PARIS TALKS BEGIN

Chronicle (Levin), 17 June 1946, Page 5

PARIS TALKS BEGIN

FOREIGN MINISTERS BACK FOUR-POINT AGENDA ADOPTED j Received Sunday, 7.0 p.m. PARIS, June 16. The Foreign Miuisters have adopted a four-poiiit agenda, as follows: — Firstly, peace treaties with Itaty, Ruinania, Bulgaria^ Run^ary^ and l'mland in that. nrder. ■ Secondlv, Gevmany. Thirdlv, Ihe Austrian queStion includ- ; ing an American draft treaty. Fourlhly (at, Mr. Molotov's sugges- 1 timi), political developments in Italy. I Tlie Miuisters Iiave adjourned and' are expected to meet again'on Monday.' Areauwhile their deputies will draw ( n p (|ueslions for discussion. The Assoeiated Press says Mr. Molotov's agreement to the inelusion of the Austrian question was a surprise con- . ciliutory gesture. He ob-jected to Mr. Byrnes's proposal that a (lelinite treaty be discussed but aecepted M. Bidault's suggestion that Austria be discussed as a simple question. Alr. Molotov, in demanding the inelusion of the Italian political situation, aecused Italian Alonarchists of being [iro-Euscist. He said his request for inelusion was primarily a request for information from the two Allies m direct contact with the problem and hinted that action by the Foreign Minist.ers might .be necessary to pre-ve-nt a drift t'o - Alr. Bevin and Alr. . Byrnes "hgf 6e3. to'! the inelusion of the item if placed last. Reuter's eorrespondent says the.'atmosphere of the ni^tbig-i jf^as' |itflost friendly. The Afinisters ■ 'exelianged jokes and handshakes and there was no trace of ill-feeling sucli as some ooservers thought might result from the heated excluinges of the last session.