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When Mr Vyshinsky expressed the wish to have it recorded that the first paragraph of the Soviet resolution, in which Greece, Turkey, .and the United States were mentioned, had not been voted on, Mr Sarper (Turkey) moved that a vote be taken on the Soviet resolution ;as a whole. The Chairman, however, pointed out that he had already ruled that the Soviet resolution, including the first paragraph, had been rejected. Mr Sarper then stated that he would raise the matter before the General Assembly, but later renounced this intention. When the matter came before the plenary meeting of the Assembly the resolution presented by the Committee was passed unanimously without debate. After its adoption two short statements were made; one by Mr Vyshinsky {Soviet Union) pointing out the defects of the resolution in that it did not mention the countries where " war-mongering" was rampant; the other by General Romulo (Philippines), who stated that in his country the United States had not " war-mongered," but had " made war " in defence of liberty. 3. Interim Committee of the General Assembly In his address in plenary session of the General Assembly the United States delegate, Mr Marshall, after referring to the complexity of the problems on the agenda of the Assembly and to the General Assembly's definite, though secondary, responsibility in the field -of political security, suggested the establishment of a standing •Committee of the Assembly to be known as the Interim Committee on Peace and Security to serve until the beginning of the third regular session. A somewhat similar proposal had been made by the Netherlands as early as 1945 before the Executive Committee; at that early stage, however, it was decided that a standing Committee -of the Assembly on peace and security was not necessary. The proposed new body, in the opinion of the United States, should not impinge on'matters which are the primary responsibility of the Security Council or other bodies, but should have the responsibility of considering situations or disputes likely to impair friendly relations brought to its attention by member States or by the Security Council pursuant to Articles 11 and 14 of the Charter, and it might report thereon to the Assembly or the Council. In addition, the Committee (which would include every member of the United Nations) might recommend the calling of special sessions of the Assembly. At the end of its term it might report on the desirability of permanent establishment. The proposal, which was, of course, the direct result of the ■stultification of the Security Council by the use of the veto, received the approval in principle of a substantial majority of delegations,