Evening star., 1946-04-30
Paris Conferees
Delay Action on
BYrnes' Treaty
Entire Session Today
Will Be Devoted to
ltoIo- -YugosIov Issue
BY the Associated Press

Ministers Conference decided
to devote its entire session today
to discussion of Trieste and
the Italian -Yugoslav frontier
questions after receiving from
Secretary of State Byrnes a pro-
poSal for four-power mutual
assistance pact to keep the peace
In Germany for at least Is years.
The ministers of Britain, Russia
France and the United States re-
ceived copies of boundary COM
mission report on Venezia Giulia,
one of the most difficult problems
of the conference.
No details of the report were made
public, but it was believed to con-
tain both majority and minority
opinions. Previous reports of a
virtual accord on the frontier issue
apparently were not borne out.
Pledges American Power.
The Byrnes proposals would pledge
American military might to keep
the peace in Germany for at least
25 years as part of long-term
American foreign policy.
The hitherto secret American
proposal, which would combine the
military forces of the United States
Russia, Britain and France to assure
a permanent German disarmament
was made public by Mr.. Byrnes at
a press conference last night after
a f1ve-hour session of the Foreign
Ministers Conference
The Secretary of State also dis
closed he had drafted a similar pact
to keep American and other Allied
forces on the alert against revival
of militarism in Japan, but refused
to reveal details of this proposal.
MolotOv Opposes Discussion.
Mr.. Byrnes says Prime Minister
Stain had supported the idea for
the four power treaty on Germany
when the two discussed the matter
in Moscow last Christmas. However,
Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian For
eign Minister, yesterday opposed
placing the matter on the confer
ence agenda in connection with gen.
eral discussions on Germany.
France and Britain have accepted
the proposal in principle, Mr.. Byrnes
said, and Russia has expressed will
lingness to discuss it, although with
out setting a definite time.
Gn London a British Foreign
Office spokesman said the British
government was not now sup
porting fully the American sug-
gestions for four power alliance
for the disarmament of Ger
many, although it agreed in
principle with the proposal.
Britain would prefer that the
subject be made part of the
agenda for general discussion,
the spokesman said)
Whether the treaty draft will be
placed on the agenda remained un-
settled when Mr. Byrnes asked for
adjournment of the conference last
night.
The proposed pact apparently was
put forward with the sanction of
Chairman Connally of the Senate
vi 1C1Si 1OC1dUlOklS
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
of Michigan said that if Britain,
Russia and France accepted Mr..
Byrnes' proposal, he would fight
vigorously to put it through the
Senate"
This is clearly the effective for
mula for dependable security against
resurgent Axis military aggression, -
he said in a formal statement.
Equally, it is the formula to clear
the air of false issues in mapping
the postwar world.
MY conviction on this subject
was presented to the Senate as long
ago as my speech of January TO-
1945, and I have not changed my
mind.
Il completely support Secretary
Byrnes' able Ind courageous presen-
tation of the matter
Answer to Fears.
The proposed pact was an answer
to fears which Mr.. Byrnes said had
been expressed by Mr.. Stain and
other leaders that the United States
might withdraw from European
affairs as it did after the World
War.
The proposal requires German ac-
ceptance as condition for the
withdrawal of Allied occupation
forces from the Reich and provides
for four-power supervision of Ger
many for at least IS years after the
end of the present occupation.
Mr.. Byrnes' suggestion would in
sure that German armed forces are
completely disarmed, demobilized
and disbanded;;' that such organi-
cations as the storm troopers and
the Gestapo are wiped out, and that
no military equipment or explo-
sives are manufactured. Atomic
energy research would be outlawed
through a prohibition of the produc-
ton of "all fashionable materials for
any purpose"
The, four Signatories would adopt
a system of quadripartite inspec-
ton" to make certain that Germany
obeyed the instructions, and armed
forces of the four powers would
stand ready to move promptly
against the Reich in the event of
rearmament or other infractions.
The number and types of (arm-
ed) forces" which the four countries
would make available to insure car
rying out of the surrender terms
would be determined by a commits
sion of control
Mr.. Byrnes emphasized that the
proposed mutual assistance treaties
concerning Germany and Japan
would be entirely separate from the
(See CONFERENCE, Page A-4.)
Gen Belts Is Renorfed