Evening star., 1946-04-23
.Byrnes Reported
Seeking Early
Austrian treaty
U. S. Secretary Takes
Off From D. 6. for
4-Power Poris Talk
By the Assoeioted Press

PARIS, April GA Well-l1-
formed diplomatic source pre-
dicted today that Secretary Of
State Byrnes would press for an
early treaty with Austria at the
meeting of four Foreign Minis
ters as part of an American
campaign to pierce the Soviet
iron curtain" across Eastern
Europe.
This American informant said the
Austrian question would be put on
the agenda of the Conference of
Foreign Ministers of the United
States. Russia, France and Great
Britain at specific American request.
The meeting is to begin Thursday.
(Secretary Byrnes took off from
Washington National Airport to-
day for Paris. He is due to arrive
there tomorrow
U. S. diplomatic Invasion"
Discussion of an Austrian treaty
has been set tentatively for the
period after debate on French de-
mands for internationalization of
the Ruhr, it was said
Diplomatic observers said the
American decision to recognize
YugoslaVia was the first move in an
american diplomatic invasion" of
Eastern Europe.
A member of the American dele
cation said the treaty with Austria
could not be called peace treaty,
because Austria disappeared as a
nation following its absorption by
Germany in 1888. Thus, he said,
Austria was not at war as a nation.
The proposed treaty would recog-
nize Austria as an independent ma
ton, permit the withdrawal of the
four armies of occupation and en-
able the Austrians to regularize
their international relations.
Leaders Due Tomorrow.
Members of the American, Rus
sian and British delegations arrived
for the meeting in increasing num-
bers. None of the leaders of the
delegations is expected before to-
morrow.
High-ranking diplomats were
agreed that the success of the
United Nations and the European
Peace Conference might well depend
on the results of the deliberations,
TO be held in the Luxembourg Pal
ace by the Ministers of the United
States. Britain, Russia and France.
United States diplomats, at their
headquarters at the Meurive Hotel,
appeared eager to succeed in resolv-
ing differences with Russia on the
issues in Eastern Europe.
French Aim to Conciliate.
French sources expressed desire
to conciliate viewpoints on the Ital-
ian peace treaty, which probably
will be first on the agenda, and to
smooth difficulties in the discussions
on Austria.
Nevertheless, doubts were ex-
pressed in some quarters that the
United States and Britain would be
able to see eye-to-eye with Russia
on many of the issues which will
come before the Ministers.
i4ClSiA olP1Oll4dIS WILL llOt PAL IlCl~
pate in treaties with Hungary, Ro-
mania and Bulgaria, and only the
British and Russian Ministers will
be concerned with the treaty with
Finland.
The Russian delegation, which is
expected to be relatively small, prob
ably will arrive tomorrow by plane.
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and
about 80 British experts are slated
to arrive Thursday.
No hour has been set for the first
meeting, French Foreign Office
spokesmen said.
No newspapermen will be permit
ted to approach the palace, French
authorities said, and the only off,
cial news of the proceedings will
be one or two line communicates,
stating merely that meetings have
been held.