Evening star., 1947-08-20
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Economic Talks
Secretary Expected
To Spur Rio PorIey
On Defense Treoty
By the Assoeiofed Press

PETROPOLIS, Brazil, Aug. 20.
Secretary of State Marshall
was expected to inform the
inter-American conference today
that the United States believes
economic problems should be
discussed at Bogota next Janu-
ary and not during the drafting
of hemisphere defense treaty
here.
An informed North American
delegation source said Gen. Mar
shall's 8-minute speech, set for $3.50
pm. (EDT), would cover the widest
range of subjects" and would include
a request that the 20-Nation con-
ference speed work on the defense
treaty. and defer economic questions
until Later.
Heavy Commitments Cited.
This, presumably, would include
deferment of Cuban demand that
the defense treaty include. a clause
against economic aggression"
Gen. Marshall was reported yes
terday to have cited the al
ready heavy economic commitments
of the United States in Europe and
elsewhere in reply to continue de-
mands at the conference for a
Marshall plan" for Latin America.
In his address today it was ex-
pected that Gen. Marshall would
dwell on the theme that the United
States already was exerting itself
in full in assisting European Nations
economically.
This line of argument was ex-
pected to form the basis for the
United States reply to Latin Amer
ican requests for more economic
assistance.
Mrs. Peron May Be Present.
Mrs. Eva Duarte Peron, wife of
Argentina's President, was expected
to be present to hear the Secre-
tary of State, who declined an in
vitation to attend grand ball in
Rio de Janeiro last night in her
honor.
Pursuing his "get-acquainted"
policy, Gen. Marshall arranged a
get-together this morning with Pan
ama's Foreign Minister, Ricardo
Alfaro, who heads the key Confer
ence Committee on Aggression.
The Secretary of State previously
conferred with the Foreign Min
listers of Argentina, Brazil and Chile.
An informed source said he intends
to hold. similar private talks with
all the Foreign Ministers present.
Meanwhile, the gigantic and sump-
tuous Quitandinha Hotel, near here,
scene of the conference, was being
prepared for a gala reception for
Mrs. Peron tonight. She will be a
guest of the Argentine delegation
after today's plenary session and
later is expected to attend special
Sonora Eva Peron" night in the
hotel night club.
September Adjournment Urged.
Enunciation of American views by
Gen. Marshall today quickened the
pace of the conference, which got
under way Monday. and many del
egates began to press for Septem-
ber l adjournment, despite Brazilian
efforts to hold the conference until
Brazilian independence day, Septem-
ber 7.
Some sources expected President
Truman might close the conference
after his arrival September 4, but
many delegates were anxious to get
away by the first of the month,
especially in view of the fact that
some of them were slated to attend
the United Nations Assembly meet
ing in New York next month.
The Cuban delegate, Guillermo
Belt, declared that If the conference
continued past September he would
not be present to sign the defense
treaty. He said he understood Gen.
Marshall also had made commit
ments to leave about the first of the
month.
Principal Questions.
The principal questions which
might block early agreement ap-
peared to be these:
l. Cubans demand for clauses
barring economic aggression
2. The Dominican Republics pro-
posal to invoke the treaty "in cases
where a country allows foreign or
national elements to prepare or
launch an attack on another coun-
try" The Dominican Republic has
charged that an international
(See CONFERENCE, Page A-6)