Evening star., 1945-10-29
Truman Faces
Early Test Of
Foreign Policy
Compromise on Soviet
Demands in japan
Moy End One Dispute
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER,
Associated Press stan Writer

held promise today OF early and
critical tests for President Tru-
mans newly proclaimed 12-point
foreign policy.
One touchy point may disappear.
This concerns Russia's demand for
an Allied Control Council for
Japan. The issue may be COM
promised in the near future.
The brightest spot diplomatic au-
thorities see in the international
situation Is evidence OF improving
Russian-American relations. The
optimism stems from the friendly
reception accorded American Am
bassador w. Averell Hartman when
he delivered personal message
from Mr.. Truman to Premier Stain
last week.
Nature Not Revealed.
The nature of the message and
of Stalin's reply have not been re-
vealed. There was some belief in
Washington that negotiations over
policy details, particularly respect
Ing European peace treaties and
the Japanese control council, still
are In progress.
However, the main purpose of
the interchange was clearly to try
to strengthen the basis for present
and future cooperation among the
great powers in trying to organize
q secure world peace.
Here are the main international
problems which Mr.. Truman and
Secretary of State Byrnes must
reckon with in the weeks immedi-
ately ahead and in the light of Mr..
Truman,s foreign policy declarations
in New York Saturday:
Japan-Representatives OF the
main victor nations in the Pacific
war will meet tomorrow at the
State Department to organize a
Far Eastern Advisory Committee"
primarily TO consult on future Japa-
nese control policies. Russia is the
only one of 10 nations initially
scheduled to participate which has
not yet designated delegate but
oficials are hopeful she will attend.
Compromise Held Possible.
Russia's delay has been attributed
to her insistance that before the
commission meets the Allies should
agree to control council for Japan.
A compromise was considered possi-
bic along the lines Of an Allied
agreement to set up an administra-
tive council later on. Presumably
this would have to be acceptable to
Gen. Douglas Macarthur. It Is
understood he has been kept In
formed Of all negotiations with Mos
COW about this.
Mr.. Truman is to confer with the
Advisory Committee this afternoon
in advance Of its session tomorrow
The Balkans-One Of President
Truman's dozen foreign policy prin-
ciples is that this Government will
not recognize any other government
imposed by outside force on a ma
ton. His statement was generally
interpreted here as applying to the
Balkans. The United States has
been critical of Russia's political
policies particularly in Romania
and Bulgaria.
Palestine-This is a problem be-
tween Britain and the United States
over admittance of Jewish refugees
from Europe to Palestine. But 1t
involves the broad question OF
maintaining peace and order in the
Arab b-dominated, oil-rich, strategic
Middle East. Mr.. Attlee Is ex-
pected soon to make some public
counterproposals to Mr.. Truman's
recent suggestion that 100000 Jews
be admitted to Palestine.
Pact With Turks Expires.
Dardanelles-Russia's treaty o1
friendship and nonaggression with
Turkey expires next week. THAI
may signal intensified Soviet press.
ure for bases on the straits con.
Meeting the Black Sea and tn,
Mediterranean, as well as for new
privileges for Russia in using tn,
straits. Mr.. Truman's speech
stressed the principle of equal right
to strategic waterways.
United Nations-The formal or.
ganization of the new security
league will raise questions of tn,
commitment of United States force
to help preserve world peace. 1t will
bring much nearer the need for de-
cisions on the extent this Natiol
may be willing to internationally,
strategic bases won in, the Pacific
Mr.. Truman emphasized in hi
speech that while the United State
desires no additional territory it doe
intend to have bases considered
necessary to its own security.
/ Inter American defense - tn
Pan American Union is schedule,
to decide November 20 the date o
the once delayed Inter-Americal
Defense Conference at Rio de ia
micro. Mr.. Truman declared in hi
speech the United States believes tn
Americas must be permitted to worl
out their own problems without out
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