Evening star., 1945-09-30
Allies Get Hand
In Ruling Japan,
byrnes Reveals
Commission Is Formed
To Lay Down Policy,
Secretary Announces
Ey the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. 29.-Secretary
of State Byrnes tonight an
nounced the formation of ar
Allied commission in the Pacific
to formulate policies for carry
ing out Japanese surrender
terms. The commission, agreed
to by Great Britain, Russia and
China, will meet in Washington
"in the near future"
Mr.. Byrnes' announcement came
just as American representatives
were disclosed to be attempting to
break a deadlock in the five-power
Council of Foreign Ministers
through proposal for a conference
of all active belligerents against
the Axis to discuss peace treaties
with Romania, Hungary and Bull
garia.
In announcing the Pacific COM
mission, Mr.. Byrnes said he received
from British Foreign Minister
Ernest Bevin the consent of the
British government to the American
proposal, made August %.
Bid to India Requested.
France, the Philippines, Australia
New Zealand, Canada and the
Netherlands will be invited to join
the commission on Japan, Mr.
Byrnes said. He reported Mr.
Bevin, in agreeing to the proposal
had asked that India be invited to
membership.
Mr.. Byrnes said he would agree
to 1ndia's membership and woulo
submit the request to Russia ano
China for approval. The Washing
ton session of 'the commission viii,
decide, Mr.. Byrnes continued
whether to hold meetings there OF
in Tokyo. The American representa-
tive, he said, would be instructed
to vote for meetings in Tokyo.
CTo Washington, news of for
nation of such a commission was
not unexpected. While the United
States has claimed for itself pre-
dominance in the Japanese oc-
cupation, it has been intended
that policy would be conducted
on an Allied basis.
Acting Secretary of State Dean
Acheson told a news conference
this week that the war ended
with such suddenness it had not
been possible to work out an
orderly process for consultation
on policyD
u. S. Delegation in Session.
The American delegation to the
fve-power conference of foreign
ministers was in session late to-
night, and there were reports Soviet
and British delegations also met
privately.
Under the American plan for the
Balkans. the proposed conference
OF all powers aligned against the
Axis would be held in London in
the near future, an authoritative
source said. either after or stimuli
taneously with the next session OF
the foreign ministers, probably in
November.
The plan proposed that all bel
ligerents air their views regarding
the Balkan issues, then turn the
matter over to Russia, Britain and
the United States for final handling
This would meet Russia's demand
for exclusion of France and China
from drafting of Balkan peace
treaties.
Conclusion in Doubt.
There still was doubt after to-
nights session of the five powers
as to when the ministers would con-
clude their current talks. One high
source explained that the ministers
have disposed of the majority OF
work on the agenda, but the Balkan
issue is still unsettled and gum.
ming up the whole conference"
1t became apparent that the min.
isters' deputies would be given tn,
task of studying and making recon
mendations on many of the issue
before the council.
Among the important subjects al
ready in the hands of the deputie
are disposition of Italian colonies
decentralization of the port O
Trieste and the Italian n-Yugosla,
frontier dispute.
The deputies will continue to worl
In London after the ministers g,
home. They will seek to iron ou
difficulties SO the ministers cal
tackle them again at their secon,
session.
ROME, Sept. 20 tP).-Foreigl
Minister Alcide de Gasperi reports
to the consultative assembly toda
on the results of his appearance
before the foreign ministers meet
ing in London and declared, "Neye
in history has an Italian foreigl
minister counted so little"
However" he added, Il told tn
Allies that Italy had firmly deter
mined not to accept any decision
which any democratic government
would not accept"