&end$onts alre to atto@t to asree ulotr a text of an apBroBrj.&te rlra.ft, thq Flrst Co!@lttee, at lts 160th nsettng or1 13 .october J.!llB, o stabJ-lsh€dt a Eub-corurtttee co.oposod. of tbe reproseatatlves of AustHd.la, 3o1g1un, BlazLl, Qhba, El gs,llrador, F a.nce, Lebenon, ?olend., Ud-orl ol goytst SocLa].Lst Republlc s, Unltefl Ktio-gilon ana Udtedt Statoe of Anerlca. ,, The Sub-Cormltt€e elected aD 1ts ChaLman tbe relres€atetlvo of Auotralla, Coloaql W.R. Eod.goon nnd", ag R&Pportour, tbo rolreeentatlve of 3razl3., !tp. Eelrtquo d.e Souza Cones. 6, Tho Sr,rb-Comltteo heLd- ten meotlnge, a:rd on 28 0ctolor ;nai{rmouslSr apFroved lte rogort to the tr'1"6t Cdprl-b+,oo (Alc,Lhr6lRea.L) . As a resu].i of the dl.ecuesl.m of t&q varloue fl.raft re ool.utlone arii- aueaihnsnts htroduqett la the Flrst Colmlttoo and. of ..the Efienfraonte and. a aev dra.ft rosolutlpn (AlC,llsO.12/1-I) eub se quentLy subnlttod in tbe slrb-Connrtttge,.t]r€e proposaLg !|Bra€ vot€d upon and lnclu.f,cd l$ the reBof,t of the 5rrb.'Comlttee: (u) Ehe ussR tb€ft rssolutron (,t/658), rrlth a r€nlsoal text of tbe. Last lara€rapb (t'lc.tlsC.seft) gropoolng the e stabllsbnont, rltbln the fraeerork of the Fecurlty co'Jncil, of an lnternatlonal cosl.trcL body tp rhlcb fu1l .offlclaL data on tbe 'rtate of t'he arnEnontg. ead. armed foroe.g of, the pomenent melibe"s of tho SecurLty Councll mret be subrdtted.. . (b) Tho €i!sn&ed. tert of the 3a161aa aaendrent Alc.t/sc,n/z) to the x'renob dlrfi rosolutlon (It/P.L|3?rt carllng ulon tho Soourlty Counoxl to purBue &o Btud.y of liho reguLat tcn end- roductLon of convoatloaal amaBgntg aDd. arBeil forcos th?ough the.. Bgency of tbo Co@lsBlon for ConrentloDaL Ar:naneots la ord.sr to obtal-o conc:tctc reeu.lts as Boon as tnJ fn:Biciveront fui th€ lntqr:natlonaL atarcephore " por@lts. It also proposod. th€id ibd C-odntsston -6ovote f,or Convontlonal A:mrmoots, .la ca:?ylng out ltB plalr of !rork;-ih6ir1a ItE attentlos f,lrst.to formulating propooale for the recefB{, onbcLing etra pubJ.lcatlcar, bir arr loto:matLonal orgB.:3 of, control enilovefl lrtth unlversalJ-y apcel)ted- Bo'ti6rs, of fuLl .l.rfo:matlor to be suppJJod ty Mepbir Statee lrlt& negar€. to theXr offectlvos er.\1, thelr conyentlonal amanentE. .
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(c) [tro Poush dreft reeolutlon to th€ Sub-Co@l'ttee1 v]rlob proposed that tbo poruanent nenbore of the securlty cowrcll take tte lnltLatlve ln the red.uc.tLon of arm,qgnts ty redpc-1ng by oIre:thlrd 14. the courso of one y€ar, all land, .navaL. and alr forcss &t tholr. d.is!-osal, the basls for oalculatloo telng .
