Evening star., 1947-04-20
sTHE SUNDAY STAR Washington, .. G.
SUNDAY APRIL TO- IsH
New Deadlock Dims
Hope for Austria PACT
AT Moscow Session
BY The Assoeiotsd Press

BY The Assoeiotsd Press
MOSCOW, April 19.-Soviet
support of Yugoslav claims to
Southern Carinthia threw the
foreign ministers into a final
deadlock tonight and apparently
buried any chance of writing an
Austrian peace treaty at the
Moscow conference.
On the initiative of Secretary of
State Marshall and British Foreign
Secretary Bevin, the ministers
scheduled two Sunday sessions in q
drive to speed the conference to a
conclusion.
The council ended its sixth week
without single major agreement
on disputed issues in the writing of
the Austrian and German peace
pacts. It has been the longest Pc
riod to date for a session of the
Council.
American informants suggested
that the Kremlin may have decided
to deliberately stall off any changes
nov In the Central European situa-
ton until the Soviet Unions policy
makers weigh the effect of the new
Communist stand of President
Truman as evinced in his proposals
to aid Greece and Turkey.
Secret Agreement Quoted.
In tonignt's session, the Potsdam
agreement, favorite document of
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov for
quotation, boomeranged when he
supported Yugoslavia's claims for
$150,000,000 in reparations from
Austria. as well as the territorial
demands.
Mr.. Bevin, in apparent delight,
quoted from a hitherto secret por-
ton of the Potsdam Conference
which showed a similar Russian
claim at Potsdam ended with Prime
Minister Stain agreeing that no
reparations should be taken from
Austria.
AT Potsdam the Soviet govern
ment handed in proposal which
asked for. $3.50 900 900 to be paid by
Austria over six years from l945,
and from, current production as
reparstions for the benefit of Rus
sia, Great Britain, the United States
and Yugoslavia," Mr.. Bevin recited.
THAT proposal was put in the
oath of July and referred to the eco
nornic committee. which reached no
agreement. 1t was later discussed
in the Council of Foreign Ministers,
who referred 1t to the heads of
state.
Referred Back to Deputies.
"The heads of state agreed that
no reparations be taken from Aus
tria, and this meant that the So
Wet paper was withdrawn. This
was later confirmed in protocol.
Therefore, I trust that the con-
ference of foreign ministers adheres
to Potsdarn."
Gen. Marshall also brought up the
Potsdam proceedings. and Mr.. Molo-
tov in his initial reply to the Amen-
can secretary said 1t would be un-
fortunate If the Big Three powers
pretudiced the claims of the small
powers who were not at the 1945
conference.
Both the reparations and territor-
ial issues were referred back to the
Austrian deputies Growing impa-
tience and the begged down state of
the conference was indicated in the
exchange between the ministers at
that point.
Mr.. -Molotov suggested that the
deputies be given three days to report
back to the ministers and Mr.. Bevin
remarked that that was long time.
Mr.. Bevin asked why they could not
report back on Monday.
1T should not take them more
than two hours to register their dis
agreements" Gen. Marshall COM
mented.
The United States, Britain and
France supported proposal that
the occupying powers waive all
claims on Austria or Austrian ma
tionals for supplies delivered to the
civilian population since May 8, 1945,
but Mr.. Molotov refused to 60 along.
The ministers went through 10
articles of the Austrian treaty in
two sessions today without major
agreement on any principle.