Ministers to Draft German Treaty

Chronicle (Levin), 11 December 1946, Page 5

Ministers to Draft German Treaty

Press Assn.

press to report freely

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Received Tuesdav, 7.40 p.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 10: The Foreign Alinisters have agreed to hold their next meeting in Moseow on Alareh 10 to draft the dennan peaee treaty, with an understanding that the world press will be permit'ted to report proceedings freely from the Russian capital. Air. Molotov reserved until today 1ns answer to Air. Bvrnes' plan for drasti cally reducing Allied occupation troops in Eu'-ope and for appoinring depiities iinmediatelv to start the groundAvork for the German treaty. ALr. Bvrnes, in a preliminary talk with Air. Alolotov before the conference of the Big Four commenced,v niade it elear he would not go to Europe unless couviuced that real progress could be made 011 the German settlenient anu that there Avould be no repetition oi press restrictions Avhich applied Avlien Air. Bvrnes, Mr. Bevin and. Air. Molo tov met in AIoscow in December, 1945. It is understood that 110 objections liave been voiced by other rnembers of the Foreign Alinisters' Couucil to Air. Bevin 's (lemand that the British Dominions inust have a voice in framing the Dennan peace treaty. The Alinisters agreed in principle that interested parties should be heard but how, when and where is thus far not decided.