Evening star., 1946-02-09
Byrnes Hints Soviet
1rusteeship for Italian
Colony Is Disfavored
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States gave Mos
cow a broad hint today that it
did not favor the Soviets' de-
mand for sole trusteeship of
Tripolitania, conquered Italian
colony in North Africa.
Secretary of State Byrnes proposed
instead of 10-year trusteeship
under the United Nations Organiza-
tions, then complete independence
for Tripolitania and Italy's three
other prewar colonies in Africa.
The Byrnes pronouncement had
the effect Of lining up the United
States with Britain against Russias
bid to secure a sole trusteeship foot
hold in the strategic mid-Mediter-
ranean area.
Threat to Britain.
Britain has been vehemently op-
posed to the Russian proposal since
it was first advanced, for if the
Soviets moved into Tripolitania, they
would be in position to thwart the
empires so-called life line to India
and the Far East.
Mr.. Byrnes made no reference to
Russia's Mediterranean aspirations
when he announced the 10-year
trusteeship plan, which the United
States proposes for Tripolitania,
Cyrenaica, Eritrea and Somaliland
Besides discussing the question of
these former Italian colonies, Sec
retary Byrnes at his press confer
ence yesterday touched on number
of other global topics. He said the
United States would:
l. Quickly get rid of the services
of the so-called royal Yugoslav
Army" which has been used by
American Army occupation forces
in Germany to guard war prisoners.
Open Door for China.
2. Support an open-door trade
policy in China and Manchuria.
3. Do all in its power to meet the
May / deadline for a peace confer
ence in Paris to formalize treaties
with Italy, Finland, Bulgaria, Ro-
mania and Hungary.
4. Work toward the objective of
completing within l8 months the
spadeWork on peace treaties for Ger
many and Japan.
5. Attempt to set up an American
Russia commission in Korea by
March Is to arrange establishment
OF provisional government.
Plans to Go to Brazil.
Mr.. Byrnes also reported that this
Government has not requested, and
does not contemplate requesting
postponement of the inter American
conference, which he understands
Brazil intends to call in Rio de
Janeiro shortly after March IS, to
set up permanent regional security
system for the Western Hemisphere.
Mr.. Byrnes said he plans to attend
this conference.
The American plan for future
contrSl of Italy's prewar possess
sions in Africa calls for the United
Nations Trusteeship Council to ap-
point for each colony an admins
TRAITOR and a en-member advis-
oryf commission. The commissions
would include representatives of
Britain, France, Russia, the United
States and two from the colony, one
of whom would have to a Euro
pean. The administrator himself
could not be representative of the
big powers of Italy and would have,
as Mr.. Byrnes put it, the status of
an international citizen.
The plan would leave solely with
the United Nations Trusteeship
Council the power of issuing direc-
tives. Under this clause, presum-
ably any one of the big powers
would be able to veto any directive
1t considered objectionable.
700 Slav Guards to Go.
Mr. Byrnes' statement on the
Yugoslav troops came as the after
math of published reports that the
United States Army in Germany
was using. displaced persons from
Yugoslavia who were pledged to
fight to the death to overthrow
Marshal Tito's government and
return King Peter to the throne.
The Secretary of State said the
War Department informed him the
American Army had been employ
ing about TOO Yugoslavs in the
Reich as guards for war prisoners,
but orders for their dismissal have
been forwarded to Gen. Joseph T.
McNarney, commander of American
forces in Europe.
He also reported he had been in
formed by the War Department that
American forces in Germany had
employed approximately 10000 Poles
as service troops. He denied, how
ever, on the basis of his information,
that these troops were organized in
opposition to the new Polish gov
ernment, and pointed out their use
had permitted redeployment home
of 10000 Americans.