A/1/PV.17 General Assembly

The generaf discussion is closed. The w rose + 1.17 f.m. * . B PLENARY MEETING Held on Thursday, 24 January 1946, at 10.30 o.m. CONTENTS 30. Establishment of a Commission to dual with the Problems raised by the discovery of Atomic Energy, and other related Matters: Report of the First Committee: Resolution u-1., . . . . . 257 31. Terms of Appointment of the Secretary-General: Report of the Fi@ Committee: Resolutiou . . . . . . . I . 267 President: M-r. P.-H. SPMI( (Belgium). 30. ESTAE~I.~~~~MENTOFACOM~~~~NTO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS RArsm BY THEDISCOYERY OFATOMIC EN- ERG.2 AND OTHER RELATE3 MAT- TERR: REPORT OF THE FIRST COM- MITTEE: &SOLUTION (DOCUMENT A/121 The PRESIDENT ( Trunsla.tion from the Prench) : The first item on ouï agenda is the ’ report of the First Committee on the question of the establishment of a Commir&on to dcal with the problems raised by tbe discovery of atomic enexgy. I call upon the Rapporteur of the Comm&e, Mr. Lafronte, represemative of Ecuador. Mr. Vrrxru LAFEONTE (Ecuador), hppOrtcw re-& @$c&wiag report: t-- ‘1’ ‘v OR 6 January 1946, the Govérnment of the Udd Kingdom, on its own behalf and that of the Union of Soviet So&&st *publics, the ~~kd States of America, F~ace, China and Canada, submitted to the Executive Secretary of thc Preparatory Commission of the United Nations a resolution regarding the establishmcnt of a timtnissioii to deal with the problems raised by the discovery of atomic energy and other related matters. This resolution, having been placed on the supplememary list, and the General Committee having recommended to the General Asmbly that it be. placed on the agenda of the ~partofthefirsts&on,wasreferredbytbe set out undu section 5 below. 2. Relations of the Commicsioa with the Orguns of the United Nations ,- a) LaCommk&onadressesesrapportset parts and recommendations to the Secmity Gouncil, and such repor& and recommendatiens shall be made public un& the Security Coundl, 21 the interest of peace and security, other +e directe. In the appropriate c= the Security Council should transmit thme reporta to the General Asxmbiy and the Membtua of the United Natiorrs, as well as ta the Ecxurmic and Social Council and other organs within the frarnrwork of the United Natiom. 6) En raison de la responsabilité princi- ‘inary responaibility under tbe Charter of the United Nations for the maintouance of internathal peace and s.xu&ty, the Secxrity Cotmcil shall hue directions to the Commis- . aion in mattel. affecting security. On tJle$e iuaitcïs the Canmisbn shall be atzc0untable for its -$&to tbe Seclnity comacil. . 3. rComposition of t.he Commission ’ The Chmnbion shall be composed of one eprtsemative from eacb of those States repre- _ e sented on the Security Ccpncil, and Canada uhen t$at State is not a .nember of the Seb ~+@%xuity C0tinci.L Each representative on the ‘Corruuission ,~y havc. su& a&tamx as he nlay ksire. .~~f-_. ,4.. &.l.es of Procedure ~*- ne ca mmkiion shall have whatever stafl ‘it nay deern necessary, ami shah make recommendatiom for its rulea qf procedure to the Sa* Coumil, which shallapprove the4n , i;.,+as a procedural matter _ %- ._ 5. Ternu of Refergpe of the Commission ‘m commisi w .nall proceed with the ut. m&t derpatch and enquire into all phyres oi the problem, and make such recomm- +JxiatiQm from time to tjme v.2.h respect .to them a~ 3 Si& txmible. In particular, the &immi&or ., sha&mde specilïc proposais : --- ‘.:- (u) For extendi,qg htween ah &iom I i t ! 1 : ( b ) For‘ control of atomic energy to thc ‘~MGk‘It~toGUSlUGitEUSGQalyfQi Pe=fulPmPW i r (c) For the eiim&ion from nationa s ah of atomic weapors and of al ‘.. 1 1 Thc work of the Commission should pro. cced by separate stages, thc succet&d corupletbn of each of which will develop the neccsaq confidence of the world bcfore the. next stage B undertaken. The CO MG&O~ shall not infringe upon the responsibilitiea of any organ of the United N&on~, but should present recommendations for the considerasion of those orrmns in the ptdorm~cc of their tasks under &e terme of the United Nations Charter.” 