Evening star., 1947-11-24
Ministers
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V. o. Sokolovsky, Russian COM
mander in chief in Germany;
Georgi N Zarubin, Russian Ambas-
sador to London, and A. S. Smirnov,
Soviet representatives in the Deputy
Foreign Ministers Council discus
sions on Germany and Austria.
London hotels were crowded with
delegation staffs as well as with
some 300 newspapermen assembled
from all over the world to cover the
conference.
Minimum Of Entertainment.
British government sources en-
phasized that the conference would
be strictly business and that enter
tainment would be held to min
irnum in keeping with the country S
austerity regulations. They said
there probably would be reception
later in the week in honor of the
visiting delegations, but nothing
lavish was planned.
The same sources said that the
opening session tomorrow would be
devoted to formalities. with Mr.
Bevin welcoming the visitors on be-
half of his government.
On Wednesday the foreign min
listers were expected to start dis
cussing an agenda-a matter or
which their deputies were unable tc
agree in preliminary talks.
While there was wide specula tior
over the probable outcome of the
conference, official sources carefully
refrained from comment on the pos
sibilities of any agreement being
reached with respect to either Aus
tria or Germany.
Bevin to Show Patience"
A British Foreign Office spokesman
emphasized that Mr.. Bevin could be
expected to display infinite pa
!tience" in the negotiations, but be-
yond that he declined to go.
The feeling of most observers
however, was reflected by the Times
of London, which said in an edi.
torial:
What makes this meeting of the
four ministers of more than uSua
significance is the general under.
standing that another failure tt
agree must lead disastrously to the
partition of Germany"
The conservative Daily Mail sale
the conference was opening 'in ar
atmosphere of SUCH pessimism
skepticism and cynicism that nj
one has been bold enough to him
that it will completely succeed"
Whatever optimism existed ap.
peared to center chiefly around thu
possibility of completion of treaty
for Austrian independence.
Moscow Renews Attacks.
Pessimism over the chances fol
an agreement on Germany were no
enhanced by utterances from Mos.
COW, where the Soviet pres
launched a new attack on Gen
Marshall yesterday. Blasting hi
speech last week in Chicago, Mos.
COW papers declared that he wa
intent on partitioning Germany anc
transforming the western zones in.
to an anti-Soviet coalition.
The same line was taken today by
Moscow broadcasts, which declared
that the reason for "the buildup oi
an atmosphere of uneasiness anc
lack of confidence Is to justif,
separatist steps already taken BY
Britain and the United States ir
Western Germany and to justif!
further plans for formation OF {
special bi-zonal government"
Plainly enough the creation of Z
separate state in Western German!
under United States domination vii
lead to Germany becoming again 1
seat of aggression and wars" tn,
broadcast added.
The Foreign Ministers will hole
their meetings in Lancaster HOUSE
in Whitehall, where the Foreign
Ministry has offices. Tomorrow!
initial session is scheduled for 3:3t
pm. (10:30 am, EST.