Evening star., 1946-12-12


Peace Discussions
N New York Today
BY ihs Associated Prsss
NEW YORK, Dec. H.. Paced
by q new round OF concessions
from Soviet Foreign Minister
Molotov, the Big Four Foreign
Ministers Council arranged to
finish It's historic peace e-making
sessions In New York today after
having completed plans fol
drafting German and Austrian
peace settlements.
A final meeting was scheduled
for 4 pm. to clean up minor details
Of the Ave European satellite peace
treaties and approve the draft Of q
agenda for the Big Four
conference In Moscow, March 10, to
begin work on treaties with Ger
many and Austria.
Small Nations to Offer Views.
In q busy, swift-moving session
last night the Big -Four agreed thai
prior to the Moscow sessions small
nations would be given full oppor-
tlinity to present their proposals.
for German and Austrian settle
ments to boards Of great power de-
putty foreign ministers In London
beginning January IA.
Due mainly to last minute agree
ments by Mr.. Molotov, it was also
decided that Secretary OF State
Byrnes' proposals for sharply limit
ing occupation armies in Europe
and for q 40-year German disarma-
ment pact would be fully considered
at the Moscow meeting.
\ Mr.. Molotov tentatively blocked
q move by Mr.. Byrnes t0einvite the
Chinese government to participate
III the Moscow meeting and final
decision was due on that ct today'i
closing session, but indications were
that Mr.. Molotov's objections would
stand.
Actions Provided For.
Little remained to be done on
the six-point agenda for the Moscow
conference except to put it into
final formal language. It was fully
approved in substance last night
and provides for these actions at
Moscow:
/. Consideration Of reports from
the Allied Control Council at Berlin
ON German dernilitarization, denazi-
flcation, characterization, economic
principles and reparations. In this
connection, Mr.. Molotov assured his
American, British and French coli
leagues that when the time came
he would report fully on Soviet
removals Of property
from Germany.
Q. Study Of the form and scope
of q provisional political organiza-
ton for Germany.
8. Preparation Of q peace treaty
with Germany including considera-
ton Of the. work of the Big Four
deputies In London and also basic
directives pertaining to German
frontiers, the Ruhr. the Rhineland
and other questions.
4. Consideration Of the proposed
American draft OF disarmament
and demilitarization treaty and
other measures for the political
economic and military control Of
Germany.
5. Consideration Of report al
ready submitted by committee on
experts on German coal production
s. Work on an Austrian treaty.
Deputies to BE Named.
There was no doubt that the moSi
controversial point settled by thu
ministers last night concerned Thu
appointment Of deputies to hold the
London hearings for small nations
on Germany and austria.
Mr.. Byrnes, British Foreign Secre.
tary 1evin and French Deputy For.
eign Minister Maurice Couve ds
Murville had all argued that ths
smaller nations should have q pre-.
liminary opportunity to state theil
views before the great powers made
any decisions on Germany.
Mr.. Molotov had demurred. con-
tending that until the four big pow.
ers had generally outlined theil
ideas on German settlement, ths
deputies would not know how Il
proceed. Last night, however, hs
yielded on this point.
Complaint Made ON Press.
In doing 50 he uttered his first
complaint respecting American
press handling OF the Big Fou
meeting here. According to Western
diplomats present he had this te
say:
The Soviet delegation was sur
prised at what Mr.. Molotov consid-
cred the. one-sided presentation ol
proposals which it had submitted te
the Big -Four Council. The delega-
ton had hardly opened Its mouth
when the American press presented
its attitude toward the proposal fol
appointment Of special deputies or
Germany In sense which was un-
favorable to the attitude Of the So
Wet delegation.
OF course, Mr.. Molotov was re.
ported as saying, it is all right te
say the press Is free but 1t would
be well that there should be as few
as possible cases Of extreme one
sideneSS.
The Soviet Foreign Minister die
not detail his complaint, nor die
he say whether he objected TO liews
accounts Of the Soviet attitude q
to editorial reaction critical OF 1t.
Many nations already have re
uueSted to be heard on Germany
They include Belgium, the Neither.
lands. Luxembourg, Poland, Czecho-