Evening star., 1946-05-27
ko|otov Charges Bloc
OF Britain and j, :.
Wrecked Paris Farley
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case OF resumption OF German OF
Japanese aggression"
Actually, Mr.. Molotov said, the
draft Of the treaty which Mr.. Byrnes
, presented at Paris and which drew
> strong Russian opposition excluded
the question of mutual assistance
+ against German and japanese ag-
gression."
I 1T deals only with disarmament
and for some reason ignores the
most important decision in regard
to Germany adopted by the Allies
at Teheran, Yalta and Berlin and
/ may lead to weakening of inter-
Allied control aimed at preventing
a recurrence of German aggres-
slon"
Mr. Molotov reviewed at length
the situation that developed at the
Paris conference, which he said had
achieved certain positive results"
with respect to the drafting of peace
treaties for Italy, Romania, Bull
garia, Hungary and Finland-"al-
though they cannot be regarded as
sufficient"
He dealt at considerable length
with American and British opposi-
ton to Soviet demands for war rep
aratlons from Italy, which he said
serve only as another proof of the
correctness of Russian proverb that
"a. full man does not understand a
hungry one"
Mr. Molotov said that he thought
the 500 100000 which Russia seeks
III reparatlonS from Italy was "a
modest sum" under the circum-
stances and said that in fixing the
figure his government had taken
into consideration the importance
OF democratic Italy's participation
on the Allies side in the last years
Of the war"
/ The Russian foreign minister as
serted that even small reduction
IN the tremendous occupation ex-
pendlture borne by Italy for the
benefit of Britain and the U. S. A"
would enable Italy to meet Soviet
reparation demands.
For some reason, however" Mr..
Molotov said. the chief objections
OF the American and British side
are raised precisely against Italy
covering the reparations by the de-
livery of goods to the Soviet Union.
The allegation that such deliveries
by Italian industry would be made
at the cost of financing Italy by the
United States and Great Britain has
no ground whatsoever.
On the other hand, one cannot
regard 1t as correct that Italian in
dustry should be considered as sub
ordlnated to the interests of Amer
lcan and British industrial circles.
The national industry of Italy has
a rich past, and new and important
prospects of development should
open before it.
If we are not interfered with.
the Soviet Union and Italy will
reach agreement on reparations
without special difficulties"
Points to Concessions.
With respect to the disposition
of Italian colonies, Mr.. Molotov
emphasized that at the Paris con-
ference Russia had not pressed her
original demand that Tripolitania
be placed under Soviet trusteeship.
although this, he declared, would
have been of great Importance to
Soviet merchantmen in the Medi-
terranean and would fully secure
the interest of establishing Tripoli-
! tania's national independence with
in short time"
He asserted, however, that "the
concessions made by the Soviet
Union on this question did not
receive due appraisal or fair rec
ognltlon" and therefore the fate
of the Italian colonies remained
undecided,
Meanwhile, MI. Molotov added
British troops still remain masters
OF the situation in these territories
(Cirenaica, Tripolitania and Somal-
llandD as we'll as in certain ter
ritories of Ethiopia"
He attacked a proposal which
he said Britain had introduced al
Paris to proclaim the indie
pencence' Of Libya comprising
Clrenaica and Tripolitania) with
out, however, Withdrawing British
troops from those territories" and
to form "a great Somaliland by in
Guiding Italian Somaliland and two
territories at the expense of Ethi-
opia all under British trusteeship.
Thus Great Britain's colonial
empire would obtain new expansion
OF her rights in Northern and East
ern Africa" Mr.. Molotov declared.
The realization of such plans would
lead to further consolidation of the
practically monopolistic position of
Great Britain in the entire tre-
mendous area of the Mediterranean
and Red Seas
J Mr. Molotov added that this
British plan was not criticized by