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CONTENTS Page I. THE ABMS RACE 2.2... sce eae peeeeae vanes eaten eras 7 IL AREAS OF AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT «.....---+0.00000. 11 Aspirations and Scalemare .......... nae © Breaking the Stalemate ...-. ccc ccc c eee ee eee a reeeteceees 12 Merging the Commissions 2.02. .e cee ieee cece eee ence ene 1S Banning the Bomb .......... bec eee eee eecensaeeee 14 Regulating Conventional Arms «2.001.000. .2 ce cece eee eee 1S Establishing the Control Organ .......- veces 16 Ownership and Management of Acomic Facilities oevenaeee . lnspection of Armaments .. 0... ccc cece ec eeeeeeeeeeees 20 Establishing a Schedule for Arms Reduction ..........2++... 22 The Veto and Enforcement ....0 ccc sce e acca ener eaareees 24 TL, PRINCIPLES AND PROPOSALS 2... cee eee ee er eee eens 26 Principles and Assumptions ........ beeee eee Dene eeneee 26 Next Steps 2... cc eee cece eee beeen aes teseweeeeese 2B The Control Organ 2... s cece ccc tea eee eens - 29 Banning the Bomb ........ 000 ee cee e eee eee eee anne aaae 29 Ownership and Management of Atomic Facilities ...... . 30 Existing Stockpiles of Fissionable Marerials .......... veces 31 Inspection ...+-.... Seas Seen sees 32 Violations and che Vero .......- 005. vten eee er eeeee wae 33 Schedule of Arms Reduction ........ 00055 peewee saeaee 34 Criteria for Arms Reduction ......0. 0005 eee ane rn . 435 The Proposais Summarized ...... ser eeeen nara eee reeneee 37 IV. CONcURRENT STEPS TOWARD PRACEFUL SETTLEMENT .,,.--- . 38 Recognizing Facts ......- Se “Re-examining che Principles of Negotiation ,.,............. 40 Screngchening Internarional Peacemaking Functions .. 42 Positive Programs of Mutual Aid . 4G Settlemenc of Political Issues ....... 0000s eseee 47 PREFACE For some time the American Friends Service Committee, engaged as it is in a wide variety of activities in many parts of the world, has fele a responsibilicy to provide reports to the American public which may help develop a constructive, peace- ful approach to the tensions and conflicts thar paralyze our world. To this end the Service Committee in 1949 issued a report on The United States aud the Soviet Union and in 1951 another report on Steps fo Peace. Each of these endeavored to Poing our some practical applications of che Way of Peace to a world in conflict. Each pamphler stressed the need for a drastic reduction of arms che world over as one of a number of “sceps to peace.” These reports elicited considerable public discussion. Many of the comments received, both from members of the United Nations and from private individuals, urged that this construc- tive approach be applied to some of the complicated problems of arms reduction. Little genuine progress on international disarmament planning has been made. Nevertheless, we are convinced that thoughtful people the world over feel more and more acutely the need for constructive suggestions to bring che arms race, with its staggering psychological and economic burdens, to an end. it is not the intention of these reports to challenge the good faith of either the United States or the Soviet Union in their interpretations of each other's actions. Whenever any nation logks at another in fear and distrust, it is likely to mis- represent or fail to understand the gestures of the other. In this report, as in the two previous ones, we are not endeavoring to judge the rightness of claims and counterclaims, but rather to suygest constructive measures for the good of all. The historic position of the Society of Friends in such matters has been that of a creative neutrality, endeavering thereby to build bridges of understanding between nations as a means of settling disputes in mutual good faith. It is in thar spirit this report is written. Narurally, however, there is a 3