Evening star., 1945-10-03
Soviet Seeks 4-Power Jap Rule;
MoIotov Denies Big 3 Agreed
To Expand Peace Treaty 1oIks
Byrnes Confirms
Misunderstanding
Over Procedure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-Secretary
of State Byrnes and Soviet For
eign Commissar Molotov brought
into the open today a disagree
ment among the major powers
over whether Big Three under
standing existed for blanket
participation by all five principal
powers in European peace set
Elements.
Mr.. Molotov, outlining to a press
conference the Soviet stand on the
22-day conference which broke down
last night in debate over pro-
cedure, disclaimed any knowledge
OF an agreement for blanket par
ticipation of all five powers.
Earlier Mr.. Byrnes had said Pres
ldent Truman and Prime Minister
Attlee left the Potsdam Conference
with the understanding that France
and China would be permitted a
full share in discussions of treaties,
but that Premier Stain apparently
understood the two nations would
be barred from such discussions.
Deputies to Continue Work.
Mr.. Byrnes announced that the
deputies of the Council would con-
tinue work here on some aspects
Of the conference which ended
without agreement on any major
issue.
Mr. Molotov admitted the exist
ence of disputes within the Coun-
Gil, but expressed hope for future
collaboration to insure world peace.
With the breakdown of the con-
ference diplomatic sources here pie
dicted that new meeting of Pre-
mier Stain, President Truman and
Prime Minister Attlee would be
necessary, but French Foreign Min
lister Georges Bidault asserted that
any meeting of the Big Three pow
ers alone would be "disagreeable to
France"
M. Bidault, also addressing a
press conference, made it clear that
France was determined to have an
equal voice with Britain, Russia and
the United States in drawing up
the European peace.
France has the habit of being
present at history and does not in
tend to leave now" he said.
BidauIt Optimistic.
But M. Bidault was optimistic
about the conference. Adjournment
does not mean failure" he COM
mented.
At his press conference, Mr.. Mol
otov was asked about the reported
agreement early in the Council COIL
ference which would have permitted
all the foreign ministers to take part
in the peace discussion.
You show it to me-" he retorted.
could there be such an agreement
WITHOUT SlgnaCQreSP
Mr. Molotov said he suggested that
separate protocols be signed. Rus
sia and Great Britain would sign
for peace with Finland; sthe same
states plus the United States would
sign for the beaten Balkan states,
and all five foreign ministers would
sign the protocol for other decisions.
He said repeatedly that the Pots
dam agreement confined immediate
discussions of peace treaties to
countries signing armistices.
we hold that the ministers are
not entitled to violate decisions by
the heads of their governments, -
he said. "It is not the habit of
the Soviet Union to violate its obli-
cations and I do not recommend to
others to do So"
French Proposals Not Adopted.
M. Bidault said French proposals
for Germany-mainly for interna-
tionalizing the Ruhr and Rhineland
had not been adopted. but he said
he saw no reason why they could
not be worked out
Terming Mr. Molotov a "redoubt-
able dialectician," he took issue with
the commissar's assertion that there
had been no decision to allow France
and China to participate in Balkan
treaties. He said Mr.. Molotov's
statement "applies to the difference
Of Interpretation of the meaning
Of words"
M. Bidault said France would
consider a separate treaty with
Italy. He also disclosed that he dis
cussed preliminary stages of a new
French British treaty and said he
was confident that satisfactory re-
suits could be obtained.
Mr.. Molotov said the 80 meetings
of the foreign ministers were not
"held for nothing" that, in fact,
intense work was done.
There were questions which were
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