Evening star., 1945-12-15
BeviniinMoscow
For Ta|k;;Byrnes
Visits Mo|otov
Briton Flies Through
Blizzard That Forced
Back Three Planes
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, Dec. 15.- British
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin
arrived in Moscow by plane to-
day for the Big Three Foreign
Ministers Conference as Secre-
tary of State Byrnes made a
courtesy call on Soviet Foreign
CommiSSar V. M. Molotov.
A spokesman said the three men
might meet informally tonight and
probably would hold their first busi-
ness session Monday.
Mr.. Bevin flew to Moscow through
a blizzard which forced three other
planes carrying members of his party
to turn back. The British foreign
secretary was so bundled up when
he reached the airport that he had
to come sideways down the steps of
his big four-engined plane.
Mr.. Byrnes arrived here late yes
terday after his plane was lost for
an hour in the storm. He spent a
restful night at Spasso House, the
residence of the American Ambas-
sador, and was up early making
preparations for the conference.
Deputy Foreign Commissar A. Y.
Vyshinsky greeted Mr.. Bevin, who
few from Berlin. The British for
eign secretary said he brought the
Russians greetings from the people
of Britain and expressed the hope
the conference would contribute to-
ward peace and prosperity.
A plane from Teheran bearing
Sir Reader Bullard, British ambas-
sador to Iran, and John D. Jerni-
gan, second secretary of the Ameri-
can legation in Iran, also was ex-
pected to arrive in Moscow today.
Foreign observers here felt that
several issues already have taken
definite shape. Conceding that the
question of controlling atomic en-
ergy will be the main issue, observ-
ers pointed to Iran and Japan-in
the light of recent developments-as
subjects which appeared likely to
come up for discussion.
Mr.. Byrnes, at press conference
last night, gave no indication of
what subjects were on the agenda,
but he declared he wanted it I'M
derstood that this is no peace con-
ference"
No Peace Farley.
He said the 'only purpose of the
meeting is to carry out the spirit
of the Yalta meeting-to meet every
three or four months to preserve
contacts between the governments"
The present conference, he said, was
"just exploratory"
Mr.. Byrnes said he would not re-
gard it as bad sign" If no formal
announcement of an agreement fol-
lows the conference.
81 think it is a far more impor-
tant thing" he added, 'if we make
contact for an exchange of views
rather than meet to make an
nouncements.
I think great progress will have
been made if we achieve a better
understanding
Mr.. Byrnes said he was going to
propose another meeting of the Big
Three next March, although I
have no assurance there will be any
agreements"
CensOrs Ready.
AS final preparations for the con-
ference were made, Soviet censors-
already at work handling advance
stories-got ready for their busiest
time in two years. All stories writ
ten for transmission abroad. no
matter what their source or SUBJ
ject, must have the censor's stamp.
Censorship was relaxed recently
and then tightened again. One con-
lecture was that the government
reconsidered the censorship ques-
tion to guard against. distribution
OF stories tending to disturb the
atmosphere of the meeting.
The Associated Press has made
no effort to test the frightened CEN
sorship, but in handling the news
as 1t developed has had no dis
patches held In or c,lt