Evening star., 1947-03-12

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ST AR, Washington, D. G.
Y, MARCH II. IsH.
progress toward demjNtarization had
been made and directed the Allied
Control Authority to complete the
work.
Gen. Marshall suggested and II
was agreed his proposal and Mr.
Molotov's, together with one Foreign
Secretary Bevin Of Great Britain
plans to present tomorrow, should be
referred to the Ministers deputies to
see If various views cannot be recon-
ciled.
Kept Initiative From Reds.
1t is the consensus among OBJ
servers here that this was q wise
move on Gen. Marshall's part. It Is
felt that by calmly pushing the issue
into the deputies meetings, Gen
Marshall prevented the Russian
Foreign Minister from gaining the
initiative and DETECTING the confer
ence from main issues with propa-
ganda barrage, all too familiar In
type.
In his blast on demilitarization
Mr.. Molotov had a good deal to say
about the slowness with which, ac-
cording to him, military and auxil-
iary units were being disbanded in
the occupation zones. He asserted
there were 81,358 auxiliary units
still organized in the British zone.
There were still about 1900 nom
German Fascist troops in the Amer
ican zone, he said.
The session had It's light moments
One came when Mr.. Bevin said
everybody knew German units In
the British zone were kept on only
to remove what was left of a Ger
man n1inetield. Mr.. Molotov ad-
mitted this was legitimate. But he
said it was funny thing all the
mines seemed to have been left in
the British zone.
Mr.. Bevin ran interference for
Gen. Marshall in ydisposing of the
Chinese issue which Mr.. Molotov
raised Monday. He said the Chinese
question was not a matter for the
Council to discuss in the absence OF
a Chinese representative. He indi-
Gated that Britain was prepared to
furnish information in informal
talks on what she had done to
further the unification Of China
since the Moscow declaration OF
1945, but not in the Council.
Marshall Takes Over.
Foreign Minister Bidault Of France
agreed. Mr.. Molotov insisted that
China be put on the agenda. Then
Gen. Marshall took over. He said:
"The three-power declaration re-
garding China made at Moscow in
December, 1945, was not a declara-
ton Of the Council OF Foreign Min
listers, but Of the Foreign Secretaries
Of the Soviet Union, the United
Kingdom and the United States. It
you'd be improper, tn my opinion
TO put upon the agenda of the Coun-
Gil any item concerning China with
out China, as member Of the Coun-
Gil, being present and participant
ing -.
"I shall be pleased to exchange
with Mr.. Molotov and Mr.. Bevin.
while I am in Moscow, but not in
the Council Of Foreign Ministers,
information concerning any provi-
sions Of the Moscow declaration"
Mr.. Molotov backed of fast. He
indicated he couldn't understand
the attitude of the others, but that
in view Of general opposition, he
would not insist that China be
placed on the Councils agenda. He
suggested that the three Ministers
meet some time as they had in 1945,
review the Chinese situation and
issue q communique. =.
Mr.. Bevin objected to the idea of
communique. At this point Gen,
Marshall stepped in to say he did
not think it proper to continue dis
cussion of China in the Council.
Win Cndt, Tile SupJeCt Was oIoppeu.
l. 200-Minute Session.
Argument on China came at the
beginning Of yesterdays 200-minute
session. as the Ministers took up
additions to the sagenda suggested
Monday. Mr.. Molotov had asked
for a day to decide whether he was
ready to talk about the American
proposal to cut down on the occu-
patton forces in Europe. He still
had not made up his mind yesterday.
Gen. Marshall said he hoped that
when Mr.. Molotov thought it over,
,he would agree this was a discussion
within the scope of the conference.
Demilitarization, which occasioned
yesterdays main debate, was the
first of series of subjects in the
report of the Allied Control Council
which the deputies thought the
ministers ought to discuss.
The others, Russian Deputy For
eign Minister Vyshinsky told the
Ministers, were: Denazification and
characterization of Germany, prin-
ciples, reparations, displaced per-
sons, territorial reorganization and
the establishment of central admin
istrative agencies.