The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-03

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 could bc persuaded that In the lons run economic fusion wdn cost the American taxpayer loss.
 Byxnes was confident that the Council of Foreign Ministers wsA finish their work On the Eve satea~ lite treaties within the next teW days and begin immediate eiscus- sions on Germany. Eys1es, who . month ago had hoped to get the Biz Four to make final aeciSioas here on GeITnany's eventual 5ron~ tiers, had abandoned that adea ecw because of the inability of France to enter into discussion of seo~ stitute issues pertaining to Ger many.
 I've Ohjectavcs His Aim
 Ryrnes. however, again val press the Big Four 10 ancloee Austria sn their discussions of Germany, he has been trying for year u1as''e~ cessfully to get them to discuss . peace treaty for that country.
 Byrnes hopes to accomplish two major things during the SiscaSSlon of Germany here:
 l. Agreement on an agenoa 70
 be used when the Council of
 Foreirn Ministers meets "a
 Europe some time next year for
 fun dress debate on Germany
 3. Creation of special deputies
 10 work in the meantime In
 preuarafion for such a meeting
 fn addition. the Big Four here will have to decide oa what pass five other European countries wal be allowed to participate "a tdle German discussions The Nethe-- lands Belgium, Laxembougg Polazlc and CzechossoVakia not or2y nave asked to be heard by the Counca but to participate ia the colncll s decisions on affai1s directly affect ing them.
 Bvrnes said today that there were at least seven. questions on wIlao1a inc deputies for Germany could heVin work at once He declined to enuuaerate them beyond the tacS that one of them, od course, reiape0 i'd Germany's future frontiers.
 The agreement for the econo11ale merger of the American and BTaIasa zones in Germany, signed ns Pvrnes and Bevln last night. eoes into effect on Jan. l. ByTnes s1lo Revin described 1t as a first sep in the economic unlhcataon oi SSI- many as a whole" ByrneS salo alls s door Stil was open for France a1le Russia to join in the plan n Aaa~ when they desire.
 Bvraes made his proposal 70 5Ile1ss < the American z01e with any one N .. aTl of the other German Sones AAs' Summer after the Big Four had la24- ed to fulfil the PosSaam agnee1lt131 to treat Germany as an ecoAosi''S uait. ,..
 Under the Anglo-Ame-ican plan the resources of both zones ana a!4 imports into the area, lncluoalae 4ooa' -l viii be pooled to produce a common standard of living.
 Hone To Increase Exports
 A Joint export-impOrt agency VI. be established by tho American ana British commanders-in. chief ia an effort to increase the export of the two zones and make g starr on the rebuilding of self-suiiselen' German economy.
 The estimated deficit for the tTo zones in the next three years VII Oe approximately si.o00.0oo. .0O0- Inest costs will be shared by the two Gos- Anments of a 50-50 basis. The cur rent deficit in the American zone ls S2oO 900 GOO. while that in the BrltlSf zone is s400. .O00. 900. Thus during lssa the cost to the United States will oe about Sl0e 900 .00e more than ii would under the present arrangement
 Under the merger plan, imports foi the area will be divided into fwc categories-those required to prevent disease and unrest which gil be d. nanced by appropriated funds. anc those required to help the area at' tain economic self-suffieiency. Tht latter category will not be financed by American or British appropriated funds but by receipts from increased exports.
 Lt.-Gen. Lucias D. Clay. deputy military governor, explained that ths objective of the plan was to use re- ceipts from exports to build up Ger man industry-a ''ploving back pro- cess" He said that if Congress VII support the idea of financing inn ports il. the category to prevent d. seaSe and unrest he was hopeful tha' the receipts from German exports 1T the next three years would be Suffi- cient to put the American and Bri- tish zones on a self-snstaining basis
 No Immediate Needs
 Clay said that for the present il would be unnecessary to ask Con- gress for additional funds for im- ports other than food because ths agreement provides for the pooling of resources and Anglo-Americar funds now available. Under thai plan, he said. there is an estimated s85 .O00. 900 available to finance im- ports needed for materials othel than food.
 The agreement to begin breaking down the barriers between at leasi two of the four zones of Germany was signed by Secretary Of State
 James P Byrnes and British For eign Secretary Ernest Beyin in the council chamber of the Big Foul at the Waldorf Astoria hotel lasi night.
 The Anglo American agreement was halted as a major advance IT efforts to eliminate chaotic econom- k conditions in Germany. It vii form a valuable background for the Anglo American foreign ministers when they begin preliminary talks