Dean Acheson Discusses Russian Disarmament at the UN
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Resource Type:
Video News Report
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The Camel News
Caravan
John Cameron Swayze
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Event Date:
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12/13/1951
12/13/1951
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NBCUniversal Media,
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1951
00:01:14
Description
Secretary of State Dean Acheson says the disarmament proposal put forward to the General Assembly in
Paris could be a turning point in history, if Russia would join in.
Keywords
Dean Acheson, Statement, UN, United Nations, Nuclear Disarmament, Cold War, Soviet Union, Russia,
Communism
Citation
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"Dean Acheson Discusses Russian Disarmament at the UN." John Cameron Swayze, correspondent. The
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the UN. [Television series episode]. The Camel News Caravan. Retrieved from
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Transcript
Dean Acheson Discusses Russian Disarmament at the UN
JOHN CAMERON SWAYZE: State Secretary Acheson just back from Europe, had a few comments on
progress at the Untied Nations.
Secretary of State DEAN ACHESON: I’ve been asked what was the most important event in the General
Assembly meeting in Paris, and I think there is no question about the answer to that. The most important
event was the proposal, which the President directed that I should join with Mr. Eden and Mr. Schumann
in putting forward a disarmament proposal.
That proposal, if the Russians would join in a wholehearted way, going into it and developing it, might
well become a turning point in history. This afternoon I read with very great sorrow a speech made by Mr.
Vishinsky before the political committee in Paris, in which he takes a most unconstructive attitude. I’ve
also been asked by some of the ship’s newsmen who got aboard, what are the qualifications for being a
secretary of state in these days. And I said that the first qualification is that he’s got to be a traveling
salesman, and the second qualification is that he’s got to have a cast iron stomach.
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