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N Y Nov 15 WP UP The IP-The The United States and Soviet Russia joined Friday In firm opposition opposition opposition to a a. small-country small move to eliminate or modify th the big po power big er veto In the United Nations security council Shortly after the United States had opposed any change in the charter but urged the major powers powers pow pow- ers era to limit their theirS use of the veto volu voluntarily Soviet Delegate Andrei L L. delivered a slashing attack on the leaders of the effort to amend the charter Informed quarters said France was r ready ady to propose that the general assembly's nation 51 political political po po- po- po and security c committee e suspend suspend suspend sus sus- pend the veto debate while the the- five power big-power permanent members of the security council met to try to agree on whether any of the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed modifications of the veto were acceptable French Position France was said to have token taken the position that the charter should not be amended but that the big powers might be willing willingto to agree voluntarily on some limitations limitations limi limi- of the veto use and that it I was useless for the committee to consider the question further until the permanent members of the security council agreed on a aI I program The big powers were agreed d that the assembly could only make recommendations and that any anyone one of the councils council's permanent members memberS members mem mem- bers could reject eject any or all recommendations recommendations with finality I said that the rule of unanimity the the veto provision provision- was first proposed by the late President Roosevelt and added lidded We rec that we are ore fully of f-b f the state tat which has gui guilty ty b being defended the unanimity unanimity ity ty of f he e great powers Criticize Criticize- le Powers After s severely criticizing c Australia Aus Aus- trails tr Cuba the Netherlands and small powers for lor trying to amend the charter said that If this i. i really a campaign of the small against the great I nations lons we wo we should close this assembly assembly as as- j as-j as soon as possible y accused the sponsors of the veto proposals of using the apparent war apparent war strategy of dividing I Ithe the enemy enemy but but declared that these attempts to split the great powers powers pow pow- ers era cannot cannot- succeed The American position was se set forth in hi a point nine program by Sen Tom om Y onnal D D. Tex Connally warned that division between the great powers over In Intervention Intervention In- In or the tte use of force might t result in war Instead of ot peace but declared that the veto must not be used to frustrate the functioning of the council He did not mention Russia by byname byname name but In what appeared to tobe tobe tobe be a ree reference ence to the frequent use of the veto by the Soviet union he declared that the permanent members members members mem mem- bers of the council have no right to cast a vote in any narrow or nationalistic or or selfish interest Let ULet there be no embezzlement of power by the security council councilor or by any member he said Connally declared d flatly that any amendment to the charter is impossible at this time but expressed expressed ex ex- pressed the hope th that t agreement t among the five big powers may make It possible In the future to modify the use of the veto The American position Connally said is as follows 1 We regard the principle ol of unanimity as of the highest Importance Importance importance Im im- Im- Im for the success of or the United Nations 2 We Ve believe that the See Page S 3 C Column lumn 2 I u. u N. N VETO Continued from Page One Imposed upon the great powers powers pow- pow ers rs by the charter requires them themo to o exert every effort to reach agreement on important Issues before before be- be fore ore the security council 3 We Ve reaffirm the position we ve took at San Francisco that the veto eto should be used only in the very cry rare and exceptional cases 4 4 We Ve Insist that the use of the veto eto cannot relieve any state from Its 3 fundamental obligations under the he charter 5 We e do not favor amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment of f the charter at this time although we hope that full fuU agreement agreement agree agree- ment including of course that of the he five permanent members may make it possible in the future to modify the practice of great power unanimity as it applies to the peaceful ul settlement of disputes uner un- un under under der er chapter VI Clarify Formula 6 We Ve believe that the voting formula should be clarified in the light ight of experience and practical need eed The security council should I embark upon task at the earliest practicable time 7 In particular we believe that the security council should agree upon as complete a list as possible of types of decisions where the veto does not apply 8 We Ve believe that article 27 makes It clear dear that in the field of peaceful settlement no ng state should be a judge fudge in Its Us own cause 9 The problem of great power abstention should be carefully considered considered considered con con- particularly with respect to the peaceful settlement of disputes dis dis- dis- dis |