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...point in discussing Palestine until a neutral U.N. inquiry commission had studied the problem and made its recommendations. Neither Britain nor the U.S. wanted to serve on such a commission. Both wanted it made up of a small group of small, disinterested states. Said Britain's Sir Alexander Cadogan: Britain cannot properly be "at times in the witness stand, and then . . . with the jury." Retorted Yugoslavia's Sava Kosanovic: "Dante puts neutral opinions in the Inferno...
During the question period which followed his address, Cadogan asserted that Great Britain "would accept" the U. N.'s decision on the Palestine problem, but retains reservations as to its part in enforcing the U. N.'s stand. He declared that a formal statement by Britain along these lines would be forthcoming in a few days...
Concerning the atom bomb, Cadogan said that the Russian announcement of "willingness to accept international control and inspection" was a large step forward, but he warned that doubts have arisen as to the exact meaning of the Russian statement...
...Irresponsible use of the veto" was deprecated by Cadogan, but he declared that "nothing is wrong with the U.N. charter. It all depends on how the veto is employed. The U. N. is not a cure-all," he stated, "but merely an instrument whose effectiveness rests on the aims of its users...
...discussing the future of the U. N. Cadogan stated that world federalism "must be the ultimate hope of all of us but cannot be obtained in one leap...