MR. MARSHALL TRIES TO HURRY UP THINGS.

Chronicle (Levin), 31 March 1947, Page 8

MR. MARSHALL TRIES TO HURRY UP THINGS.

MOSCOW, March 28,. , Mr." Marshall proposed to the Foreigp Ministers' Council drastic acceleratipn of the woik on German problems. A decision on the proposal will be mqde tomorro\y. Mr. Marshall said the conferepge should refer all problems arising frqhjl the Allied Control Council's report *t'oa special committee, except the follqw> ing points, which were the erux of jiie whole problem. . ' ; • •• 1. The treatment of Germany as a,n' economic unit, and reparations. 2. A review of the level of iifdttstry and the resumption of reparations (presuniably reparations shipments frpm the Western zones to Russia). 3. The form and scope of the Gprman provisional Government. Mr. Marshall suggested April 2 ijis tjie deadline for eompleting tMs work. Argument during the four-hpur session on the delinition jof German assets in Austria had often"covered the same ground. Mr. Marshall fmally said he had failed in his efforj to speed up the work .on the Austrian trpaty. Mr. Bevin said an iinpasse had been reached, while Mr. Molotov took the attitude that the jViinisters had eithpr lo accept his propqsition or to drop fhe discussion on the whole subject uptil the Austrian treaty came up.again towards the end of the conference. Mr. Vyshinskv told the meeting. pf the Big Fogr apecial coordinating committee that thp Spviet vyould pot aecppt economic unity of Germany unlp'ss four-Power control of the Euhr \yas established. This was the lirst time a Russiau representofive had defmitely inafle acceptance of pcouomic unity condiLional on Russia 's right to tak'e part in Ruhr control. The co-ordinating committee sat througiiout the night unitil 2.30 a.-m. today-' and resumed sitting at 10 a.in. to review the final draft. It reported that the draft will show disagreements on virtually every impojrtant issue in German economic political prolilems. The committee 's tp.sk Ijas not been to make agreements, but to simplify the mechanics of listing the agreements and disagrpements yvhich the Ministers produced in the lirst two weeks of their discussipns. Mr. Vyshinsky, however, insisted pn diseussing real issues and the yesulfing arguments delayed tjie yyprk frora March 25 until today. Mr. Vyshipsky tod.ay declared that Russia considered that a decisipn on yepa.rations delivepies from current production was an obljga? tory eondition for reaehing an agreements on Germany 's economic unity. The committee recorded in its report Mr. Vyshinsky 's statement that Rq.ssia continued to insist on £2,500,000,000 in reparations from Germany as fulfilipent of thp Yalta Agreement, which provided for the use of current production" for reparations payments. Russia pro-' posed that the Allies should finish the removal of equipment from Germany by' July 1, 1948, and stipulate that Germany 's reparations commitments ipust be fulfillpd within 20 years. When Germany 's provisional politipal 'organisatipn was discussed, Mr. Vj^sltmsky entered into a lively dispute syith General Clay and General RoberfspiV. He claimed that the American, BriHsl} and Freneh proposals for federalispiion would ."lead to the dismemberment of Gerrqan^ ajid.;fpsfcot;. a ^pirit of irevepg^, the United States plahs to couiit^r Molotov 's demand for four-Power control of the Ruhr with a demand for international control of Silesian ip^ustry, which is at present administered by the Poles. The United States vjrili r'aise this new issue when the Copijcil of Foreign Ministers' agenda prespnts a favourable opportunity, probably next week.