The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-25

 bling block toward agreement peace treaty for Italy The report of the experts Trieste may be sub- mitted to the ministers Saturday.
 Indications of British line toward the conference from foreign office quarters which insisted that Britain is strongly opposed to American suggestions for show down" with Russia Europe The British repre- scented desiring go slow and seek small of agree- ment rather than allow the conference to blow up. The initial meeting of Byrnes, Molotov, Bevin ana French Foreign Minister Georges Bdau had been scheduled for D. but set back to because of the ate- nezs of Bevins arrival from London . At the airport Bevn asked he confident apout results to be obtained in the difficult negotiations aneao
 He smiled wryy and said You say that am opt- mistic."
 crowd at the Ory Airport broke the police ranks and gwarmed around Bevn's plane He spoke into mcrophone told them " glad to be back in France and will do my best for my country and the peace of the world"
 Tentative conference plans called for meeting o depu ties each morning tabuae the previous days results and the program for the full conference meetings to be held each afternoon.
 All conference sessions will be secret and newspaper men will not be permitted beyond the foecourt of the Lux embourg Palace communique will be issued each nght Hard bargaining by the four ministers probably. will not begin until week after preliminary talks the balance
 Respective Calls Made
 Byrnes accompanied by Ambassador Jefferson Gallery paid courtesy call President Felix Goun at Il m At the same hour Molotov called on Bdault.
 From the conference if it is successful should come the basic form of treaties between the vcors and ve de feated Axis countries Results of the conference also VIII set pattern for future relations in Europe between Russia and the western powers. There little be reached all problems Preliminary discussions by the foreign minister's deputies in London have revealed deep differences which might rreconcabe on some ssues conference expected to last at least three weeks There was general recognition that the time at hand for definite decisions ssues and an intention to face them Such treaties agreed upon by the Big A. will be submitted to 21naton peace conference to meet later in Paris.
 Dispose of Opening Work
 Todays opening session was to prepare timetable TOT discussions and to dispose of opening formaitles m The first, and possibly the most difficult showdown will come peace treaty for Italy.
 Russia wants exclusive Soviet trusteeship the former Italian colony of Tpoitania in North Africa estab fishing her alongside Brtans communications lines in the Mediterranean for the first time. She wants Trieste and all the surrounding Veneza Guia given to Yugosava and she wants Italy to pay $3OOOOO,OOO reparatlons
 Wide disagreement reported the Trieste issue Britain and the United States believed to favor inter- natonalzng Trieste under sort of fourpower con- tro and dividing the hnterand along ethnographca and linguistic lines that would give most of it to Yugosava
 Program Outlined
 report drawn up by four-power boundary commits sion which recently visited Trieste said to show exten sve differences of opinion. It will be studied by the ference
 It believed that the conference will follow this pro- gram:
 d)-Peace treaty with Italy,
 G2)-Peace treaties with Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Finland
 (S)-Consideration of the future status of Germany including French proposals for separating the Ruhr and Rhineland.
 The United States may seek discussion of Austria with the aim of transferring her status from defeated country" to recognized Liberated country"
 The western and Russia appeared far apart on the Italian treaty Britain and the United States argue that heavy separations payment by Italy would ruin prospects of economic in that country Russia wants $O0 100000 for herself and the rest divided between Greece Yugoslavia.
 Britain was adamant against the Russian claim for Trpolitana declaring it to her empire communi cations The United States backs Britain France favored letting Italy have her colonies back.
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