1 bave the .honour to report to the General Asrernbly that the First Committee bas appro~ed 1 the test of thh recolution without change by an l affirmative vote of forty-six with ont abstention, i The First Committee recommends to the Gen- 1 eral Assembly the adoptim of the resolution. In making this re communMon, the ‘Fit Committee is conscious of the vast implications for the future of humanity hrvolved in the discovery of atomic energy, and 1 wisb to convey to the General Aasembly the approbation and appreciation apparent in the Committee discussions that the initiative should have been taken to make possible an international solntion of the common problems which confront all of us abke by this revolutiontt discovery. . Although the re&lution was adopted without change, the vital importance of the subject justifies the inclusios in this report of Borne re.ferencc to the remarks made during the two mcctingr dwoted to A+s discussion. -. 1. . , .% $hale quarante-six voix et une abstention, a approuvé sans modification le texte de la r&olution et qu’elle en recommande l’adoption. Commission est consciente des calculables qu’implique, pour l’avenir de Phuma&, la découverte de l’énergie atomique. Les débals qui ont eu lieu au sein de la Commission ont fait ressortir l’accueil sympathique qu’a rencontré l’inititivc solution iutemationale aux probl2me8 communs que cette selxiemblc modification, il apparaît u&zsaix, en raison de l’importance essentielle tionner ici lees au cours dcu denx &+ces consacrées I If . UUSiOIlS. -~qu’en mison de l‘importance aupr&e du pro---:~ The representative of tbe ‘United StatOl 0l America, who opened the discu&n, express& thc view ht the Comm%sion is intinded to en quire into ail aspects of the problerxr presentec by the discovery of atomic energy and of thr other forces capable of use for mal destruction 1~4 abject, hc said, is to study and recommenc . masure3 which would permit and i~mote thc w of these forces for peaceful and hwnatritariar prposea tmder security conditions whkh wü protect the world against tneir use for tic& purpcsses.Hedeclaredthatitwasobvio~tha ‘. m pcrforming itfi work the Commission muet op ‘erate withhx the framework’of powers conferr~ upon the United Natio:ra by its Charter anc ht, therefore, altbough the !Zommission is au thorized to m& recommeidatio~ it Canna compel action on the part of any State. Th representative of the United States ,of Americ stated also that, in view of the transcendent im yortance of the security aspect of the problen raised by &e discovery of atomic energy, th resolution provides that the Comïnlssiin sha submit its report and rec~mmdd~ns to th kurity Council; he pointed ott, further, thi the Security Council is authorized to give dire4 iicm to the Commission in mattcrs relating t ~%%y and may restrain ptiblicatian of rcpor ii?& It was pointed out dming the discusuion that the text of the resolution provides that, with the exception of Car&da which will have the samc permanency of membership in the technical Commission as that of the permanfx tmcmben of the Security Council, the membembip of the Commission Will change with tbe composition of the Security CounciL ‘J’he PRESIDENT (Transhtion from tha Frmch) : 1 call upon Mr. Byrnti, rePrrzienta.tive of the United States of America Mr. BYRNES (United Statua of America) : I ,-+=wish to make only a short statement in support of the very able report just made to the General Aszmbly by the Pohtical and Secmity Committee+ The United Nations were obliged to unite in ,,~ wa to preserve theh common freedom. Tlu United Nations are now committed to remain = .3- iii &d in order to preserve their common peace. We won the war by fighting together; we must MW preserve the peace by working together. ..&S ‘The report just filed by tbe Commlt~teeon~ upon us to join i21 creating a Comnnnu study, from the point of view of international Y~control, thc problems arising out of the discovery of atomic energy and ail other forcer capable of : mas decrtruction. It ca& upon us to fmd ways which will permit and promok the UBC of our - ~-knowledge of the forces of nature for tbe bcnefit of mankind, under safeguards which will prevent their use for destructive purposes. Science is a monopoly of no one natiox~ The discovery of atomic energy, ‘%ke other g&it scieutific cliscove&s, is bas-d on earlier dhc~vericrr WC entered this race not to destroy, but, on tkc contrary, to save civilization, but if the race contimxs uncontrolled thc &iiimtion WC hopcd to save may bc dcstroycd. The problems prescnted by the discovery of atomic encrgy and ah othcr forces capable of mass destruction carmot bc solved by any or?? nation. They are the common rcspornibilities of ali nations, and each of 1~s must do our par; in meeting those responsi- &iiiticY. +’ / In meeting tire problems, we must realize that in this