The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-14
Balkan Issues
Big Five
Conference

LONDON sept. l4-Af-Appdren
ly snagged on the thorny issue or
the Balkans, the Big Five Council
of Foreign Ministers went into its
third session today with prospects
OF a continuing debate on proce-
dure for writing the peace treaties
OF World War II.
British Foreign Minister Ernest
Bevin has presented q proposal for
an Italian peace treaty which is
being studied by the other foreign
secretari l., and the British and
Americans are pressing for consid.
Grafton Of an Italian treaty imme.
diately.
The Russians, who have agreed
to consider the Italian treaty first,
now are reported arguing that the
treaties with the former Axis satel-
lite states in the Balkans, Romania.
Bularia and Hungary. should be
given just as prompt attention.
The British and Americans were
said to hold that they could not
DISCUSS the Balkan treaties so long
as these nations are ruled by gov
ernments unrecognized by London
and Washington.
U. S. Secretary OF State James y.
Byrnes has summoned his Balkans
experts, possibly In anticipation Of
an impasse on the issue. Soviet
Foreign Comissar Vyacheslav NJ.
] Molotov and Beyin also were. re.
ported meeting their advisers.
Byrnes was busy yesterday with
another aspect of the Balkans prob
lem. He conferred with King Peter
OF Yugoslavia and Regent Arch
bishop Damaskinos OF Greece. re-
portedly hearing their protests
against plans for projected cleo
tions in their countries. Both were
said to have asked u. S. aid in
having the voting postponed, hold
ing that democratic balloting was
not yet assured.
Peter was believed to have ask
ed American aid in broadening the
Yugoslav government and to have
advised Byrnes that under present
conditions selection OF a represen-
tative government in the scheduled
election Nov. IL would not be pos
sible.
Damaskinos was said to have told
Byrnes the Greek population was
concerned over Communist-inspired
outbreaks. II elections were held
in the present circumstances, lie
was reported to have said, the mon
archy would be returned to power,
but he added this would be but
a temporary reaction and the agita.
ton to Dust the monarchy would
return later.
II was considered significant that
King George III OF Greece, who
has been living in London, went to
Scotland for vacation precisely at
the moment Archbishop Damaski-
nos arrived here.
In the rush OF preliminaries 70
the work OF writing the peace, all
interested countries are busily pre-
pairing their views and presenting
claims.
While the British and Americans
debate with the Russians over the
Balkans, French Foreign Minister
Georges Bidalt is pressing the
French plea Tor a decision on de-
lineation OF Germany's western
frontiers, and Chinese Foreign
Minister Wang Shih-chieh prepared
proposals concerning Asia.
The British dominions, paced by
Australia, whose Foreign Minister
Herbert V Eyatt is here, have ask
ed part in the peace settlement.
and 1t was understood England put
their case before the Big Five
Other delegations were reported TO
have raised objections, led by the
United States, holding that IL the
dominions we're admitted, so should
Sout American countries such as
Brazil and nations such as Poland
and Czechoslovalia which suffered
in the early stages OF the war.
Ethiopa's representative in Lon
don said his government would ask
for full sovereignty over Eritrea
and Italian Somaliland when the
Philippians seek reparations from
Italy for damage caused during the
battle in their country. 1t was re-
ported Ethiopian demands would
be formally presented to the Big
Five as soon as Adds Ababa is in
yited TO send delegation to the
council