RUSSIA BLOCKS U.S. CALL

Chronicle (Levin), 24 June 1946, Page 5

RUSSIA BLOCKS U.S. CALL

Press Assn

ministers make progress

By Telegravh

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Received Sunday, 7.0 p.m. LONDON, June 22. Mr. Byrnes, at the Foreign Ministers' conference, made an unsuccessful proposal to call a Eufopeaii peace meeting for July 15. IMr. Molotov objeeted on the grounds that dfaft treaties were not yet eompleted, says the Asso-* eiated Press Paris correspondent.. Mr. Byrnes argned that July 15 would give the Foreign Ministers sufficient time to examine the remaining items on the agencla. "Even if a greemont is not reached on all points- we are already sonear agreement on many points there would be no harm in submitting outstanding questions to the peaee eonferenee," ho said. jMr. Bevin eom]>roraised hy proposing that the final clecision on ealling a peace eonferenee should be postponed for a week. ' AVe cannot indefinitely exelude othex" Allied nations from the peace table," he said. "If we cannot agree we should admit it frankly and ask for outside help. Other nations A\Tho fought hy our side have a contribution to make to the peace treaties and they should he given some hope that a peace eonferenee will he held soon." Tlie Exeliango Tolograpli 's Paris correspondent stated tlie proposal by Mr. Bevin that- the Ttalo-Balkan peace treaties be fmished bv -Tune 28 and that the Ministers should meet twiee dailv to eomplete them, was agreed to. The Foreign Ministers also agreed to dis eontinue secret meetings and make the dipenssions available to the Press. d'he problem of Tricste was not discussed but was deferred till next week. The Evening News Paris correspondent savs a new plAn for the settlement of the Trieste issuo, was before the Foreign Ministers this afternoon. krr. Bevin was the origiuator of the plan and there are liigh hoiies it will be aceoptable to Russia. Mr. Bevin, foresceing a new deadloek, asked ]\f. Bidault to formulate proposals for the internationalisation of tlie port within the framework of the general settlement of the Ttalp-Yugoslay frontier, based OU.,a. Cop}p.r,p,piisji{line,