DISCUSSIONS ON GERMANY

Chronicle (Levin), 21 April 1948, Page 5

DISCUSSIONS ON GERMANY

Received Tuesday, 7 p.m. / . LONDON, April 20. ' Representatives of Britain, United States,. Fran'ce-. and the Benelux couiitries, are resuming in London today the discussions on Germany which Vere adjourned on klarch 6. Since theu Alli'ed experts' have been meeting regu lariy in Bnrlin and The Times ' dipiu nratic co-rrespondent says it seems certain that all tlie Western Powers arcnow agreed that, because of the Soviet -attitude tovvards any c.ooperation with them, it will. be necessary to set up a ' Vvestern German Goverinuent without delay. This rnatter will undoubtedly be the rnaiii subject 011 the London agendi. though delegates will not be empower pd tp .make . decisions bu-L only- to- recomrueud aetion to their respective Governments. ' The talks are likely to centre on the ;fo.rni- which the Western German 'Government should take and the metliod by ' which it can best be brought into being All the Western Powers, the correspon dent adds,- are agreed that the f'ederai system of go ve.rumeut is tlie nrost suit able for Germany but the French are u-nderstood to be insisting that onl\ tlie- minimuni of power must be given to any central German administration. Currency reform also seems certain tO; be d-iscussed at the London meeting and the British and American views, •it one time verv different, are now kno.wn to be nearer eacli other.