Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-04
Accord on -Four
Security Issues
Reported Near
Stettinius Is EIoted
Over Progress in
San Francisco Talks
STAIN REPORTED inviting ex-
head OF London Poles to Moscow.
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By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER,
Associated Press STAT Writer

ASSoc1Ateo FreSs stan Writer.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-The
Big -Four were reported near
agreement today on major
changes in the Dumbarton Oaks
plan for a world organization
designed to keep peace.
This accord was regarded by off,
Gals of the 46 United Nations In
conference here as a long step to-
ward preventing deadlocks even
after Soviet Foreign Commissar v.
M. Molotov sets out for Moscow, as
he is now expected to do next week.
Secretary of State Stettinius has
told friends he is extremely pleased
with the progress made thus far in
his talks about amending the Dunn
barton Oaks charter with Mr.. Molo-
toy, British Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden and Chinese Foreign
Minister T. v. Soong.
Major Alterations Doubted.
There was mo evidence that the
Big -Four intend to favor any amend
ments which would alter the basic
Dumbarton Oaks idea of concen-
tratlng in security council author
lty to use armed forces to smack
down trouble-making nations of the
future.
But there are signs that the eoun.
Gil may be permitted to recognize
regional defense pacts which auto.
matically would produce help for
an attacked nations while the coun-
Gil was going through the process
of deciding on longer-range meas
ures.
Mr.. Stettinius last night held the
latest of a series Of conferences with
Mr.. Molotov, Mr.. Eden and Mr..
Soong. going over amendments
which the Big Four have in mind
most of them believed to have been
put forward by Britain and the
United States.
One official said as the two-and-
a-half hour session broke up that
very encouraging progress had
been made and another meeting
would be held today.
Three members of the Senate
Naval Affairs Committee-Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia; East
land, Democrat, of Mississippi, and
Tobey, Republican, of New Hamp-
shlre-along with Senator Cape
hart, Republican, of Indiana, pre-
sented personally at the Big Four
meeting their proposals for a trus-
teeship system which would allow
the United States to retain control
OF strategic islands in the Pacific.
Trusteeship Agreement Seen.
Earlier Comdr. Harold E. Stassen
OF the United States delegation met
with representatives of the British,
French, Chinese and Russian dele
cations to seek formula on ter
ritorial trusteeship. He said after
ward there may be agreement this
week end.
This is one of the big gaps left
in the plan worked out at Dunn
barton Oaks last fall. Chief Amer
lean interest focused on finding
a way to allow this country to re-
tain control of military bases built
or to be developed on Pacific is
lands won from Japan with Amer
lean lives.
Senator Byrd told a reporter he
thought the Naval Affairs Commit
tee is agreed that I'VE ought to
have every island the military au-
thorities say we need for defense
purposes"
Il believe we are going to get
them" he added.
Paralleling the nine American OBJ
jectives announced by Comdr. Stas-
sen yesterday for changes in the
Dumbarton Oaks plan, the British
were reported to have these six oh.
jectives in mind for amendments:
L. A preamble to the Dumbarton
Oaks charter to set forth the high
moral purposes and Endorsement Of
human rights to which the world
organization would be committed.
2. A provision to make certain
that the organization has enough
f1exibility to handle any troublesome
international situations which arise.
(The United States proposal to give
it specific power to review treaties
(see SECURITY, Page A-50