Evening star., 1946-07-17
JUS. Expected 10 Press
For Immediate Action
I0n Peace Treaties
By NewboId Moves. Jr,

The United States will press for
on-the-spot consideration by the
Council of Foreign Ministers of any
recommendations on peace treaties
with Axis satellite nations offered at
the Paris Peace Conference, it was
learned authoritatively today. The
2l-nation parley is to convene
July %.
The Foreign Ministers of the Big
Four-Britain, Russia, France and
the United States-will not get
around to further formal discussion
of German problems until after the
United Nations General Assembly
meets this autumn, it also was re-
vealed.
A special session of the foreign
ministers to consider an approach
to German settlement is tenta-
lively scheduled before the end of
the year, but there Is no indication
when Russia will agree even to
consider starting work on an Aus
trian treaty.
Drafts Must Be Considered.
A high diplomatic source said
it is the hope of this Government
| that the four foreign ministers will
consider recommendation on satel-
lite treaties as they come up at the
peace conference, so that final
amended treaty drafts may be pre-
sented to representatives of the II
other nations for signature on ad-
journment.
The draft treaties just completed
by the ministers, according to the
| Moscow formula, must be presented
to the conference for recommenda-
tions. The Big Four ministers then
must draw up the final treaties
after considering these recon-
mendations.
Composition of the American
delegation to the conference has not
yet been decided on. 1t is known
now that Secretary of State Byrnes
will not ask Senators Connally of
Texas and Vandenberg of Michigan
who we're with him at the foreign
ministers meeting, to sit through
the peace conference. The Senators
will, however, join Mr. Byrnes when
the ministers sit down to draw UP
final treaties at the conclusion of
the conference.
The American delegation to the
actual conference sessions will be
composed largely of high-level tech
nlcians familiar with the problems
dealt with during the last 10 months
IN drawing up the treaty drafts.
1t was learned that the State De-
partment is confident the confer
ence will serve as something more
than rubber stamp" for decisions
already taken. The Big Four have
agreed to recommend procedural
rules requiring a two-thirds ma
lority rule in all committees on
peace treaties except that on Italy,
and it is admitted such rules would.
IN sense, give Russia and her
satellites the technical power of veto
in these committees.
MinOritieS to Be Recognized.
But Russian Foreign Minister
Molotov agreed at Paris to an
American proposal that minorities
IN the treaty committees be per-
mitted to present their views to the
conference-that, moreover, where
a committee recommendation is i'm
possible because a two-thirds vote
cannot be achieved, the majority on
the committee can report its views
to the conference. 1t is felt in high
quarters here that this concession
on Mr.. Molotov's part will mean all
views may be thoroughly aired on
the conference floor.
Conference tions as to-
changes in the draft treaties, af-
f1rmed by a two-thirds vote. will
bear heavily on the final decision
of the Big Four, it is believed
Even Russia. 1t is pointed out, re-
Gently has demonstrated an awak-
ened interest in public opinion.
The United States delegation is
committed to support at the peace
conference decisions already ac-
cepted by the four ministers at
their Paris meeting. But 1t is in
no way precommitted on new pro-
posals which may materialize at the
| conference, or to any particular
stand on issues on which no agree
ment has been reached between the
Big -Four, as on the subject of free
dom of navigation along the Danube
River.