atomic age and in this interdependcnt world our common inter& in prcscrving the pcace far outweighs any possible comlict in interest that might arise At this first session of the General Assembly, we must begin to put less cmphasis on our particular vicwpoints and particular intercsts and seek with all our hcarts and minds mcans of rceonciiing our vicws and our intercsts for the corirmon good of humanity. Peace and reconciliation camrot be achieved by unilsteral action. Pcacc and reconciliation requirc common action. That is why the more common tasks we cari set for oumelves, tb.e more we are Jikdy to corne to understand each other’s problems and interests, and certainly this probkm, the problem of devismg the necessary safeguards to emure that atomic energy will be mxd for thc bcnetït of humanity, and not for its destruction, is a common problem. TO consider this and othcr common ptoblems in the spir% of pcace and reconciliation it is essential that-w~ gct back to the ccq&ons of,peace. Thcre wiil be nccd for the prcxnce for some _ time to corne of armics of occupation in Germany and Japan, but it will not be advisable, in a p~ccfui worrd, to continue to have armies of occupation in courmies whiih we hope will soon Jom us here in the U’cd Nations~ ~~~ _~~. We must sec that the world ccascs to be an armed camp. We mnst see that peace tmaties ~with the F&ates which wcre brought into nnwih- @ partncrship with tbe Axis Powers are promptly ,xncluded mxl occupation forces withdmwn. WC must begin to live together and work tq$tlm. We who fought togethcr for freedotn must DOW show that WC arc worthy of the freedom that y!lmLL Thc PRE;S~~~ (Tranddion from the French) : 1 call upon Mr. Modzelcwski, representative of Poland. Mr. MODZELEWSKI (Poland) (Tràtulation from the Rmch) : 1 must, fin3 of ail, thank ouï Rapporteur, Mr. Viteri Lafronte, for his admirably concise and char report, In tbe name of the Poli& delegation 1 deaire to say that we are quite ready to vote forthwitb in favour of the rcdution pro@ by the Political and Securitycommittee. +&$ L 1 should like, however, to take this opportu- &y ofdrawing tbe General AsSembly’S attentien to one part of the report. Tbe discussion3 bave brought out the importance wbich the delcgates attach to giving the peoples of the wodd a soleann and specihc assurance that atomic energy will only be uxd for tbe peaceful developmem of world economy, and in the inter& of the general WeJfiue” The use of atomic energy and the other conque& of science for the good of hutnanity, and not ,for its dwction, is, indeed, the fur& mental problem at issue, net only for our Or g2$, but for every country and cvery in. * On the one hand, WC must provide all possible guaranteea to the nations that atomic energy :togethex with other inventions and discoveries will be used by all States exclu&vely for pacifrc purpoyerr; thia Will enable us to remove that fe;u psy&&3 which the new cwqutsts of scienu bave created in the present generation, whoa nexves are on edge. On the other hand, we must educate the ria ing generation which, havhg no direct experi encc of the bolTon of war, may be inclined tl mach irmfkient importance to the neces@ for a strict control of atomic energy or of an: future t&nical or scient& di5coveries of a 65.u ilar character. In ordti to ac.bieve thes airus, we must ma bilize not only our owrd fa-m but t.he conscient and will of our pwp!ea and e8 P”“u y of ou Parliamems. Thc cu-operation 0 the peoplea b chia field will give added weight and authorit to the deciins and measnres taken by the POU ical and Security Committee on tbe tubject c atomic energy. This co-optiœl Will 8trcagthe 38 executive organg fauhtate the Gurying ou -of i& de&iom, introduce an international eh meut into the legislation and, perhaps latex, irn the corutitutions of the varioua countnerr, an The P~li& delegation asks the General Assembly to reeommend the national representatives to the United Nations to accept a sckmn undert&ng, to be embodied in special legislatien under the following heads : 1. The nations shall promote the exhange of scientifïc information on new discoveries, and on the charnels through which ,and the methods by which such dkc~veriea were made. 2. The discoveries and results obtained shallbeusedforthegoodofmankindandnut to its detriment. 3. The Membera of thc United Nations shall givc their full support to the steps taken by the United Nations with a view to organizing the control of atomic energy and ensuring its use edusively for peaceful purposes. 