will also have to be observed in adopting those decisions of
the Security Council which will have to do with the es-
tablishment of commissions for control over the reduction
of armaments and over the prohibition of atomic weapons,
But once the decisions establishing the control commissions
have been adopted, and these commissions have begun
their work, they will naturally follow whatever rules are
laid down for them by the Security Council.
It should be perfectly clear that the principle of una-
nimity which we know in the Security Council has no
connection whatever with the work of the control commis-
sions. Consequently, it is altogether wrong to represent
matters as though any state possessing the "veto power"
will be able to hinder the realization of control and in-
spection. The control commissions are not the Security
Council, and there are consequently no grounds for de-
claring that a<ny Power will be able, by the "veto power,"
to hinder the accomplishment of control. Any attempt to
hinder control or inspection instituted by decision of the
Security Council will be nothing short of violation of a
Security Council decision.
Talk of the "veto" in connection with control and in-
spection is thus entirely groundless. Such talk can be in-
terpreted only as expressing the desire to substitute one
question for another, as an attempt to evade direct reply
1o the question of the general reduction of armaments.
And so, we are facing an important decision. The Gen-
eral Assembly must take the first step towards accomplish-
ing the general reduction of armaments. It is our task to
prepare this decision, permitting no further postponement,
The Soviet delegation hopes that the American draft
and the amendments proposed by the Soviet delegation will
provide a good foundation for decision by the General
Assemblv.