Evening star., 1945-07-31
Sfa|in Resumes
Big Three Talks
After Illness
Two-Doy Absence
Of Premier Caused
By Slight Head Cold
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
POTSDAM up. - Premier
Stain today attended a 31a-
hour Big Three conference
after a two-day absence
caused by slight head cold,
it was announced tonight.
Rs the Associated Press.
POTSDAM, July 31.-Premier
Stain has been slightly indis-
posed for the last two days, it
was disclosed today, but is ex-
pected to attend a meeting of
the Big Three this afternoon.
An American public relations off,
Ger told correspondents at 5:45 pm.
today 10:45 am. Eastern war time)
that: Il presume meeting of the
Big Three is on now, but 1 can't con.
firm 1t yet"
The disclosure of Premier Stalin's
indisposition apparently explained a
two-day lapse in his talks with
President Truman and Prime Min
lister Attlee.
Soviet Foreign Commissar Vyache-
slav Molotov sat in with Mr.. Tru-
man and Mr.. Attlee on Sunday, but
there was no attempt to continue
the talks yesterday pending Premier
Stains complete recovery.
Physician Takes Precautions.
Premier Stains indisposition was
believed nothing more than a slight
cold, but the 66-year-old Premier's
physician took every precaution to
safeguard his health and ordered
him not to leave the house. 1t was
understood that numerous Soviet
colleagues saw Premier Stain.
His condition was reported i'm.
proved today and it was stated spe-
cif1cally that a meeting of the Big
Three was scheduled for the aft
ernoon.
II the Russian leader is fit enough
to resume the arduous three-hour
discussions which have been typical
of the conference to date, it is be-
lieved the conference may be COM
pleted by Thursday or Friday.
The talks are understood to have
reached point where the heaviest
work devolves on the Big Three
themselves.
Secrecy Maintained.
Through amblguously worded
daily reports that the conference
was continuing, the American and
pYIfich dalouotin withhold
Allied correspondents until late yes
terday the knowledge that the con-
ference had been interrupted.
Censorship prohibited attempts
by correspondents last night to re-
port the probable cause of the sus-
pension of Big Three discussions,
but this rule was relaxed today.
Official reports maintain a blan-
ket of secrecy around the unex-
pected delay. This was believed to
be the result of a British and
American wish to prevent any news
leak which is not approved before
hand by the Soviet delegation and
which might embarrass any of the
three delegations.
It appeared, however, that fur
ther interruptions were unlikely.
Foreign Secretaries Confer.
The German Communist party
newspaper Deutsche Volkszeitung,
published in Berlin. reprinted ex-
certps from an editorial in Moscow's
Pravda which declared that the
problems of the future for defeated
Germany are the central point" of
the Potsdam Conference. The edi-
torial also attacked the Catholic
bishops of American-ruled Bavaria,
saying they were Lying about Ger
many's responsibility for thss war
and its consequences"
Meetings of the American, British
and Russian foreign secretaries have
been continuing as usual since the
last meeting between the tEree top
conferees Saturday night, it was
understood.
There had been some speculation
that the conference was to have
ended last night, but there was no
indication or belief that yesterdays
failure on the part of the Big Three
to meet had in any way delayed the
conferences conclusion.
In London, the British Press AS
sociation reported that plans were
under consideration" for President
Truman to meet with King George
vi after the Potsdam Conference,
possibly at Plymouth.
The Brussels newspaper LIE Soir
said today the United States cruiser
Augusta, which brought President
Truman to Europe, left Antwerp
during the week end for an un-
known destination" 1t said the
United States cruiser Philadelphia
left at the same time.