4. The kmhe.rs of the United Nations shall exclude from their national armamenti atomic weapons and ail armaments for mas3 destruction. WC do net a& the General Aaxmbly forthwith to discuss and vote on our motion. We should merely like to see it sent on to the Atomk Energy Commission, as we are convinccd that it might lead to P useful discussion and be translated into concrete and effective measures. The P~IDENT (Tranhtion from the French) : 1 call upon Mr. Vychiusky, representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. -. *Mr. VYSHINSKY (Union of Soviet Soclahst J Republics) (Translution from the Russian) : 1 do not sec any need to speak at length on the signifkance of the resolution submitted for the approval of the preaent plenary meeting of the &mral Assunbly. The slgnificance of this C~OCUment fs detennined by the signXcance of thc qu&ion with which the req&nion deals. The draft rez&rtion submitted to the General k:mbly for appmval and approved by the UWOW Confcrence of thc Mix&ers of Foreign k%tir~ of the Soviet Union, the United States of hhca and Great B&ain, is the reault of care- -fd and thoraugh discnssion and study. The fint attempts to find a solution explored VarioUe paths, but ?a a result of the joint efforts a happy solution of the problem was found, a solution whkh was taprarscd in the recommenda&n of .the Mmw CIcmfcrence of the three Ministerri of Foreign A&irs. The delegation of the Unir.n of Soviet S~cia& Republics considc~t) that the CfS. /- * The PR&SIDENT (?hdUtiO?l fYO'h the ,,.+&a&) : 1 call upon Mr. Lapez, repreaentative ’ of the Philippine Commonwealth Mr. LAPEZ (Philippine Commonwealth) : On thls historic question of controlling atomic energy, the Philippine delcgation, in ail humility, begs you to understand its truc position. We wish to make it perfectly nnderstood here that we gratefully acknowledge the deciaion of the United Stata of Amaica, the United Kingdom and Canada to place the two biin dollar atomic .-secret in the hands of the United Nations Organidion, witb a view to ensuring that the tremendous forces of the atom hall be harntssed not to dortroy but to build civilization. Future generations will look back to thés momentoue decision as man’s finrst and greatest heur. It ma& the first major stride in hia whole-hearted .reiolve to free himself from the bondage of bis own greed and seK&mss, to ensure that hencefortb power shall no longer make him drunk but ~-Ad make him zober with rtsponsibility. Power sballnolongeremlavebllo,butheshallbeita > in the Grat place, we cotrld mt bring our~elve~ to agret to the creation of a Commission raponsible to the Security Council when, by ita composition, the Go mmission was practically the Security Council itself. How would it strike you, if in my off moments, I decided to create myself and constitute myself into a Commission, responaible &o my own self, to report to my own Self? Why not simplify matters by ietting the Security Cou&l, with tht as&tance of Canada, handle the question? , Secondly, we feh that such a procedure created problems which would undermine, instead of augment, the conftdence of the people in this General Assembly. Contrary to the intention of its authorx, the proposal wauld result in embarrassing, instead of glorifying, this tibly. How could it lx otherwise when, under its precise terms, the function of this Mly wonld be lhnited solely to giving bii to the Comm&ion, and it would not be within oor power to have any authority or influence whatsoever over its subsexpxnt etitence? The Commnar ’ ‘on is made rcsponsible to -he Security Council alone and it is ihe Seeurity Cou&l that will determine in what “appropriate ca&’ it may deem it convenient to transmit a report to the General Assembly, if at ail, on tht question of atomic energy. If thh text is adopted, should we not hnd our- 8elvea in the same awkward predicament as a woman who gave life to a child and yet waa not +.mitted to fondle it, nor to direct the course of its upbtiging in accordance with the image of her ideal, or even to see the child? Would you conceive of a God who was impotent to give our fata and destinies arry yiding direction after having created us? The point is this: if you grant to this Geueral wl)J the power to aate the Commion, then by ah means you shuuld be prepared to .mw) the bgied and legaI ecmequenees by conmlng t0 ti Assembly the power to alter, mod- ÜY, cm.rol, or abolifh altogether, that which it ha mafxl. Please do not interpret our po&ion I as ignoring the b& principle that the !