10 NOVEMBER 1944, Page 4

It has been said that the means for what it

is perhaps sufficient to call restraining Germany must be always ready. What that means is defined by Marshal Stalin in language completely consistent with the decisions taken at Dumbarton Oaks. The new security organisation must have at its disposal the minimum of armed forces required for the prevention of aggression, and must be prepared to use them at a moment's notice to stop or liquidate aggression and (this goes a step beyond Dumbarton Oaks) to punish those found guilty of it. That, it is fair to recall, is no new departure for the Soviet Government, and it is an interesting