the strength of tholr respoctlve forceg and arsaments qs of l..lanuary 1148'
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reqet@en&od.tbo
prollblllon
of ..9,toU19 weapons ae lrQapons of, a'ggro6slon
fov @,ss d,ostructlon of peaqeffS popuJa.tlone. Jt .aLeo. prolosoa to, :stltutel nlthln tho fraueworE pf the securlty councll-, an nnternatlonaf control body ha \dng as lts rnleslon the suporv'lslolr afld. co{ltrol of the s,pp1lco,tton of me&sures fof the reductlon of arBan9nts and armF+ forcas, lt bolng understood ihat. the affl-rnatlve vote of all tho reprooeotatlves of the pornan.ent memberrs. pf.,the Securtty. Colmcll voul.d. not bo requlrod fgr llo adoptlon of doclsi.ons by tho lnternatlorral contfol- body concerntng ohec{frg and lnslectlon ty that bod,y. The lnternatlona]. cont"ol body shpu.I4.bo...'.furnlshed ntth ful} offlclaL dato conoornlng tho slp.te of the aruamonlg at!' ry.8o4. f o{c€.s of tho ponrc,nent rnemberg of tho Securlty, Councll ' 7, On 11 November, th6 Bapportour prosentod the repoit o the Sub-Comlttee to th6 !'1rst. .C.omlttoe .at lts l-94th neetlng. Durln€ !19 subsoquent consld€ratl.on of tho ropo?t by. tho n'1rst Coronlttee, :9l'erat a!1ondtneflts,1|l€re eubnltted to tho Solglan proposel: proSosed. to substltut: th?. ltord's ;(4.) ,,f,h" rop:i:eeantatlve of .Strrla rras rrsg. qoo:r .ooon as the ae possiblott fQ" tho l{ord-s 1n the stxtF laragraph u. Ee a]-so lrolo1ed, i!0prgof,[6nt in tho lnterootlonal atmogphore pordrlts; to dgJeto ln tho soventh Iaragraph tho word.s ttondoved. nf.!h.,,17g.r1versa11y lntend^ed.
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of nln ordorLo. obteln concreto rosults ae soon.ae .the paregraph the a'ord-€ 1:rprovoment.ln the intorrra t1ors.l- atmospttere perrclto;t'. rrrha r.cnlceentn tlve of I?anco propoeed to eubstltuto ln the-.sevanth fn\ -\v,/ t,,,"!:J'ii-fJ--'-, r:_ for the Counclltt Securlty of tho paragrgph the oroyaettnlthln tho fYauovork tords rrondoa'6.d $lth unlvorsa]-ly apcopled powerstt ' B. At- the -4. meot{ng on 13 Novambor, the draft resolutlon "-- 199th -:'l __ :..1r., -:..i- \. -'by tho r€prosenta-blvo of tho.Unlon of Sov-let Soclallst Btlubllt",gl? ..I,-91:.1 upon ?aragrs.ph by paraerlph rdth the follov.lng reP!lt?:! .. :r:: ! B 6, abstantlons wtth Parsql'eBh 1 ll:s roJoctod by 35 votes to '
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roJected by Jl+ votos to 6r. vlth 9 abstentlons ' . .,. 1eJ,.9qted by ,2p votes to J, rlth 22 gb.stentl:[s :r : reJoct€d by 20 votee to L2, wlt}t-l7 abotent}o3e t . roJoct€d }y 35 votos to 6, vlth B ebgtentlons' ,..... "-, B alstentldns,' to.!r vlth vototi by 6. \{aqreJected l] .. ,:.. r,. ..Pareera?h 6, ebstontioos wlth to by votes 7 ?arag{sph 7, {res reJoctodJ6 ?aragraph B vas roJectod by 30 Yotes to f, vith 11 abstontlons '
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fhe entlre draft reeolutXon llas roJ€cted by,J) votes to 5, vlth J abetentlons. 9. Th€ anend.ad BoLgian smondrent to tho !'ronch d-raft resolutlon ve's voted uporr para€raph by para€raph; th6 rosul.ts of the vote wor6 aE follolts Paraaraph I vas adoltod by l+0 votes to 6, nlth t abstentlon' Parearaph 2 vas ad.opted by 40 :rotos to 6, $ith L abstontlon ' ?a*earaph i vas atlo!'ted bY \0 votes to 6, vltb l- abstentlon '
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Paraeralh 4 vs.e ad.optod !y 4O votas to 6, nlth L abstentlon' Para8rarh 5. The A.:straJ"i.rrn onondrnent lras rojected }y 2l Yotes to 1l+r vlth 2 alstotrtlons, Thls paa€raBh, as amended' by the xolros€ntatlvo of, SJrrla, $as ad.optod. by 22 votes to ?, wttb 1"2 abstentlons. . Paraaraph Q, as anend.ea iy tho reproeentatlvo of Ftanco, was adoptod by 33 ToteB to 6i vlth B abEtoatlons. Tbe Strrlen sseDdlent a'as oonsequeutlv wlthdravn. Pgraaraph ? ltas adopted. by l+o votos to 5, vttb 2 abstentlons ' Paraaraph B r,'as adoptod by 39 votes to 6, wlth 2 absteotlons ' Tho ontlro draft resolutlon vas adopted ty 40 notoe to 6, vltlr
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alstentlon. The diaft resoLutlon proposed. by the roprosontatlve of Polend. llas roted upon paraBraph by tr)sra€ralh ltlth tho followlng r€BuLts: Para€rsph.l- '.raB reJec'"rod by 28 votos to 6, l'lth 10 abstontlons.
