Evening star., 1945-09-26
|Russiian-French
Tiff Delays Talk
.0n Reich Peace
Communique Raises
Dispute in Session
Of Big 5 Ministers
PY lht Associated p1rsS-


peace problems was postponed
today in the Big Five Council
of Foreign Ministers when a dis
pute arose between the Soviet
and French representatives over
the wording of a communique
issued last night.
Disclosure that the United States
was preparing to recognize the Hun
garian government had relieved
tension earlier.
The controversial communique
said the foreign ministers had dis
cussed repatriation of French ma
tionals in Soviet hands"
Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov
OF Russia was reported to have COM
planned that the wording created
the impression that the Russians
had captured French nationals
Illegally He was understood to have
demanded an official correction
France refused to agree, whereupon
Molotov was reported to have said
he would make statement of his
own on the subject This might
be delivered here or in Moscow.
The French citizens under discus
sion were residents of Alsace and
Lorraine impressed into the German
Army whom the Russians captured
during the war.
The French took the position that
The reference in the communique
was an accurate statement of the
discussion.
L. S. Going Ahead of British.
United States recognition of the
regime of Gen. Bella Miklos in
Hungary would alleviate one of the
Balkan political conflicts barring an
understanding between Russia and
tho west
American officials said they were
going ahead of the British in their
attitude toward Hungary Infor-
mants at the British Foreign Office
said the British view remained the
same: That the Hungarian govern
ment Is unrepresentative. The re-
glme was established under Soviet
sponsorship after the Red Army
overran the kingdom
| Both The United States and Brit
ain are known TO be disturbed by
the Ru>sian-Hungarian economic
treaty which gives Moscow control
over at least half of Hungary's S
economy The American attitude as
outlined here, however. is that the
present Hungarian government is
acceptable provided it pledges free
elections.
John Foster Dulles, Republican
adviser to the American delegation,
Cancelled his projected tour of Eu-
ropean capitals in search of infor-
nation useful to the peace formula
1t is understood that Mr.. Dulles will
seek a more precise definition of
American foreign policy.
The conference is expected to end
tomorrow or Friday az the latest.
Planes are waiting to carry home
Secretary of State Byrnes and Mr..
Molotov.
Pacific Policy Discussed.
Meanwhile. there has been con-
siderable discussion of the policy
of the United States in the Pacific.
despite Mr.. Byrnes insistence that
he came to London prepared only
to discuss European questions.
/ Tentative plans for a December
meeting in Washington of an Allied
control commission for Japan have
been placed before the council bv
the British, it was reported reliably.
This revived an earlier British plan
under pressure from the dominions,
particularly Australia.
Russian approval of such a plan
was expected, although Mr.. Molo-
tov apparently would prefer 70
tackle the problem Immediately
The Chinese, while defending Amer
lean policy in Japan as necessarily
cautious, were reported favorable to
the idea of control commission.
Minor Agreements Reached,
Despite an official Paris prediction
last night that the council would
wind up its conference today, turn
ing over unresolved questions to
deputies. 1t seemed likely that two
or three more sessions must be held
Before a November meeting is set
1t is likely the ministers will have
to thresh out the question of Rus
Sla's demand that future Eastern
European discussions be restricted
to the Big Three powers.
Some minor agreements have beer
reached, it was reported authorita
lively, among them an agreement tc
move the German reparations com.
mission from Moscow to Berlin tc
speed collecting payments.
The French were said to have
presented memorandum demand.
ing acceptance of the principle that
restitution come before reparations
They maintained the Russians haC
taken goods the Germans stole from
France as a part of Soviet repara.
tions, and said they wanted these
back
Frances proposals for interna-
tionalization of the Rhineland and
the Ruhr's heavy industry were be-
lieved to be high on the remaining
agenda.