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Security Council: Disarmament Commission

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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The Sub-Committee of the Disarmament Commission (France, Soviet Union, Canada, United Kingdom, United States) met in London, May 13–June 22. Following discussion of possible approaches for the Sub-Committee, the Soviet representative presented a draft resolution11 prohibiting unconditionally weapons of mass destruction and asking the Security Council to effect an international agreement to guarantee enforcement of that prohibition. Permanent members of the Security Council would reduce by one-third conventional military equipment and personnel within a year. The draft recommended the convening by the Security Council of a conference to effect reduction of armaments by all states and to abolish military installations on foreign territories. The Soviet representative attacked parts of the United Nations Majority Plan for Control of Atomic Energy, stating that the United States desired to monopolize nuclear secrets and to secure information on Soviet armaments without prohibiting nuclear weapons.

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities: I. United Nations
Information
International Organization , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , February 1955 , pp. 158 - 159
Copyright
Copyright © The IO Foundation 1955

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References

10 For information on the appointment of the of the Sub-Committee, see International Organization, VIII, p. 56–59.

11 Document DC/SC.1/1.

12 See International Organization, III, p. 46–51.

13 Summaries of debates in the Sub-Committee based on Verbatim Records of the Meetings of the Sub-Committee of the United Nations Disarmament Commission, May 13-June 22, 1954, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, Cmd. 9205, 1954.

14 Document DC/SC.1/5.

15 Document DC/SC.1/10.

16 See International Organization, VII, p. 121.

17 For details of the Anglo-French proposal, which was discussed extensively at the ninth session of the General Assembly, see above, p. 59.

18 Document DC/53.

19 Disarmament Commission Official Records of the 35th to the 43d meeting.

20 For a summary of Assembly consideration of this report, see above, p. 57–64.