- 3 - 4. Use of force or the application of other measures of enforcement; 5. Approval of agreements for the provision of armed forces; 6. All matters relating to the regulation of armaments; 7. Determination of whether a regional arrange- ment is consistent with the purposes and principles of the general organization. So long as this is so, Soviet Russia has more to gain than to lose, just as have we--in stature, in prestige, in leadership, and in prospects for a success- ful and effective world order--by agreeing to place herself on an equal footing with all other countries before the bar of world opinion as regards efforts on the part of the new organization to bring about peaceful settlement of whatever controversies may arise between her and other countries. II The manner in which the proposed voting formula would safeguard our basic national interests mar be seen from the following concrete example. If the United States were to become involved in a dispute with Mexico, and if Mexico or some other country were to bring the situation to the attention of the Security Council on the plea that its continuation is likely to threaten the peace, the United States would accept the Council's decisions made without its participation, by a vote of the other permanent members and at least two non-permanent members only on the following questions: 1. Whether the matter should be investigated by the Council; 2. If an investigation is made, whether, on the basis of its results, the dispute should be considered to be of such a nature that its continuation is likely to threaten the peace; 3. Whether the Council should call on the United States and Mexico to settle or adjust the dispute by means of their own choice; 4. Whether, |