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lated matters connected with the
defeat Of the common enemy can
be made known only As they ase
carried OUT
The only other decisions reached
at the Crinea Conference and not
made public in the conference com.
munique related to the assembly
voting deal and territorial trustee
ship" he said.
He explained that 1t was decided
that the American, British, Russian,
Chinese and French governments
should "endeavor to formulate pro-
posals for submission to the San
Francisco Conference for q trustee.
ship structure as q part Of the gen.
eral organization"
Trusteeship Structure.
This trusteeship structure, It was
felt, should be designed to permit
the placing under 1t Of the terri
tories inundated after the last war
and such territories taken from the
enemy in this war as might be
agreed upon at later date, and also
such other territories as might VOL
be placed under trustee
ship." Mr.. Stettinius added.
He said 1t has not been decided
whether a Big Five meeting might
be held here preliminary to the
San Francisco conference to work
out the trusteeship proposals, or
whether the matter will be handled
through regular diplomatic chan
nels.
The Secretary's news conference
preceded . scheduled joint meeting
in the midafternoon with the
British, Russian and Chinese AM
bassadors, which Mr.. Stettinius
said would be concerned with rou-
tine matters in connection with
general plans and arrangements for
the San Francisco conference.
He declared that 1T is hoped and
believed" that the results Of the San
Francisco meetings. action on pro-
posals for setting up . world secur-
ity organization will be so clear
that this great effort to eliminate
future wars will receive practically
unanimous approval"
The Earl OF Halifax, British AM
bassador; Andrei A. Gromyko,
Soviet Ambassador, and DR.. Wei
Tao-ming, Chinese Ambassador
were scheduled to meet with Mr..
Stettinius at the State Department
In midafternoon and Lord Halifax
had . separate appointment later.
Significance Of the meeting was
underlined by the fact that this Il
the flrst time observers could re-
call that arrangements have been
made for the Russian and Chinese
Ambassadors to meet together with
American and British top ofaciala
here.
Stettinius 70 See Press.
Because Of Russian.Japanese neu.
trality the Soviet government pre-.
viously has been reluctant to par.
ticipate with the Chinese In Big
-Four discussions-to the extent OF
forcing separate Anglo-American
meetings with Chinese delegates last
fall In framing the DuInbarton Oaks
proposal for . world security or
ganization.
Reports that the San Francisco
Conference might be postponed were
helittled earlier by Chairman Con.
nally OF the Senate Foreign Rela-
tion Committee, q member OF the
American delegation.
After conferring with Mr.. Stet-
tinius late yesterday, Senator Con-
nally said that regardless Of minor
differences which may arise from,
time to time, 1t is my view that
the conference will be held In San
Francisco on April 25."
1T is my further view" he added
'that the conference will be q sue
cess and from 1t will emerge an
international organization for peace
that will be acceptable to the United
States Senate and to the American
people"
From London, meanwhile, came 4
new report of indications that new
meeting Of President Roosevelt
Prime Minister Churchill and Pre-.
mier Stain might replace, or al
least overshadow, the San Fran.
cisco Conference.
The Associated Press reported that
the London Daily Mail said In .
front.page article today that II the
European war ends In the next two
weeks there might have to BE- i'm.
mediate consultations. possibly In.
volving another Big Three confer
ence, to make immediate decisions
regarding control OF Germany and
other European settlements.