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Post-WWII - 1946, Conferences: Problem of Atomic Energy Given To UNO Commission

Reel Number: 220481-10

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1946,1940s

Country: England,United Kingdom,USAUNITED KINGDOM

Location: Central Hall, Westminster, London

TC Begins: 04:16:34

TC Ends: 04:18:00

Duration: 00:01:26

Post-WWII - 1946, Conferences: United Nations Problems of Atomic Energy Control Main title: Movietone News over peacetime montage. 04:16:45 Intertitle: Problem of Atomic Energy Given To UNO Commission. 04:16:52 LS & MS interior of Central Hall, Westminster, London. 04:17:01 Secretary of State Byrnes speech at an early United Nations meeting re atomic energy. SOF: “We won the war by fighting together. We must now preserve the peace by working together. Peace and reconciliation require common action. That is why the more common tasks we can set for ourselves, the more likely we are to come to understand each others problems & interests. And certainly this problem, the problem of devising the necessary safeguards to ensure that atomic energy will be used for the benefit of humanity and not for its destruction is a common problem. We who fought together for freedom must now show that we are worthy of the freedom that we won.” Applause Post-War Planning; 1940s; Peaceful Uses; ca 24Jan46; NOTE: Session opened 10Jan46, Central Hall, Westminster, London. General Assembly on Jan24 adopted its first resolution re peaceful use of atomic energy.

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