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aH ee Quakers a nge nvi mong Quakers as to th n of implementing these deeply-fele concerns for the welfare of human society. The working party responsible far the prep- aration of this report, recognizing this, endeavored to arrive at what Quakers call “the sense of the meeting’’ on all points, even though individuals on it represented diverse opinions on specific measures and details. The two previous pamphlets emerged out of the collective experience of Quakers working in the troubled areas of the world. Disarmament and arms control, however, are more technical felds requiring professionally specialized advice and guidance. To face this task, a working party, called together aver a year ago, was cumposed of both Quakers and non- Quakers, some of whom have specialized in problems relating to disarmament and the control of atomic energy. Harrop A, Freeman and John H. Ferguson, respectively chairman and secretary of the working party, have interviewed many officials o “ = & ma Va in oy FI te tom o fe i ide range of conviction bf of this study. The latter, with Elmore Jackson and Clarence E. Pickect, personally followed discussions at the Sixth General Assembly of the United Nations held in Paris during che fall and winter of 1951-52. Before the specific proposals embodied in this pamphlet were drawn up, Elmore Jackson severed his connection with the working party when he joined che scaif of che United Nations on a special assignment. David F. Cavers and Robert W. Frase, two additional members of the working party, have both made contributions to the report on the basis of extensive independent studies, especially concerning international conerol of atomic energy. Other parucipants included Stephen G. Cary, Lewis Ml. Hos- kins, Philip E. Jacob, William 1. Neumann, William Merton Scott, and Gilbert F. White. While no one af the participants claims expertness in all phases uf this tield, the writers have honestly tried co marshall the wisest advice to guide the Execu- tive Board of the American Frignds Service Comaniitiee in its recommendations as presented jn this pamphier. Both the brevity of a pamphlec and the world’s relative inexperience with technical aspects of the subject impose defi- nite limits on a discussion of so complex a problem as rhe seduction of the world’s arsenal. Closely connected with the 4 cee maa problems of disarmament is the relationship armaments bear to the economies of modern nations, For some years now the economic systems of the major powers have been geared gri- marily to the machinery of war. Any effective dismantling of that machinery will inevitably require extensive changes in the economies of the world, and disarmament planning must eventually cake this factor into full consideration. Another ancilliary question involved in disarmament is: what shape will political secclements and world institutions have to assume in order to guarantee 2 more eifeceual inter- national security? ‘Fhis question enrails consideration of a wide variety of subjects, including the location of sovercignty, the character of world institutions, sanctions and theic enforcement, Modern society cannnr etcaine the racnnecthilies en farnc s¥asmieasd SEY RaTMOe OsCape ine Tesponsipinty tO 1ace these questions forthrightly. Complicated as they are by the transitional nature of our world and our concepts of world society, they nevertheless deserve immediate speciali@ed study. However, detailed discussion of these ancilliary questions could not be included in the present study. Moreover, we believe that a solution to these complex problems can be found more readily, once the basic agreements to limit and ceduce the tools of war have been signed and sealed. The Amerjcan Friends Service Commitree advances the suggestions embodied in this pamphlet out of an abiding con- viction that God would have us find a way to remove war and the tools of war from the face of the earth.