United NatUms- Nations Unies
United NatUms-
Nations Unies ASSEMBLEE GENERALE
..
FIRST
COMMIT7EE~
ORIGINAL:
SUI:.-COH.l:~T'l'EE
EN2I.ISH
3
SUMJ:1ARY P.EC Ji-'JT. 8ouza-Go!lles Mr. St. L:J.urent Mr. vlellington Koo Mr. Soto--Del-C orral Col. Gheleb 'Mr. De jean : Y.zr. P~rc-d.i
(Aret'l!'..tina) (Au.'=>tra:!.ia) (:eraz:;_l) ( Ca:.1ac1a) (Chil;.a) (Colo:!libia) (Eg'Jpt) (Frunce) >Fra~:1ce)
,India) (Maxico) (Netherlands) vo.n Bloklend de Morgenstierne (Norvay) (Poland) vlinie\-TiC.Z tsyria) Faris El Khoury (-!.Th:rai:lian SSR) Medved (USSR) Molotov Ea::tley Sha,,rcross (United Kingdom) (United States) COill."1.ally
jvJ:r. Cha.gla .!vir. Nervo
Mr. Mr. Iv'Ir. ~ir.
Mr.
Mr. Sir !v1'.r .•
CONSIDJr1ng a:r. e::~d.ed form~ 11 In orde:c to en:mre that the general prohi'bi tion .• regulation B.J:.l.d reducti.).n of ar-m.aJJ'ents is directed. towards the major \-Teapo:ns o.t' modern ,.,..arfare and not me:::-ely tow-arcls the minor weapons, the General Assen:b::.y recO!r.I.U.ends that the Security Council e:x?edite conH1derat:J.on of the reports which the Ato:.:rlic E:::te:r.gy Comm:J.ssion will meke to tbe Secu.rit;y Council ax:..d that it fa.ci"litate the 1-rork cf that Commission. 11
Mr. MOLOTOV (USSR) introduced
consi~era.tion
of the cla.u.se "and also
that the Security Cou.."lcil eX]?edite consideratim: of a draft convention for tb3 :Prohibition of atomic weaponsu.
The purpose of this amendment was to
:Press the Security Council to expedite consideration of a draft c 6nventi on as '·Tell as "the reports" mentj oned in the second sentence.
From inclusion
qf this amendment a more balanced draft than the original United States text would emerge. Mr. HASLUCK (AUSTRALIA) held that the Soviet Union 7 s amendment and
the third sentence of the United Kingdom amendment to :Paragraph 2 appeared to limit the contents of a draft convention or cOJ.wentions to the international system of control and regulation referred to in :Paragraph 3 of the draft resolution. atomic weapons.
Tne safeguards of paragraph
3 were limited to
Scientific evidence indicated the impossibility of
Se!Jaratins control of atomic weapons from control of the use of atomic energ)· in its entirety.
In order not to prejudge the question of just
where control could begin orlenQ., Mr. Hasluck drevr to the Connnittee!s consideration the second sentence of the proposed Australian amendments to :paragraiJh 2 (A/C.l/82):
/"The General Assembly
~/C.l/Sub•3)Wo3 Page 4 .:
"The Gen.eral A:Jsem"t.ly con.s:!.c1ers tb.at since the acti'ltjtiea i.n. the d~in· of atomic e~!ergy leveapons such as had been expressed. in the USSR amendment.
He observed that the d.etails of the United. Kingd.~
8JilGndment unnecessarily complicated the clear proposition of his d.elegation /which ''anted
-
.A/C ",J./Bub e 3/W •3 Page 5
• t , ! 1'1hicl: -t-ranted a clee.:w.-cut decision
..,.