&u,&y COU& ought to bz the guard.ian angel of atomic emr#. Of tl!at baoic prhrâpie we are aware, jut We belkve wc ca13 bettcr attain thoee ends if WC pas4 a resolution exprkng tbi3 Assembly’s grateful appreciation of tbe kind gesture by the six pst Powers in referring to it for consideration thc important matter of creating a Commission to control atomic energy. Since this matter involvea international peace and security, the ‘maintenance of which is tbe primary responsibility of thc Security Council, it is suggested that the prescrit propos& for the creation of the Commission be rcferrcd to the Security Coimeil for appropriate action The PR.E~~~~NT (Trmulation from the French) : Z cdl upon Mr. PaulBoncour, repretativc of France. % * r. PAUL&NCOUR (France) (Trmulation front tire French) : The French delegation desire3 to be formally associated with the great step forward that is now being taken, for it is indeed a great step forward that the General Aasembly is taking at tbis quiet morning sitting. A revolutionary discovery capable of transfoïming the ;-world bas been made. Man, for thc first time, has discovercd how to release atomic energ-y at his will and for his own purposes. There are two ways open to us, the way of destruction and terrer, tbe terrer tire timely use of which brought to so sudden an end the five years of war, or the way of boundltzs hope for humanity from the use of tbis dkovery for peaceful en& It is that latter path that we are choosing today. The Unitcd Nations has scarcely been set up, the orgaas provided for in the San Francisco C%arter are sandy in .being, when at the fïrst meeting of thc First Committee of this General Assembly, a unanimous vote was given in faveur of the resohuion of the fie Powexs, together ] with Canada, by which we are committed to use for peaceful ends this diivery, the consequencea and results of which it ,is beyond the mind of smm to imagine. 1 should like, in the first place, to pay a tribxte to the high exatnple of international solidarity given by the United States of America, Great Britain and Canada, which perfected the results of this discovery and are ,forthwith handing it over ta the internationalorganization. 1 ahould like, in the second place, to expreyy the hope that the Commission will meet as soon a8 possible, in order to allay the legitimate fears of the peoples of the world, and to convince humanity that, thanks to the United Nations, this discovery, under its regulation amj eontrol, will be used for -~pb$&ds and net for purpost3.of t-or and . 1 my perhap be allowed to express one further hope, that this Commission will meet in the continent of Ameriea where, for tbe first time, atomic energy wa~ released and utilimd in order to finlh the ht world war, and where a decik Pan&s) : La d&gation br&&enne tient à exprimer la profonde stisfaction q. I’elle Qxouve à propos de la création de la Com.mission I’Qugie de souligner le magzifique exemple de fraternitk huma& que les Gouvernements du Royaume- Uni, des Etats-Unis d’Amérique et du Canada ont don& en d&datzt de wer exhaak.ment le résultat des &orts de ces pays, Thc PBISIDBNT (Trundation from the French) : There are no other speakes3 on my Est. Thc disctsssiop of thc report ia closed, and we will vote on the resolutioa : (A vote tuas taken by a show of hands.) Decision: The resolution was adopted unanimowly by forty-seven votes. Thc hnmxm~ (%nLshfion from the Prench): 1 tb.ink 1 shall net bc cxceediug my duties if 1 express my sa+aaction witb the result that bas just been obtained md which is very important. 1 am sure that ,J &all be interpreting the wishea of the General. Asembly in thanking the membcrs of the First Committee for the work ““G in particular the.ir chair- , . 31. TE~~~~~OP~~INTMENTO~TEESEC- RET~UIY-GEI~ERAL: REKNIT OF THE FETH COMMITTEE,: RESWTION bOCUMWT A/1 1) The PRESIDENT (TransZation from the huh): ThcnWitemontheagendaisthe wut of the Fifth Committee on the tenns of Wohtment of the Secrew-GeneraL 1 dl upon the R.app&teur of the Committee, & Age, representative of Greece. Mr. AGXXNIDES (Gre.ece) (Translafion from tha French) : Tht General Asembly bas before it the report of the Fifth c0mmitte.e; the form of the report is very simple. It i~nsist.9 of twc -Parts, th fin% of which is introductory; thc sec.mI b a draft resohation which I have ti hoaour to submit for the approval of the Gcn& Assunbly. Thc Fifth Committee