RUSSIAN IDEAS ON GERMANY

Chronicle (Levin), 13 July 1946, Page 5

RUSSIAN IDEAS ON GERMANY

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PROBLEMS BEFORE FOREIGN MINISTERS

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LOXDUX. July 11. Thc l-\itvign Mi uistcrs ' Con t-Vi-ciin' tunii'il l")\vn Mr. Byrncs 's pruposul toi1 t liti cslaiilisltiiii'iil of a sptvial dcpul ies ' coiiunissioii to work ou 1hc Genmm } nol ili-in . says Keiiter's Paris cmivsJ'ointoiii. Tlte M iuisters ' incd ing brokv iifj uiliioiil icarliing an a^rcciiii'iii earlv in Ihe eveitinq nlter an all-duy disi-us-sion on Genuuny. Mi. Molotov also deelineri to agree 1o the |iro|iosi'd I'onnnission of inquiry into the liisanmuuent and deiiiubilisation of the dennan forces, Ihat all xont s sh'iuhl be inelutlctl in tlic tenns oi rcfc i*i ■lice and iiispcet ion of indnstria! jda'iis. Thc M iuisters agree.l to no oi tvi.-e t omorrou . It \\;fs teiiln1i\'dy dccidcil that tlic sccond meeting sli-ci id l.e tlic last working scssion of 1 lic coii fcri'ucc. 'J'lic tcxt of tli(> Sovict plan relatiug to tlic nnlitary and cconoinic disanuainc'it of (Jcrinany for considcration of tlic F.ireign Ministcrs is: — 1 1 i \v(. eunsidcr it necessary tliat tlic Allicd 'onirol ('onncil estabiish withoul dclay a special conniiission to vorify Ihe exci-ntion of thc Allicd Governtiient-' r i« ■«-!-}. i |i > iegaiding thc disarmaineiit of thc dennan anned forecs and li:c aiiolii i'Hi of ail dennan inilitary tuni jiar.i niililary orga nisat finis and ci aldisl.nicni s in all Ihe oi-cnpation yoin-n ll is necessary a! thc saine tiinc lo |irovidc that thc eoiinnission eotnplctcs it.- uoil: in tlic sliortcst jiossildc tiinc and suliinit its conclnsions and jro|iosals to ihe Allicd l.'ontnd ('onncil toi coii.-idcrat ion. i 2 ) In vieu* of ihe faci that tio jiropcr tm-asnrc lias liccn taltcn liithcrto lo dcst !o\ t!;c dcrn.an v.ar ]>o1 cnt ial, tuni there i no plan for tlic climinui ion oi' t Ini-c Fr.uiclics of industry whfih fornicd thc luisc of (lcrinau annament, \\ e coiisidcr it necessary tliat tlic Allicd ontrol t'oniu il slioitld estaldish withtnit dclay a spcci il connnittcc to dniw tip ti jdan and proccdurc for ituplelnenling, u.thin a lixcd tiinc liinit, jiract ica I measuies to eliminate a i 1 der- . inau industrics which conld J u* nscd I'or mililary production and dennan annatneiit. K'cuter's corrcspondcnt says tliat Erinlee is Inltcrly disap]ioinlcd at Mr. Mo!otu\ 's dcidarat ion J'avouring a unitcil Germany and ilatly rejceting thc Frcitch ]dan-for j>olit i«*al se]ul5ratiun of thc Ifulir lrohi thc rest of dcrniany. All Pai liann-nt ary groups cxc.-jit tlic So.-ial-ists ttrc unitcd in sccing tlic jiolitical rcvciancc oi' thc lialir as tiic solc ]as-t-iide guarantcc of Frcmdi sccurity ngainst rcncucd aggrt-ssion from a Jiunicricnily supcrior (icrinany. F'rcnch opiuion hithcrto hiis hccn that the fronticr shouid, lic tlic lFniac and tlic Itulir ]iTH:ai!cn1 !y rcmovcd from jiolitical coitrol of anv (Icnnan dovcrnincnt. Thc Frcn-li ('al'inct rcaUinncd its Jioiicy rc^arding Picrniany aftcr hcaring u rcport from M. Bidaull 011 yc-tcr-day's scssions of the Forcign .Ministcrs' Ciiu fcrcncc. Mr. Molotov rcjected iMr. Bevin's projiosal l'or lowcring ceoiioniic I >a r-ricj-s he; .vccii ihe (Icimian Zoncs and uilou ing a t rcc cxi-hangc of goods. Jlc dcclarcd Mr. Bevin's jirojiosals were ;i v iolation oi* tlic Potsdam Agrccincnt. M >■. Jiyrucs rc ciiijdiasiscd a desire for thc cstaidishiiicnt of central administ rativc agcncics thronghont Gerlimny and agrccd with M r. Molotov 's joojiosal that ti sjieeial confercncc of Forcign Ministcrs shouid be held to discuss (Icnnany as soon as jiossildc; it'tcr tlic closc.of Fnitcd Xations (Ica-' cra! Asscinbly in Scjitcmbcr. Mr. i P»; rncs invited anv oi' all of thc tlircc oihcr Pouers to unite their zoncs in (Jcrinany cconomically with tlic Fnitcd , Flutes Zonc. The jirojiosal is oxpected to lie eonsidcrcd in dctail tomorrow. Mr. Byrncs' projiosals for FourPowcr cooyicration in (Jcnnatty, was jssncd aftcr the Foreign Ministcrs '■ iiiccting, says thc Assoeiatcd Press 1 Paris corrcspondcnt. Thc Fnitcd Statcs1 i- j.rcjiarcd to instriiet Aincrican mili- j lary rcjircscntati ves in (Jcrinany to act ' wiili rcjircscntativcs of anv other Oov-i ernmr nt to cstablish machincrv to ad- : minister the zoncs as an ceonomie unit. This is "a last resort " suggcstion beeause thc Fnited Statcs favourcd thc i e-!ablishincnt of central administralivo I ageneics for Germany. ' ' Wc eanuot continue indofinitcly to adniinistcr Gcrniany in four airtight eonipartrnents." Mr. Byrncs addcd. The United States was willing to ex-

elurlc the Saar from any central agencv «o that it could be adniinistered by France until Germany 's boundaries were delimited. United States authorities have already held talks Avith some Britisli and Rnssian ofScials.