0:1
the :p~::>oh~bition of' atomic 'vea:pons. ame:n.J. must :net C..isturb the AtoTrtic E:nergy CommissiorL, in the pe:;::Zorm::cr.~.ce cf itfJ assisnel t.e.sl;:; Ally :;Jla:,1 for t!"e control of atomic energy includir.g the prohibition of atomic bom1)s, muEt be put i~1to operation , sLm::.J.ta1.1ecu.sly 1iith otr.er· :p:ll:!iS for tl:..e p~o:tlbi tlon of t;ther vrea}nns al~.a::;>tablG to :;:r.n.ss c1.est:·1..wtio~-:. Other7ise agx·eement on tJ1e .f'.orme::::- might be follmrv•i by a Yeto on the pr0i.1ibi tion of a possibly mo1'e d.angerons 11eap8n~ A':ly d.iS·1.rmament :plan must :proY10.e for control;
a.'"l
effective system of
TJ:.~.e Inte;~natio:1al Control Bod:y must not be subject to a:n:y "veto" in its control of ato~n1c or a.YJ.y other .,.eapons of mass destruction
which exist nmT or mir;ht be d.evelo:ped in the future. Sir Hartley SJ£-1\..\iCF.OSS pointec1 acccpteo. these four principles.
or~t
Their
that Mr. Molotov had previously il~sertion
would remove any possible misum1ersta.nC.inc.
in the second parae,rraph
He e.xp.r·essed willingness to
delete the following ph:cases to which Mr'. Molotov had. taken exception: "-vrithin its terms of reference"; "and preparation", c.nd "to be submitted to the Assemblyn.
The latter pr..!'ase had been included in the belief that
collective negotiation of the draft cori.vent.ion in the General Assembly 1-1ould expecU te final rat-ification by all Hember States.
If Hr. Molotov
preferred negotiation by the Security Counc;il with the fifty-four members individually, United Kirgckm
~rrJuld
not insist on the phrase.
Mr. CON~tALLY (mJI1'E:i) S'l'i>.'.J~3) exprest:lr:ld t(,;..}?:::o7a.l qf the third sentence
of the United Ki:;.'lgdom er.:.rs:,1dment to parag:..·aph 2.
He declar·ed that his
Government insisted that ax:y prohibition should e:r..tend not 1-reapons but
be
·~o
cor·~tent v.ri·~h
onl~r
to atomic
ether Kee::;,):lS fer mass destr.J.ction CU"l.d t:':1at a control
se1.ch an .exclusive amendment as the final clause of the
Soviet Unio:J. ~ s a.mcm.Jme;:tt to paragraph 2 convention r'or tht1
pro~·J.i bi t:l.o".
The jurhdiction of the interfered 1>Tith i:l any way.
vTh:;_,~h
referred. only to a
of atomic 1-1eapons.
~tomic E~~Lergy
Commission lilUSt not be
'Ihe draft CO..TlVention or conventions must be
submitted to the }Jiembers for ratification.
The treaties must :provide for
the system of control which could not be· entrusted to the Security CoUncil /because of
A/C .,1j0nb ~ 3,l;i. 3 Page 7 ··
} because of the :possibility of veto in tha.t body.
Th21.t. control must be
international, rigid and. co:nprehensive in character. He. \.JINIE\·UCZ (POLA:ID) expressed :preference for the Soviet tJ:n.ion
am.end.rn.ent.
Ee thought it
u:nl>~"ise
to insert tile w.ffole A B C of o.isarmament
in each paragrt.'.ph of the resolution.
:re.~agre.:.>h
3 of the USSR amendment
tackled the :;?rc"blem. of inspection and control raised by :the United Kincdcm amendment. Mr. MOLO'r07 replied to the remarks of J.vrr. Connally and
Sir Hartley Shawcross by stating that the Soviet Union did not dispute the :fact that not only atomic vea:pons but also other weapons of mass destruction should be prohibited,
Re also remarked. that the operat1.on
of the veto in the Secur:ity Council did not imply that such a veto would operate in a control Cornm.:i.ssion.