considcrcd it its duty tc audY# fuat of a& the question of the appoint, JUit of thc SccretaIy-General, this matter hav ‘IXe Committee ah had to fix the emoluments of the Secretary-General, and after a brief preliminary discussion, it referred this question to a Sub-Committee composed of the delegates for Australia, cti, Egypt, France, Netherlands, Poland, United Kiugdom, United States of America, Union of Soviet *Sociahst Republics and Venezuela. The Sub-Committee met under the &hman&ip of the delegate for tbe United Statcs, Senator Vandenberg, and submitted b report to the Committee.. The Fifth Committee adopted its Sub-Committee’s report as well as other provisions conceming the conditions of appointment of the Secretary-General and instructed its Bureau to present to you without delay the provisions relating to this subject. 1, &refore+ have the honour to submit to you, in thc name of the Fifth Committee, for whatever use you may wkh to make of them, the report and rgolution, whi& 1 will now read: I l/1l Believing that the General Assembly may wish to reach an early decision concerning the terms of appointment and emoluments of the Secretary-General, the Administrative and Budgetary Committee felt it to be the duty of the Committee to give urgent consideration to these questions. In submitting this report to the General Assembly the Committee desires to record its appreciatiorr of the assistance rendered by the Sub-Committee, .çomprising representatives of Australia, China, Egypt, France, Netherlands, .- Poland, Union of Soviet Social& Republics, United Ringdom, United States of America and -Venezuela, and presided over by Senat;. :T;.;rdenberg (United States) , to which the piablem of the emoluments of theSeuetary-General was wy referred. ‘After mehl usamination of the recommendations and observations contained in C%apter Y111 of the Report of the Preparatory Commission in so far as these relate to tbe appointment 12 the Secretary-General, the Admi&rative and Belgetary Committee therefore bas the honour tir submit to the General kembly the following draft resohnion: . “The General Assembly resolves that, in -view of the ,he.avy responsibilities which rest up0n the Secretary-General in fulfilhng bis -~~li.ations under the Charter: “1. The terms of the appointment of the Secreky-General shall be such as to erra& a mari of eminence and high attainment to aaxpt iind maintain the position. “3. ‘Ihe ht Secretary-Gcncral shall -bt appinted fur five y~, thr; appointment beizq opcn at the end of tbat periqd foF a fuct,her fi Jc-yzu teiln. +.@tre VI11 du Rapport de la Connnksion pré- ’ ~~-I+ue,, “4. l’he following olruvations contakd in Farab’raphs. ! 8-2 1 of se&m 2, C%apter VIII of thc Prepratocy noted sud approvul: Cammisuioa’o, Kqmt ix “(u) ‘I’hcrc beiug no stipulation on the subject b thc Charter, thc General Asscmbly aud the Secu&y Cound are free ta Jlldify the tWA of Cd& Of hltlU’C &2CZtaries-General in the !ight of cx~@+. “(t) kcause a Secretuy-Genetral is a contidant of many governments, it is dcsirable that no Men&er should offer bim, ai any rate immcdiately on redsemcnt, any governmtïltal pitial in H’hickl llia COIIE~ $&al klïorxnatkn might bc a ~urce ol enrlarrrcrruruti~.t tu olher Membem, and OL .ti 1Jill-t a Swrctuy-Guwal should refrair from ac4xpting any such po!iition. “(1:) Ffom thc provisions of Articki 1E and 27 of thc Charter, io W clear tlrÿt, fol the nomination of the Secretary-Ge.neral b] thc Sccurity CouDcil, an hmative vok 0, amn Malbcrs, including the concur&~ vota of die pekmanmt membekx, irr ‘ïe 8 uirul; and that for bis appointment by thr cncral Assembly, a simple majority of thc Mcmbers of that body prmt and votinl is suffkient, unltsa the General A~mblq itaclf decides that t two-thir& maj0rity.i ldltd for. l+he2.t&r.x n&i apply to a re newal of appohlttiwn~ aa to an original ap r-wdwnt; thb should bc made clear whu $8 odginal appointmeUt ir, made. “(d) It would be dtiable for thc Se CUity Cou&l to proffer one candidate 0nI for tht consideration of the General Axem bly, and for debate on the nomination L tk qy!ral Assembly to be avoided. Boti nomm&on and appointment should be & cussed at private meetings, and a vote i; eithc tlu: kcurity Cou& or the Genera htily, if tien, ahuuld be. by sc”rp ballnt.” - mettre ,anx voix lc projet de récrolutio~ (d vote WPT tah by a show of hends.) &!cimion: Thc resolution war adopted unan Otiy by forty-sema votes. Tire mectins rose at 12.25 fi.nr. mit& des quarante-sept votunts.