MOLOTOV GIVES HIS SIDE

Chronicle (Levin), 28 May 1946, Page 5

MOLOTOV GIVES HIS SIDE

- he obstri cted peace ( 'OXFERENCE MOVE Rnceived Monday 10.35 p.m. LONDON, May 27. aissia conlil not agree to proposals • nveno a Poare Conference irre- : tive oi' a greemont on treaty clrafts, llr. Molotov in a statement broadby M orcow raclio. Any niove to ; incomplete clrafts of treaties sub- .: •! to a Peace Oonference would : • .itrly result in there bemg not one ■ . rcnn e, with the result one group of .'ipants would he signing one-aucl her group a difierent draft. Tliis v :id be a fiasco. Having two con- :• ::.'es would be intolerable. rt is perfectly obvious that the A; .Tirau dclegation's proposal which snprorted hy the British, rtrns ' -r to Ihe decisions of the Berlin . Ysvow conferences and in general ' have most undesirahle conse•*s for the future development of : d'y relations aniong the nations ig to establish a stable peace, ' ' Molotov said. ' ' The Russian eff . at Paris were aimed at reaching •greement on the main issue of

houhi he recognised that certain "• result s were reached although " -id :n.t be regarded as sufficient, r >Ic-'l. The preparation of treaties Pumania. Bnlgaria, Hungary and 7 : d uught he rcgai;ded as "in the coiuplote. The Governments 1 : » ai Aith preparing these treaties i : i'V all basic cpisstions:" Temara! nrilitary restrictions, repara,«:;d other questions. The Danube "hipihng euestions couldn't he i • i without the Danuhe States. T* ■Ulv'f be regarded as correct that a non-Danube States should as- ' he right to dictate their will to -riihan States and impose a t. Kii'g no heed of the interests *>: "to Danube States, particularly Tr lavia and Czechoslovakia.

it-wo American circles are ninihi . V h the aid of their British : hs. ro rsta.T)lish a world-wide chain and na-Tl hases whereas during 'i: . r at Taita, Teheran and Pots'1 uriforr ity of view was arrived ?.,?w ch'risioiiF! were taken freely hy b' • ?>r»rdcipants. It is increasingly ri k ,1 certain Powers are now at- ' "g to impose their will on the ?.Ir Molotov said. "There are -h circles who are out to oppose eslablished hetween the Allies 'ho wlsh to bring controversial *" ••■s in rn enihryo stage to the I table and make the conference " lace for argument and quarrelr. '"pif? Bussian delegation to Paris t 'rmined to uphold the decisions Moscow Conference. The Euss . Icgation is not willing to proceed cace treaty until the necessarv r \r;:rjr aareement has heen arrived ro -v en the Great Powers drafting r- ities. Kussia cannot consider L iespite its changed regime, on *'" ':,e footing as nations which, the war, fought on the side of tiiA':. 1 lolotov, explaining his attitude *'• ■ : n reparations, said he recognisv:;ue of Italy's contributions to cause. He contended, how'7j di,:t the Italian arniy, jointly with :-:»ans, caused devastation in ? ' 1 ind ot.her countries. The Buss'!" *v: nd had heen scaled down to ^ mndest sum' Russia realised b, Italian factories' need for 0l' for the fulfilment of reparation '''■ • fi: . would provide Italian indus1"" suhstantial orders for several vov" wdhout forming a, great hurden '"•i *""c 'bate hudget. '• •: soiae reasons the chief British aiici 'V? lerican ohiections were raised proH^fCv against Italy covering reparataia bv deliveries of goods to Russia.'' he M] t 'The allegation that such de-iD-or'r- would he made at the cost of italy hy Britain and United j,aR no grounci whatsoever. On tho hand one cannot regard it as CY.y-v* 'b'it Italian indnstry should he F""0,(5bi-'ted to the interests of British American industrial cii'cles. If we ■ fl 11f)* heen interfered with, Russia 3iid Italy wonld have reached agreeFicnt on reparations without special pfficHlties,"