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etive voted for il, and it has not
gone into effect vet because the
SOVIET representative will not vote
to allow the four representatives to
GO into every zone"
Meanwhile, the American delega-
ton also released the text of sec
ono United States proposal, first
presented 10 the Council June IS
This proposal calls for the appoint
ment of special deputy foreign min
listers to>outline Allied policy toward
Germany for the time when a peace
treaty can be written.
It further provided that the spe-
cial deputies initiate at once an
intensive study of the problems in
tolved III the German settlement
and to prepare a draft of pro-
posed settlement for Germany"
This proposal was up for discus
sion today as the ministers bent
their efforts toward final adjourn
nlent by this week END
The ministers ordered their depu-
ties to have ready by Saturday the
final drafts of peace treaties with
Italy. Hungary. Rumanla Bulgaria
and Finland. Diplomatic sources
said this meant the Council might
approve the treaties Saturday after
noon and adjourn either at that
time or on Sunday.
The Council was called into ses-
sion this afternoon to resume dis
cussion on the Reich.
Soviet Attitude Unknown.
British Foreign Secretary Bevin
was expected TO urge. with United
States support, that some sort of
federalizs ton be provided for Ger
many, which now is divided into
four occupation zones France was
believed ready to back the other
Western powers in this proposal,
but the attitude of Russia remained
big question mark.
Developments Yesterday included:
! The ministers asked the United
Nations to postpone its next meeting
of the General Assembly in New
York from September to Septem-
Der %. to allow diplomats adequate
time to attend the 21-nation Peace
Conference in Paris July %
:. France sent out invitations to
various nations to attend the peace
conference.
3. The Council. with but one
minor modification. approved the
proposed rules of procedure for the
peace conference. drafted by the
deputy ministers.
d The ministers also approved
with one slight change, a draft by
their deputies on Italian repara-
tionS
5. Mr.. Molotov raised the ques-
tion Of whether Russia would receive
sic 900 100000 in reparationS from
Germany, claiming that this amount
had been promised at Yalta. Mr..
Evrnes replied that the figure had
been mentioned at Yalta only as a
basis of discussions, and that Mr.
Molotov was aware of that fact.
Completing Treaty Draft.
The deputy foreign ministers
huckled down today to the task of
completing the peace treaty drafts
by Saturday. All outstanding ques-
tions on these treaties have been
ironed out. conference source said.
and no snags are expected
American informants said that if
the Council should adjourn by
Saturday, Mr. Byrnes proba bly,
would return TO Washington for
consultations with President Tru-
man They added however, that no
request had yet been made for the
Sacred Cow" President Trumans
plane-to come to France to pick
up Mr. Byrnes
Sources close to the American
Secretary had said previously that
Mrs. Byrnes and members of the
United States delegation were
urging him to take brief vacation
in Europe between the adjournment
of the Council and the converting of
the Peace Conference. and not to
subject himself to the strenuous
round-trip Atlantic crossing.
The ministers are expected To
nnlsh their discussions of German
problems tomorrow Council sources
SAID, and to wind up consideration
OF Austria by Friday night, thus
leaving Saturday clear for any last
minute changes in peace treaties.