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psragralh-z vas reJec:ed by 22 votes to p, wlth I5 alstontlons. .Saragraph 3 was r€Jocted. by 24 votos to 6, wlth 16 absteotlone. Paragraph 4 uas reJeoted. by 18 votee to J, vlth 19 abstontlone. ?ar8arapb 5 was reJected by 32 Totos to 6, vi.th 5 abstontlone. Para€raph 6 vas roJected by Jl votoo to 6, lrltb 5 abetentlons. ParaaraBh ? vas roJocted by 29 votes to J, vlth B abstentlone. Paragze,ph B vas roJected. by 2? votes to 6, r'1th 9 abBt€nt1ons. In rrlov of the faot that nono of the Baraggapbs llas ad.oltedr the Comlttes decld.ed., btr 23 votos llr favou.r to 11 a€alnst, ltith t abstentlons, aot to vots on the entlre PoLlsh draft rosolutlon. 11. Tbe Ccrmlttse thorofore rocclmonds the adoltlon by the Goneral Agsembly of tbo follovlng draft rosolutlon: PSOS]3ITIO$ OF IEE ATCbIIC IIE"{POI{ AND REDI]Cf,IOI{ 3Y ONE-TEBD OF TYJ.qXMAMENTS AND ARIED T'ONOffi OF TEE PEMI\4ANMilI
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IEE GENffiAt ASSX}MIY,
to estabLlsh reiatlons of conf,ldont col"Iaboratlon botvoen vlthln the framework of the Chs,rter End to ns.lre Bosslble a
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generaf redirctlon of aymaments ln order that blm9ntty m+y trl" f,+-Luro b€ spared. the horrore of 1dax e,rld that the poapLes roay not be overr,rhelmed ... by tho contlnually lncrreas tn6 burden of rallltary ei[ponalture, CoIISIDRING that no a€reenent ls attalnable on any propoeaf for ths rod.uotlon of convontlonal grma]tronts and asmed f,oross go long as €aoh Sta,te lacks o:cact and. authentlcaterl lnfomation conaetTlln€ the conventlonal asnanente and- a.vnod. forces of, otber Statqs., so Long as no oonventlon has boen ooncludod tho types of nlLltary "egarAlng forceg to vhloh srlsh'red.uctlon voul-d appLy, e,nd. so long ae to -rgan of obnt"oL has been ostabLlshod. CoNSIDmIM that the ale of, the roductlon of conventlorial 'axaardsDts and. a,isod. f,orc€s can onJ-y be attalnod. ln an atnoelhgrp of rsaland. LastLng lmlrvor€nont ln lntomatlonaL r€latlons, whlch lmpllos 1n larbioular the appltcatlon of contvol of e.tcElc enerey lnroLylng tbe
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31]I NoTII{G on th6 other hand. that thle renowaL of oonfldence vouLd. be groatly, encoura€od 1f Statee wer€ llE,oed ln poeseselon of,.preolse . and verifl€d- d.ata as to the leveL of thelr r€glectlvo oonTontlonal .:r..r. i. qtBpllgnts.i8ird. alxmed- foloos,
tha Securtty. Col)rrcl]- to purouo the stuily of tho regu+at1on and roductlon of conventlonal aynr.eeents and. a]mod.. forc€g tltou€h the {r,gonoy of .tho Corodsston for 0onvontionaL AJ&eneots .ln ordev to obtain concyete rosults aa soon as posslbl-o i SRIJSIE that tle Ccmigslon for Coslqontlonal Arnanontg r ln oarryfng out lte,pLan of vork, vll-l devote lts flrst attentlon to fothu-latlng prologai"s for the reoelpt, chocklng Bnd. lubl-lcatlon, by an. lnteIrratlonal ovgan of controL vlthln ths freeewoik of tbe Socurlty Councll, of ful-l lnforuatlon 'no be suplIled by Menb€r States vlth regard' to th€1r effeotlvgs and- tholr convontlonaL amanents; INVIES the Securtty Councll- to roBort to 1t no lat€r than its noxt voBul-ar seBslon on tho offoct Bllren to the presont [email protected] .wlth a vler to onabl-1ng lt to contlnuo lts actlelty with regard to tho r€gulatLon of aymaraents ln aocord.a4rce .edth the lurtr)oEos and prlnclpl,es def,lnod by the Charber; UWI(ES aLL natlons 1n thd [email protected] for Convonttonal AyuE&ents to oo-oBere,to to tho utnost of, thelr powor Ln tho attalnrusnt of the abovo-moD.t1o[ed. ob Jectlves. XECo!,IMfl{DS
