Evening star., 1947-07-14
West Germany
Urged for Role
Under Aid Plan
Dutch Also Reported
Fovoring Merger
Of Three Zones
By the Associated Press


PARIS, July 14.-Dutch sources
at the Paris Economic Confer
ence indicated today that the
Lowlands would advocate prompt
inclusion of Western Germany
in the Marshall plan for Euro
pean recovery.
A Dutch spokesman said Western
Germany inevitably must be added
to the 16-nation organization, en-
bracing all Western Europe except
Spain and excluding Russia and
eight eastern nations under her in
f1uence. One of the first conse-
quences of including Western Ger
many, the spokesman suggested,
would be merger of the French
with the combined American-Britis
occupation zones.
The conference Rules Committee
met this afternoon, expecting to
complete its work for plenary
session tomorrow afternoon. It
will make recommendations for
places on the Executive Committee
and for technical subcommittee.
The Dutch informant said repre-
sentatives of Beneluk-the Belgian,
Netherlands and Luxembourg GUS
toms union-would ask for a gen.
eral statement defining the lines
along which the conference will
work, including clarification of eco
nomic policy toward Germany. be-
fore starting any detail work.
Reds Asked to Supply Data.
The conference voted yesterday to
request commanders in chief of all
four German occupation zones, in
cluding the Russian, to supply sta
tistics needed for an integrated re-
covery plan. european economy
for generations has been dependent
on the coal and heavy industries
of Western Germany
Swedish spokesman at the con-
ference showed considerable inter-
est in an article in Izvestia, the Of
ficial government organ, asserting
that American capital penetrating
Sweden is not limiting itself to in
dustry and trade, but is extending
itself to the questions of Sweden's
political organization" The Swedes
did not comment. Perhaps mindful
of the Izvestia article, those Swedes
who talked reiterated that Swedish
participation i'll the conference was
strictly on an economic and finan-
cial plane. ID.
Russian interest in the conference
was evident, despite the Kremlin's
displeasure. Russian Ambassador
Alexandra Bogomolov made an un-
explained call on Italian Foreign
Minister Carlo Sforza, chief of the
Italian delegation.
Italy remains under direction of
the Allied Control Council, which
includes Russia. the only ally which
has not ratified the Italian peace
treaty.
Caffery Host at Dinner.
While the United States is not.
participating in the conference and
there has been no hint of Washing
ton influence in the deliberations
thus far, the friendly interest of the
American government was mani
tested last night when delegation
heads of the 16 nations represented
here were entertained at dinner by
United States Ambassador Jefferson
Cafery
Mr.. Caffery was reported to have
talked informally with the various
delegates, many of whom are. eager
to know more precisely what the
United States is prepared to do to
give practical effect to the Marshall
plan.
The dinner followed a plenary
session at which the conference
adopted unanimously Rules Com
mittee report setting up a Steering
Committee, an Executive Committee
and four technical subcommittee
which will handle food, metal in
dustries, transport and fuel and
power.
The Rules Committee was sum-
moned to meet today to make rec
concentrations on the composition
of the various subcommittee for
submission to a third plenary ses-
sion of the conference tomorrow.
1t was decided yesterday that each
of the is States attending the con-
ference should be represented on the
(See MARSHALL PLAN, Page A-3)