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on puDiiCatlOn aIJef oay-iong Iu-
tile argument. The United States and
French deputies were understood to
favor publication of ali or any part
Of each treaty. The British were
reported insisting that only those
parts of the treaties on which the
Big Four had unanimously agreed
be published. The Russians an
nounce they stood for publication of
all or of nothing.
1t was known, however, that the
proposed treaties would change the
map Of Europe. list reparations
which the Ave defeated Nations must
pay, and outlaw militarism.
Mr.. Byrnes, who arrived here yes
terday. conferred with British Prime
Minister Clement r. Attlee in an
attempt to break the publication
deadlock. The two also discussed
various aspects OF the Palestine
problem.
Mr. Attiee is here in place OF his
foreign secretary. Ernest Bevin, who
Is i'll.
Mr. Byrnes disclosed that he
would urge the delegates to allow
former enemy states. as well as
any other interested nation. to
present their cases to the con-
ference.
He said ne felt bound by the
| foreign ministers decision in
Moscow last December which
limited the peace conference talks
to the Allied belligerent nations
but that he was convinced no
country should be refused a hear
ing.
| Mr.. Byrnes said he would stand
/ Arm on all agreements he made with
his colleagues at the recent meet
inss of the ministers In Paris, but
that he reserved the right OF COM
plete freedom OF action on questions
on which no agreement was reached
Atomic Energy Not on Asenda.
The conference is not scheduled
to consider the future Of Germany
or Japan. or to take up such mat
ters as atomic energy.
! An American source said. how
ever. that although the Big Four
were committed to combining the
discussion to the f1ve peace treaties,
the other II nations could bring up
additional subjects If they chose.
The question OF freedom OF nayi-
cation on the Danube was shaping
lup as che of the major issues OF the
conference. with western powers
favoring such freedom over the pro-
test OF Russia.
Likewise. Hungary. gateway to the
Balkans, appeared to be looming
as the principal battering point for
American efforts to obtain an open
door economic policy in Russian
dominated Eastern Europe
Gen. Smith Appointed.
1t. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Ambassador to Russia and State
Department trouble shooter, was
appointed to the subcommittee con-
sidering the Hungarian treaty
Other appointees included:
James c. Dunn. newly appointed
Ambas sador to Italy, Italian SUBJ
committee; w. Averell Hartman
Ambassador to London, Romanian
subcommittee: jefferson Caffrey
Ambassador to France, Bulgarian
subcommittee: Assistant Secretary OF
State Will Clayton. member of Ital-
ian Economic Commission willard
Thorpe, member OF the Balkan Com
mission.
1t was learned that the draft OF
the Hungarian treaty contains a
strong protest by Russia against
consideration Of the question of nav
igation on the Danube. An informed
source said that the protest was
contained in reservation clause
and that similar clauses apparently
were included in treaty drafts with
Bulgaria and Roniania.
Hungarian Limitations.
The Hungarian treaty stipulates
that the nation can have an army
of no more than 65 600 men, 1t was
| learned, and that her Air force may
consist OF only 90 planes and 5000
personnel.
The treaty draft calls for pay
ment of 5000, ooo.o in reparations
to Russia, Czechoslovakia and Yu-
goslavia, but the United States
added 4 reservation retaining the
right to reopen the reparations