Russian Attitude to Austria Unchanged
Received Thursday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 10. The Daily Telegraplx's diplomatic correspondent reports that there was no indication during the first day of the resumed Austrian talks in London yes--tefday, of much change in the Russian attitude to the conclusion of an Aus trian Treaty of Independence. It hau been thought that with Yugoslavia's expulsion from the Cominform, Russia might not continue to support Yugoslavia's territorial and reparation claims on Austria. On the contrarv. Mr. Zarubin, Soviet Ambassador, pro posed that Yugoslav representatives should be given another hearing. M. Berthelot, for France, said he was willing to reconsider any restatemeni of legifimate Yugoslav claims but the British deiegate, Mr. Mari'oribanks, reasserted that the British Govermnent would not sign any treaty which provided for the transfer of territory from Austria or reparations. The American deiegate, Mr. Reber, said Britaiu, Ame^rica and France had already insisted that the Austrian fron tier'must rernain as it was on January 1, 1938. Unaltle to agree on the Russian proposal, the meeting adjoumed untii today.
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 February 1949, Page 5
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