Nations organization, we can and must seek to ensure
universal peace and security for the peoples.
Permit me now to pass directly to the resolution that
nas been submitted for our consideration.
The Soviet draft on the general reduction of arma-
ments, as submitted to the General Assembly, was based on
two underlying ideas.
In the first place, we considered it important that the
United Nations organization declare itself firmfy on the
necessity of general disarmament; in the second place,
we considered it essential that the United Nations organ-
ization declare the necessity of prohibiting the production
and use of atomic energy for military purposes. The draft
resolution presented contains both these ideas. I will not
deny that the Soviet delegation would have liked to see
the basic proposals it submitted to the General Assembly
expressed in more definite form. However, the resolution
now presented contains fundamental concepts which,
though differently put, reflect both the idea of the general
reduction of armaments and the idea of (prohibiting
the production of atomic energy for military purposes.
The Soviet delegation is therefore satisfied with the
results of the Committee's work and with the resolution
that has been presented for adoption by the General
Assembly.
The speakers today have dwelt at particular length
on the use of atomic energy for military purposes. And
that is perfectly understandable?, inasmuch as this'* type
of armament merits particular attention at the present
time. It was precisely for that reason that the Soviet draft
pointed to the prohibition of the use of atomic energy
for military purposes as a primary objective. The draft
resolution justly points out the necessity of expediting
the work of the Atomic Energy Commission and the con-
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