Therefore i t was incorrect to interprete
the :position of his delecation as insistence on a veto in the con·::.rol commissions. The CIDURMAN pointed out that the essential purpose oi' the United Kingdom amendment vlas to make sure that a draft convention should relate not only to atcmic but also to other weapons of mass destruction and to an international system for the control, regulation and inspection. Since there appeared little difference, Mr. Spaak: proposed to extend the last clause of the foviet Union's amendment to paragraph 2 in order to t:;ive expression to the point of view of the United States and. the United Kingdo~:s
delegations:
"ancl also that the Security Council expedite consideration of ~-draft convention or conventions for the prohibition of atomic and other weapons of mass destruction and. the creation of an international system of control and inspect:i.on." DECISION:
--
The Committee unanimously accepted the Chairman's draft so that the second sentence of paragrap.il 2 of the resolution vras aCi.opted. as :i.'ollo"\>rs:
.........
/"In order to ensure
...
j
A/C .1/Sub. jf:l. 3' _Page 8
"In order to e:.1sure that the genGraJ.. p::'Qhi.bitio:l: reguJ_a4:;ion a-:d r-acluctj_on of armaments is· dir.eeted t;oi\c.rcls the ms:._!o:r trea:pons of mod.er~1 iv-Strfare a.).d. not :::ne:rej.y -e;o,·;ards the mino:::' wee.:_:lons, tha Gene:·:e.l Asser1bly rec om:m.end.G that the Sec:u:ri ty GoL~nc il e}."J?edi te consiier?.tion of the ropcrts -vrhich the f.l.toJd~ Energy Conmission wl.il n1.:Jlre to the Sec:1.:.rity Council. a~.l.d t:1a'G it fP.c.illtate the -vrork o-:: tbet Co!'IJ!Y'dssion a::Jd. also tba.t the Se0u.rity CouJ:J.cil e:r:-pectite 1co:1sideratio::1 of a ctral't car..ve~J.tio.n or convu:1tim.s for -c.he :.oroili':Jitio!l of a.tcmtc a::.i otht::r ;ree..pons of :J1a.as
Nations Unies ASSEMBLEE GENERALE
..
FIRST
COMMIT7EE~
ORIGINAL:
SUI:.-COH.l:~T'l'EE
EN2I.ISH
3
SUMJ:1ARY P.EC Ji-'JT. 8ouza-Go!lles Mr. St. L:J.urent Mr. vlellington Koo Mr. Soto--Del-C orral Col. Gheleb 'Mr. De jean : Y.zr. P~rc-d.i
(Aret'l!'..tina) (Au.'=>tra:!.ia) (:eraz:;_l) ( Ca:.1ac1a) (Chil;.a) (Colo:!libia) (Eg'Jpt) (Frunce) >Fra~:1ce)
,India) (Maxico) (Netherlands) vo.n Bloklend de Morgenstierne (Norvay) (Poland) vlinie\-TiC.Z tsyria) Faris El Khoury (-!.Th:rai:lian SSR) Medved (USSR) Molotov Ea::tley Sha,,rcross (United Kingdom) (United States) COill."1.ally
jvJ:r. Cha.gla .!vir. Nervo
Mr. Mr. Iv'Ir. ~ir.
Mr.
Mr. Sir !v1'.r .•
CONSIDJr1ng a:r. e::~d.ed form~ 11 In orde:c to en:mre that the general prohi'bi tion .• regulation B.J:.l.d reducti.).n of ar-m.aJJ'ents is directed. towards the major \-Teapo:ns o.t' modern ,.,..arfare and not me:::-ely tow-arcls the minor weapons, the General Assen:b::.y recO!r.I.U.ends that the Security Council e:x?edite conH1derat:J.on of the reports which the Ato:.:rlic E:::te:r.gy Comm:J.ssion will meke to tbe Secu.rit;y Council ax:..d that it fa.ci"litate the 1-rork cf that Commission. 11
Mr. MOLOTOV (USSR) introduced
consi~era.tion
of the cla.u.se "and also
that the Security Cou.."lcil eX]?edite consideratim: of a draft convention for tb3 :Prohibition of atomic weaponsu.
