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CONTENTS Preface we 1. THE ARMS RACE ..... IL AREAS OF AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT « Aspirations and Scalemare Breaking the Stalemate .... Merging the Commissions .. Banning the Bomb . Regulating Conveacional Arms Escablishing the Control Organ Ownership and Management of Acomic Facilities « Inspection of Armaments Excablishing a Schedule for Arms Reduction .... The Veto and Enforcement . UL, Paincivtes AND Pxorosats . Principles aad Assumptions ..... Next Steps .. The Control Organ Banning the Bomb . Ownership and Management of Atomic F: Existing Stockpiles of Fissionable Materials Inspection vv seeeeees Violations and the Veto ..... Schedule of Arms Reduction .. Criteria for Arms Reduction . The Proposals Summarized .. IV. Concurrent Srers Toward PeaceFut SETTLEMENT . Recognizing Facts ceciteeeees Re-examining the Principles of Negotiacion . . Strengthening International Peacemaking Functions . Positive Progsams of Mumma! Aid 0.0. cecce sees Secelement of Political Issues 2.1.6... sess esseeee 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 that paralyze our world. To this end the Service Committee in 1949 issued a report on The United States and the Soviet Union and in 1951 another report on Steps fo Peace. Each of these endeavored to point out some practical applications of the Way of Peace to a world in conflict. Each pamphlee stressed the need for a drastic reduction of arms the world over as one of a number ‘of “steps 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 consteuc- tive approach be applied to some of the complicated problems of arms reduction. Little genuine progeess oa incernacional disarmament planning has been made. Nevertheless, we are convinced that thoughtful people the world over feel more and more acutely che need for constructive suggestions to bring the 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 cither 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, bur rather to suggest constructive measures for the good of all. The historic position of the Society of Friends in such macters has been that of 3 creative neutrality, endeavoring thereby to build bridges of understanding between nations as a means of sectling disputes in mutual good faith. It is in thac spirit this report is written, Naturally, however, there is a 3