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Thlrfl saseloa trM AI'O}fiC ilEAFO$ A]CD BEDUqTION 3Y ONE-SEnD OF !trE nBl4A!,EtvIS AND TBMED FORCES OF', TRCEISTITO$ OF
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Tbo GeneraL Asoernbly,
at lts
14?th nootlrg, oa 28 Septedber !.!48, Comrlttee for aonslileratloo anA r€porb
to rofe" to the Elret e lt€n on 1ts a€onda entitled.: 'Prohibltlon of tho atonio veapon aad rotloa: by ono-thlrd of the ar.:rarent8 and aruoil forcee of the pemanebt &ers of the Socurl.ty Colmcl].: lton tr)l'oposod. by tho Untm of
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Conmlttoe consldered thle lt€m 19\th ani. I96tb-19fth Doetrngs. 3. Dl,3tng th€ consld.oratloa of tne queetion
durhg 1te l-53rd-169th;
at tho 153nd. to L60th
Eoet{ngs, sovor€1" d?aft rosolutions and. anends€rite rrcr€ latroduced.. llhe ogsentlal I}ointe of tholr sirbstance ato as foll-o$E: (a) fno reproeentatlvo of th€ Tlnlon of Sonlet Soclallst 3epubJ"lcE 'preeontett a draft reeolutton (A1658) pioposlng that th€ pernenent nebbele oi the Socurity CouoclL, as a flrsi etep 1n the r€ductlon of azsanonte andt armoci. forces, roduco by one-thlrd. durlng ono year all. lrosent lardl, ndvel, and alr forceB i nnd tbat atonlo veapne bb yrohtblted. ae xeaponb lDtobtled. for a{..o of a6groeslcna and Dot for thoso of d.ofoaco. It a-lso ca[ed for the eetab:.1sbnont vlthln the f:rauo'rrcrk of tho Seorrlty Counall-, of an lnternatlonaL ooatrol- body for tho purp,ooe of tho supervlslon of and. control over'the \,r lEpLonenta tl on of thertrees'ureg f,or tho reducttoa of arnaa€nt E aDit artr€tl forcos and for the prohltitlon of atoulc 'lreapons. (t) fhe represontatLvo of gtrrla lntroducetl a fu.aft roBolutlon (A/c.1/318) caallng upon tho socurlty Counoil to cootinrro 1te etud.y on the regulatl.oq and reduotlon of a:rdanentg tlrrough 1te ComLsslon f,orl CoflIrentlonaL Ayiranstrts-vith a vlorr to achlevlng oonc"eto results ln lmp].eroent-i.ng }'rtlole 1J-, trEra€raph 1, of the Cliartor. '
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nno repro oentatlvo of, tho Unltod. Kinad.a@ subnltt€d a draf,t !6 soJ-utlon (l/C.t/Stgl p"oposlng that the Geleral A6senbty endorso the gener€,l- lrlncl?IoB consld.or€id. by the naJorlty of tlre C c'ml.BBlon for Coaventlonal- Aruauonts as necessary to tho r€gulatlon and. rod.uctlon qf,