The purpose of this amendment was to
:Press the Security Council to expedite consideration of a draft c 6nventi on as '·Tell as "the reports" mentj oned in the second sentence.
From inclusion
qf this amendment a more balanced draft than the original United States text would emerge. Mr. HASLUCK (AUSTRALIA) held that the Soviet Union 7 s amendment and
the third sentence of the United Kingdom amendment to :Paragraph 2 appeared to limit the contents of a draft convention or cOJ.wentions to the international system of control and regulation referred to in :Paragraph 3 of the draft resolution. atomic weapons.
Tne safeguards of paragraph
3 were limited to
Scientific evidence indicated the impossibility of
Se!Jaratins control of atomic weapons from control of the use of atomic energ)· in its entirety.
In order not to prejudge the question of just
where control could begin orlenQ., Mr. Hasluck drevr to the Connnittee!s consideration the second sentence of the proposed Australian amendments to :paragraiJh 2 (A/C.l/82):
/"The General Assembly
~/C.l/Sub•3)Wo3 Page 4 .:
"The Gen.eral A:Jsem"t.ly con.s:!.c1ers tb.at since the acti'ltjtiea i.n. the d~in· of atomic e~!ergy leveapons such as had been expressed. in the USSR amendment.
He observed that the d.etails of the United. Kingd.~
8JilGndment unnecessarily complicated the clear proposition of his d.elegation /which ''anted
-
.A/C ",J./Bub e 3/W •3 Page 5
• t , ! 1'1hicl: -t-ranted a clee.:w.-cut decision
..,.
0:1
the :p~::>oh~bition of' atomic 'vea:pons. ame:n.J. must :net C..isturb the AtoTrtic E:nergy CommissiorL, in the pe:;::Zorm::cr.~.ce cf itfJ assisnel t.e.sl;:; Ally :;Jla:,1 for t!"e control of atomic energy includir.g the prohibition of atomic bom1)s, muEt be put i~1to operation , sLm::.J.ta1.1ecu.sly 1iith otr.er· :p:ll:!iS for tl:..e p~o:tlbi tlon of t;ther vrea}nns al~.a::;>tablG to :;:r.n.ss c1.est:·1..wtio~-:. Other7ise agx·eement on tJ1e .f'.orme::::- might be follmrv•i by a Yeto on the pr0i.1ibi tion of a possibly mo1'e d.angerons 11eap8n~ A':ly d.iS·1.rmament :plan must :proY10.e for control;
a.'"l
effective system of
TJ:.~.e Inte;~natio:1al Control Bod:y must not be subject to a:n:y "veto" in its control of ato~n1c or a.YJ.y other .,.eapons of mass destruction
which exist nmT or mir;ht be d.evelo:ped in the future. Sir Hartley SJ£-1\..\iCF.OSS pointec1 acccpteo. these four principles.
or~t
Their
that Mr. Molotov had previously il~sertion
would remove any possible misum1ersta.nC.inc.
in the second parae,rraph
He e.xp.r·essed willingness to
delete the following ph:cases to which Mr'. Molotov had. taken exception: "-vrithin its terms of reference"; "and preparation", c.nd "to be submitted to the Assemblyn.
The latter pr..!'ase had been included in the belief that
collective negotiation of the draft cori.vent.ion in the General Assembly 1-1ould expecU te final rat-ification by all Hember States.
If Hr. Molotov
preferred negotiation by the Security Counc;il with the fifty-four members individually, United Kirgckm
~rrJuld
not insist on the phrase.
Mr. CON~tALLY (mJI1'E:i) S'l'i>.'.J~3) exprest:lr:ld t(,;..}?:::o7a.l qf the third sentence
of the United Ki:;.'lgdom er.:.rs:,1dment to parag:..·aph 2.
