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representative of China and submitted the following draft resolution
for consideration:    .
   "The Consultative Conference of the representatives of -the six
 states-permanent members of the Atomic Energy Commission
 decides:.
   "'To exclude from its membership the representative of the Kuomin-
 tang group."
   The other representatives present decided that this proposal was out
 of order, for the reason that representation in these Consultations
 was consequentil on membership in the Atomic Energy Commission,
 and the group-engaged in the Consultations had not the competence
 to pass on ithe issue raised by the representative of the Soviet Union.
 In this situation the representative of the Soviet Union announced
 that he would not participate in the Consultations so long as the
 present, Chinese representative attended these meetings. He said he
 would not recognize as legal ,any decisions adopted by the group. After
 making this statement he left the mneeting.
   The representatives of Canada, China, France, the United King-
 dom and the United States are of the opinion that the members of
 ,the General Assembly will be anxiously concerned that these important
 and serious Consultations have been interrupted in consequence of the
 position taken by the representative of the Soviet Union.
   The General Assembly resolutionsciited above make it clear that
 the primary purpose of the Clonsultation s anmong the-six p e~rmanent
 members of the Atomic Energy Commission is to reconcile-the diver-
 gentý' views of the Soviet Union on one side, and of the other five
 permanent members on the other.-The representatives of these five
 permanent members are, therefore, of the opinion that so long as the
 Soviet Governmeit refus'es o participate in these Consultations, itis
 ,impossible for them to a.ch'ieve ,the: primary purpose of the mandate
 given by the General Assembly.
 These 'five permanent members have undertaken to remain in close
 contact with one another ,and 'they will meet and consult with each
 other on such limited objectives as are possilble of achievement under
 the circumstances.
 The representative of France, as the next Chairman of the group,
 will detemine in agreement ,with the Secretary-General :the possi-
 bility of reconvening the Consulitations of'the six permanent members
 of the Atomic Energy Commission.
 In accordance with the request of the General Assembly to keep the
Atomic Energy Commission and the General Assembly: informed of
their progress, the representatives ofethese five permanent members
request the Secretary-General to make known to the members of the