r: *a;imh&ent-s atiilrarmsd. forses, and urglng al-L natlona, pa"tlcuLarLy thoEo constitutlng tbo minorlty ln the Co@lsslon for C onlrontlonal Alaa:nonts, to co-operato to tho utmoet of thelr po';er ln th6 attalfioent of the obJectlves outllned. 1a the rosoLutlon. (d) The r6p:eoeatatlve of El Salvador euhnttted a d"aft rosoLutlon (A/C.L/3?O) proposing that the cenoru,l Aseoubly entruet the Atonlc xne"By Comlsslon wlth the stud.y of tho p..oblen of tho rdductlon of armanonts. E.nd requeet lt to begln such a study as soon as. lt.has succo o sfuJ.Ly c cmploted. lts rlrork c cnoorning tho coriti.oi. of ii,tcrnlc energy. (.) Tho rcprroseniatlTe of l,ebaaon proposed. (1,/C.t/3zt/Corr,tl to lDstltuto, w-ltbin the fra.no'work of the Socu"lty Councll, an organ of lotoroatlonet control havlng a.e 1ts rd.Eslon tho suporwlslon of tb.e I appLlcatton of msasiros for the reductlon of azuEuents and. arood. forces, -lt l be tn6!. uhdb tetood. that tho afflrBative vote of aJ-L ths lorEaront ne&bo"B of tbe $ei'riiirl ty Counc 1l-" i+oul-d- not bo requl.rod for the aLoclslons of the Cou]lcl]., Eo aLso p"opoeed that tho ponranont monbers cf the Counsll- tafto the lnltlattve ln tho tlon of ar@a,ment e by roclucln8 by ons -thlrd, ln tho "ed.uc cours€'of ono yoar, s,Lt Laad, navaf exld alr forcos at their cllBposaJ", tho baEle for cal-cuLatlon bo tng tho etrength of thslr re epoctlvo forcos and. arrarentA lD 1945; 'I (f ) ' ,trh6 .reSroeentatlvo of AuEtralla proposed. (t/C,t/Zzz) mat a srrt-coml.ttoo bo sot up to oxaalno aLl- prolosaLs tnC amendllents subnlttea to tb€:Flrst Ccffidttee and. th61r practlcablLlty, a,nal to Lnd.lcato nhat further Btu&Lo s eer€'aoeoss€Lry and ntght profltabl-y !o uniiortakon and the boAy lihtch ebou]-d cond.uct thon. The Broposod. sub-coroaltteo wouJ.cl be d-lrected not to. oonslaor'atqdc 'weat)o|1s lnasnuch as thls qu€ stlon nae aLread"y. b€lng oonsldel€d by tho CoDal.ttee , (e) The i"opre sentatlve of 3oJ.glrm pre sontod. (l/C.t/lzil certaln doletl 4nA adaltloljB to the llnltsd Klngdo:r ill€.ft TosoLutlon. (Ul gne velro Bentatlrro of, B:lazIL subuitted an arontlment (e/C.!3e\l ( to the Austnallan d.@^ft r€ solutlon coocortlna th€ toms of r€f6"enco of the sub-ocmlttee. (f) Tbo reprosontatlve of Franoe proeonted. a.draf,t rosolutlon (A /c.I/32r) proposing that the Securlty counclL should.i (t) fstalff.eh a control Bysteu on tho fol-lotdng basosl ' (") Settlng up of an orga,n endoved wlth appropri.ato povero for tho oontroL of cottvontlonaJ- aruanonte;
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It1 ord.er to exanlns these prol|osalE €nd.a&end$onts alre to atto@t to asree ulotr a text of an apBroBrj.&te rlra.ft, thq Flrst Co!@lttee, at lts 160th nsettng or1 13 .october J.!llB, o stabJ-lsh€dt a Eub-corurtttee co.oposod. of tbe reproseatatlves of AustHd.la, 3o1g1un, BlazLl, Qhba, El gs,llrador, F a.nce, Lebenon, ?olend., Ud-orl ol goytst SocLa].Lst Republlc s, Unltefl Ktio-gilon ana Udtedt Statoe of Anerlca. ,, The Sub-Cormltt€e elected aD 1ts ChaLman tbe relres€atetlvo of Auotralla, Coloaql W.R. Eod.goon nnd", ag R&Pportour, tbo rolreeentatlve of 3razl3., !tp. Eelrtquo d.e Souza Cones. 6, Tho Sr,rb-Comltteo heLd- ten meotlnge, a:rd on 28 0ctolor ;nai{rmouslSr apFroved lte rogort to the tr'1"6t Cdprl-b+,oo (Alc,Lhr6lRea.L) . As a resu].i of the dl.ecuesl.m of t&q varloue fl.raft re ool.utlone arii- aueaihnsnts htroduqett la the Flrst Colmlttoo and. of ..the Efienfraonte and. a aev dra.ft rosolutlpn (AlC,llsO.12/1-I) eub se quentLy subnlttod in tbe slrb-Connrtttge,.t]r€e proposaLg !