He declar·ed that his
Government insisted that ax:y prohibition should e:r..tend not 1-reapons but
be
·~o
cor·~tent v.ri·~h
onl~r
to atomic
ether Kee::;,):lS fer mass destr.J.ction CU"l.d t:':1at a control
se1.ch an .exclusive amendment as the final clause of the
Soviet Unio:J. ~ s a.mcm.Jme;:tt to paragraph 2 convention r'or tht1
pro~·J.i bi t:l.o".
The jurhdiction of the interfered 1>Tith i:l any way.
vTh:;_,~h
referred. only to a
of atomic 1-1eapons.
~tomic E~~Lergy
Commission lilUSt not be
'Ihe draft CO..TlVention or conventions must be
submitted to the }Jiembers for ratification.
The treaties must :provide for
the system of control which could not be· entrusted to the Security CoUncil /because of
A/C .,1j0nb ~ 3,l;i. 3 Page 7 ··
} because of the :possibility of veto in tha.t body.
Th21.t. control must be
international, rigid and. co:nprehensive in character. He. \.JINIE\·UCZ (POLA:ID) expressed :preference for the Soviet tJ:n.ion
am.end.rn.ent.
Ee thought it
u:nl>~"ise
to insert tile w.ffole A B C of o.isarmament
in each paragrt.'.ph of the resolution.
:re.~agre.:.>h
3 of the USSR amendment
tackled the :;?rc"blem. of inspection and control raised by :the United Kincdcm amendment. Mr. MOLO'r07 replied to the remarks of J.vrr. Connally and
Sir Hartley Shawcross by stating that the Soviet Union did not dispute the :fact that not only atomic vea:pons but also other weapons of mass destruction should be prohibited,
Re also remarked. that the operat1.on
of the veto in the Secur:ity Council did not imply that such a veto would operate in a control Cornm.:i.ssion.
Therefore i t was incorrect to interprete
the :position of his delecation as insistence on a veto in the con·::.rol commissions. The CIDURMAN pointed out that the essential purpose oi' the United Kingdom amendment vlas to make sure that a draft convention should relate not only to atcmic but also to other weapons of mass destruction and to an international system for the control, regulation and inspection. Since there appeared little difference, Mr. Spaak: proposed to extend the last clause of the foviet Union's amendment to paragraph 2 in order to t:;ive expression to the point of view of the United States and. the United Kingdo~:s
delegations:
"ancl also that the Security Council expedite consideration of ~-draft convention or conventions for the prohibition of atomic and other weapons of mass destruction and. the creation of an international system of control and inspect:i.on." DECISION:
--
The Committee unanimously accepted the Chairman's draft so that the second sentence of paragrap.il 2 of the resolution vras aCi.opted. as :i.'ollo"\>rs:
.........
/"In order to ensure
...
j
A/C .1/Sub. jf:l. 3' _Page 8
"In order to e:.1sure that the genGraJ.. p::'Qhi.bitio:l: reguJ_a4:;ion a-:d r-acluctj_on of armaments is· dir.eeted t;oi\c.rcls the ms:._!o:r trea:pons of mod.er~1 iv-Strfare a.).d. not :::ne:rej.y -e;o,·;ards the mino:::' wee.:_:lons, tha Gene:·:e.l Asser1bly rec om:m.end.G that the Sec:u:ri ty GoL~nc il e}."J?edi te consiier?.tion of the ropcrts -vrhich the f.l.toJd~ Energy Conmission wl.il n1.:Jlre to the Sec:1.:.rity Council. a~.l.d t:1a'G it fP.c.illtate the -vrork o-:: tbet Co!'IJ!Y'dssion a::Jd. also tba.t the Se0u.rity CouJ:J.cil e:r:-pectite 1co:1sideratio::1 of a ctral't car..ve~J.tio.n or convu:1tim.s for -c.he :.oroili':Jitio!l of a.tcmtc a::.i otht::r ;ree..pons of :J1a.as
