Evening star., 1943-11-01
Communique Reveals
II PorIeys Were Held

partIte conference at MOSCOW:
The Conference Of Foreign Sec
retarIes of the United States OF
America, MI Cordell Hull: of the
United Kingdom. Mr.. Anthony
Eden, and of the Soviet Union Mr.
V. NJ Molotov; took place at Mos
COW from the 10Th to 30th of Oc-
tober l943. There were y meetings.
In addition to the foreign secre-
taries. the following took part in the
conference:
For the United States Of America
Mr.. w. Averell Hartman. Ambas-
ssdor of the United States: Mai
Gen John R Deane United States
Army, MI H Hackvorth, Mr
James c Dunn and experts.
For the United Kingdom Sill
Archibald Clark Kerr. Ambassador II;
Mr.. William Strano. 1t. Gen. Sir
Hastings Ismav. and experts
For the Soviet Union: Marshal
K. E. VoroShilov, Marshal Of the
Soviet Union. MI A. Y Vyshinski
Mr. M NJ Litrinov. Deputy People s
Commissars for Foreign Affairs;
Mr.. V. A. Sergeyev. Deputy People S
CommiSsar for Foreign Trade: Ma
Gen. A. A. Gryzlov, Of the General
Staff: MI. G.. F Sa!sin. Senior
Official for Peoples Commissariat
for Foreign Affairs, and experts
Agenda Was Broad.
The agenda included all questions
submitted for discussion by the
three governments. Some of the
questions called for final decisions,
and these were taken. On other
questions. after discussion, decisions
of principle were taken: These
questions were referred for detailed
consideration to commissions specl-
ally set up for the purpose. or re-
served for treatment through
diplomatic channels. Other ques-
tfons again were disposed of by an
exchange of views. The Govern
ments of the United States. the
United Kingdom, and the Soviet
Union have been in close coopera-
ton in all matters concerning the
common war effort, but this is the
first time that the Foreign Secre-
taries Of the three governments have
been able to meet together in
conference.
In the first place there were frank
and exhaustive discussions of the
measures to be taken to shorten
the war against Germany and her
satellites in Europe Advantage
was taken of the presence of mill
tarv advisers representing the re-
spective Chiefs of Staff in order to
discuss definite military operations
with regard to which decisions had
been taken and which are already
being prepared in order to create a
basis for the closest military CO.
operation in the future between
the three countries.
Second only to the importance OF
hasten!ng the end Of the war was
the recognition by the three gov
ernments that it was essential III
their own national interests and IL
the interest of all peace-loving ma
tions to continue the present close
cola boration and cooperation IN
the conduct of the war into the pc
riod following the end of hostilitles
and that only in this way could
peace be maintained and the po-
litical. economic and social welfare
Of their peoples fully promoted.
China Joins in Statement.
This conviction is expressed in a
declaration in which the Chinese
government joined during the con-
ference and which was signed Dy
the three foreign secretaries ano
the Chinese Ambassador at Moscow
on behalf of their governments
This declaration published today
provides for even closer collabora
tion in the prosecution of the wal
and in all matters pertaining to the
surrender and disarmament of the
enemies with which the four coun-
tries are respectively at war, 1t set
forth the principles upon which the