|Bra€ vot€d upon and lnclu.f,cd l$ the reBof,t of the 5rrb.'Comlttee: (u) Ehe ussR tb€ft rssolutron (,t/658), rrlth a r€nlsoal text of tbe. Last lara€rapb (t'lc.tlsC.seft) gropoolng the e stabllsbnont, rltbln the fraeerork of the Fecurlty co'Jncil, of an lnternatlonal cosl.trcL body tp rhlcb fu1l .offlclaL data on tbe 'rtate of t'he arnEnontg. ead. armed foroe.g of, the pomenent melibe"s of tho SecurLty Councll mret be subrdtted.. . (b) Tho €i!sn&ed. tert of the 3a161aa aaendrent Alc.t/sc,n/z) to the x'renob dlrfi rosolutlon (It/P.L|3?rt carllng ulon tho Soourlty Counoxl to purBue &o Btud.y of liho reguLat tcn end- roductLon of convoatloaal amaBgntg aDd. arBeil forcos th?ough the.. Bgency of tbo Co@lsBlon for ConrentloDaL Ar:naneots la ord.sr to obtal-o conc:tctc reeu.lts as Boon as tnJ fn:Biciveront fui th€ lntqr:natlonaL atarcephore " por@lts. It also proposod. th€id ibd C-odntsston -6ovote f,or Convontlonal A:mrmoots, .la ca:?ylng out ltB plalr of !rork;-ih6ir1a ItE attentlos f,lrst.to formulating propooale for the recefB{, onbcLing etra pubJ.lcatlcar, bir arr loto:matLonal orgB.:3 of, control enilovefl lrtth unlversalJ-y apcel)ted- Bo'ti6rs, of fuLl .l.rfo:matlor to be suppJJod ty Mepbir Statee lrlt& negar€. to theXr offectlvos er.\1, thelr conyentlonal amanentE. .
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(c) [tro Poush dreft reeolutlon to th€ Sub-Co@l'ttee1 v]rlob proposed that tbo poruanent nenbore of the securlty cowrcll take tte lnltLatlve ln the red.uc.tLon of arm,qgnts ty redpc-1ng by oIre:thlrd 14. the courso of one y€ar, all land, .navaL. and alr forcss &t tholr. d.is!-osal, the basls for oalculatloo telng .
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fov @,ss d,ostructlon of peaqeffS popuJa.tlone. Jt .aLeo. prolosoa to, :stltutel nlthln tho fraueworE pf the securlty councll-, an nnternatlonaf control body ha \dng as lts rnleslon the suporv'lslolr afld. co{ltrol of the s,pp1lco,tton of me&sures fof the reductlon of arBan9nts and armF+ forcas, lt bolng understood ihat. the affl-rnatlve vote of all tho reprooeotatlves of the pornan.ent memberrs. pf.,the Securtty. Colmcll voul.d. not bo requlrod fgr llo adoptlon of doclsi.ons by tho lnternatlorral contfol- body concerntng ohec{frg and lnslectlon ty that bod,y. The lnternatlona]. cont"ol body shpu.I4.bo...'.furnlshed ntth ful} offlclaL dato conoornlng tho slp.te of the aruamonlg at!' ry.8o4. f o{c€.s of tho ponrc,nent rnemberg of tho Securlty, Councll ' 7, On 11 November, th6 Bapportour prosentod the repoit o the Sub-Comlttee to th6 !'1rst. .C.omlttoe .at lts l-94th neetlng. Durln€ !19 subsoquent consld€ratl.on of tho ropo?t by. tho n'1rst Coronlttee, :9l'erat a!1ondtneflts,1|l€re eubnltted to tho Solglan proposel: proSosed. to substltut: th?. ltord's ;(4.) ,,f,h" rop:i:eeantatlve of .Strrla rras rrsg. qoo:r .ooon as the ae possiblott fQ" tho l{ord-s 1n the stxtF laragraph u. Ee a]-so lrolo1ed, i!0prgof,[6nt in tho lnterootlonal atmogphore pordrlts; to dgJeto ln tho soventh Iaragraph tho word.s ttondoved. nf.!h.,,17g.r1versa11y lntend^ed.
