Decisive Big Four Attempt To Solve Problems

Chronicle (Levin), 15 June 1949, Page 5

Decisive Big Four Attempt To Solve Problems

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Received Wednesday, 10.25 a.m. " ; PARIS, June -14. The Big Four Foreign Ministers met iii a secret' sessi'oh today »foj: ; what appeared to be a decisive at^.'tempt' to settle the Beriin trade and | transport problern, and to. improv.e East-West' German trade. | At the request of Mr. Vyshinsky. (Russia), the'session was adjourned foa two hours, 'after' sittirig for an hour, to allow 'him to- get new t instructions from Moscow. ' - • '• 7 Reliable conference sources Saj that another reason for the adjournment was td enable the West-' ■ern Powers to study counterproposals. from the Httssians to' their latest Beriin proposalS. The Ministers - ended the sessiofi two and a quarter hours after the conference had resumed. . It is understood that they decided to disclose nothing of today's proceedings and to meet* again tomorrow in secret session, so no communique is exbected on today's meeting. The initiative for the two days' secret session came ' from Mr. j Vyshinsky. He is understood to liave received his Government's reaction to the new joint Western plan for the easing of theatension in Beriin, for Four Power consultations and the gradual resumption of East-West trade in Germany. It is believed that Mr. Vyshinsky is prepared to elaborate on the plan for East-West zonal trade agreement.