Evening star., 1946-05-10
Bevin Hits Red Stand
On Full Accord Before
Peace Farley Meets
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, May 10.-RusSian insist
ence on full agreement among the
Big -Four before calling a European
peace conference was described in
todays session of the foreign minis
ters as veto on permitting the
nations which took part in the war
to express their views" on the trea-
ties. British source said.
This source quoted British Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin as attacking
the Soviet stand during the morn
ln9s tWo-hour council session.
A second meeting was scheduled
for this afternoon in an effort to
work out an agreement on the pro-
posal of Secretary of State Byrnes
proposal to convoke a 21-nation
peace conference for June Is.
Byrnes Opposes Russians.
An American informant said Mr..
Byrnes also opposed the Soviet
stand and said the four govern
mentS had a responsibility before
the world to see that the treaties
were written and to safeguard the
rights of the nations which partici-
pated in the war to have a say in
the treaties.
Mr.. Byrnes suggested that the
ministers set a definite date for the
conference now and then continue
working in Paris in small, informal
sessions to try to narrow down the
Lat
them prior to the conference.
Although the conferees were ex-
pected to make a Iast-ditch effort
today to compromise the divergent
views of Russia and the United
States on the convening of a general
peace parley, most observers pre-
dicted that no such agreement
would be effected and that the min
listers would return to their homes
early next week
Delegates themselves admitted
that there was only a flick
er of hope for bridging the gap be-
tween Russia and the West on sev-
eral fundamental issues.
Argues for Two Hours.
That gap was widened yesterday.
when Mr.. Byrnes and Russias For
elgn Minister Molotov argued for
two hours-without agreement-on
Mr.. Brynes' suggestion that a 21-
nation peace conference meet in
Paris June Is.
Mr.. Molotov, repeatedly acting on
fresh instructions from Moscow, in
sisted that the 21-nation peace con-
terence should act only on treaties
on which Russia, France, Britain
and the United States had reached
a prior accord.
To support his view. he offered
two amendments, both of which
were opposed by Mr.. Byrnes. The
nrst OF these accepted June Is as
the date for such conference, pro-
vided the four Ministers reached a
prior agreement on treaties to be
discussed.
The second suggested that the
ministers adjourn now and meet
again not later than June 5, when a
2l-poWer conference would be called
II an agreement could be reached on
the treaties.
MOlotOv Accuses Byrnes.
Mr.. Byrnes countered with a sue-
gestlon that the 21-power confer
ence should receive the treaties
after the four ministers had agreed
as far as possible" Otherwise. he
said, disagreements among the min
listers would block the rest of the
world from going ahead with
treaties.
Mr.. Molotov then accused Mr.
Byrnes of backtracking on an agree
ment of the Foreign Ministers last
December in Moscow. At that
time, he said, the ministers had de-
clded that they would agree on
treaties before submitting them to
a general peace parley.
An American source said Mr..
Byrnes would not insist on calling a
general parley if Russia refused to
attend.
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