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psragralh-z vas reJec:ed by 22 votes to p, wlth I5 alstontlons. .Saragraph 3 was r€Jocted. by 24 votos to 6, wlth 16 absteotlone. Paragraph 4 uas reJeoted. by 18 votee to J, vlth 19 abstontlone. ?ar8arapb 5 was reJected by 32 Totos to 6, vi.th 5 abstontlone. Para€raph 6 vas roJected by Jl votoo to 6, lrltb 5 abetentlons. ParaaraBh ? vas roJocted by 29 votes to J, vlth B abstentlone. Paragze,ph B vas roJected. by 2? votes to 6, r'1th 9 abBt€nt1ons. In rrlov of the faot that nono of the Baraggapbs llas ad.oltedr the Comlttes decld.ed., btr 23 votos llr favou.r to 11 a€alnst, ltith t abstentlons, aot to vots on the entlre PoLlsh draft rosolutlon. 11. Tbe Ccrmlttse thorofore rocclmonds the adoltlon by the Goneral Agsembly of tbo follovlng draft rosolutlon: PSOS]3ITIO$ OF IEE ATCbIIC IIE"{POI{ AND REDI]Cf,IOI{ 3Y ONE-TEBD OF TYJ.qXMAMENTS AND ARIED T'ONOffi OF TEE PEMI\4ANMilI
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generaf redirctlon of aymaments ln order that blm9ntty m+y trl" f,+-Luro b€ spared. the horrore of 1dax e,rld that the poapLes roay not be overr,rhelmed ... by tho contlnually lncrreas tn6 burden of rallltary ei[ponalture, CoIISIDRING that no a€reenent ls attalnable on any propoeaf for ths rod.uotlon of convontlonal grma]tronts and asmed f,oross go long as €aoh Sta,te lacks o:cact and. authentlcaterl lnfomation conaetTlln€ the conventlonal asnanente and- a.vnod. forces of, otber Statqs., so Long as no oonventlon has boen ooncludod tho types of nlLltary "egarAlng forceg to vhloh srlsh'red.uctlon voul-d appLy, e,nd. so long ae to -rgan of obnt"oL has been ostabLlshod. CoNSIDmIM that the ale of, the roductlon of conventlorial 'axaardsDts and. a,isod. f,orc€s can onJ-y be attalnod. ln an atnoelhgrp of rsaland. LastLng lmlrvor€nont ln lntomatlonaL r€latlons, whlch lmpllos 1n larbioular the appltcatlon of contvol of e.tcElc enerey lnroLylng tbe
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31]I NoTII{G on th6 other hand. that thle renowaL of oonfldence vouLd. be groatly, encoura€od 1f Statee wer€ llE,oed ln poeseselon of,.preolse . and verifl€d- d.ata as to the leveL of thelr r€glectlvo oonTontlonal .:r..r. i. qtBpllgnts.i8ird. alxmed- foloos,
tha Securtty. Col)rrcl]- to purouo the stuily of tho regu+at1on and roductlon of conventlonal aynr.eeents and. a]mod.. forc€g tltou€h the {r,gonoy of .tho Corodsston for 0onvontionaL AJ&eneots .ln ordev to obtain concyete rosults aa soon as posslbl-o i SRIJSIE that tle Ccmigslon for Coslqontlonal Arnanontg r ln oarryfng out lte,pLan of vork, vll-l devote lts flrst attentlon to fothu-latlng prologai"s for the reoelpt, chocklng Bnd. lubl-lcatlon, by an. lnteIrratlonal ovgan of controL vlthln ths freeewoik of tbe Socurlty Councll, of ful-l lnforuatlon 'no be suplIled by Menb€r States vlth regard' to th€1r effeotlvgs and- tholr convontlonaL amanents; INVIES the Securtty Councll- to roBort to 1t no lat€r than its noxt voBul-ar seBslon on tho offoct Bllren to the presont [email protected] .wlth a vler to onabl-1ng lt to contlnuo lts actlelty with regard to tho r€gulatLon of aymaraents ln aocord.a4rce .edth the lurtr)oEos and prlnclpl,es def,lnod by the Charber; UWI(ES aLL natlons 1n thd [email protected] for Convonttonal AyuE&ents to oo-oBere,to to tho utnost of, thelr powor Ln tho attalnrusnt of the abovo-moD.t1o[ed. ob Jectlves. XECo!,IMfl{DS
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