RUSSIAN ATTITUDE CHANGED

Chronicle (Levin), 27 April 1946, Page 5

RUSSIAN ATTITUDE CHANGED

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IMPROVED PROSPEGTS OF EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT

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Reeeived Friday 7.5 p.m. LONDON; April 26; A eomimmique dealing with tlie Forbign MinisterS ' coiii'efence at Paris, that Britain, Russia and America have agreed that France slimild join them at all meetings and participate 111 all discussions, " ■ swerps a\vay the disagreement which was the ostcnsible canse of 1])c breakdown at the Loudon conieience last September. J± represents a radical ehange in the Riissian attitude, says keuters Paris correspondent, and is seen as cons'idefably imptoVing 1lie prospeets oi' a European settlement, sinee it Avill enable pcacd trealies to be diseussed as part oi' the general European plan rather llian as isolated problems to be solved one by oue, 011 which the IGissians hitherto insisted. It had been known for some time that France desired to pa r1 ieipate in all discussions and both the British and American ( iovernments symp'athised with the French desire but hesitated to I'l'open the verv iuestion which wrecked the Londori eonf'erdiice. Quile I'rankly, they thought Russia would, not- change her mind and t'ic decision to admit France to all discussions was appareiitly taken willton! argnment and surprised most o'f the delegates. 11 is too early to fathom the reason for this Weicome change oi Rnssian attitude.

A cmniminique onuiiierated eleven rii."- of proceduro (le *ided on by the .M tdUor.s the p ri 11c i pnl of which was 1 ha i tlie t'olir niembers will participate a! aii meet ings and discussions Imt in qrt-iions relating to peace sett lements, oio v ihe nienibers wiiosc (iovernments >i-i '*d or weri* cdnsidered as signatories dl n-ialive arinislices, will he perniitted 1n Vdle. niher rules were: Firstly, the chair «■,! i>e taken in tuni by eacli minister; liu* niinisters' deputies in |iriiiciple will ineei in the moniings and the niinisters wih meet in the afternoons. The deput i t — will prepare the agenda and will -oi; e all (piestions rolegated to them by ihe eouncil. The American Associated Press Paris cu :esj»ondeiit reports that the niinisters n-akiimed the sidiedule adopted Jasl year at Pntsdam, placing the Halian ln-aiy ua lop of the agenda, followed by Irealies with tlie Palkaus afid Fin-

land. r. Bvrnes and M. Bidault then rnoved to add the Austrian and JKuhr (piestions to the agenda, the French ap- ! parently trading support for the American proposal in return for a Fnited 1 Btates backi'ng 0n tlie ihelnsion of the I Rulir questions. Molotov opposed the i proposals inaiiitaining that thev were | unforeseen developm ents needing fur- I tlier studv. (.'onsideration of the pro- ! posals was deferred till tomorrow. ITALIAN ASPIRATIONS. The Rotne radio says tliat a White Paper is being prepared for siibmission j to the Foreign Mihisters' Coiif erenee; I pleading for the retention of the Italinn ' Navy tlndef the Italian flag. Reuters learns that the Italian Gov- I ernnient is sending a nieniOrandi'im to ! Britain suggesting that after the Peaee ! Treaty Italv be allowed to enter Fnited I Nation* and.to establish her own de- ! J fence forces, subject to liniititons.