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superseded by later agreements at
SPotsdam, where no figure was set.
The telegram, which Mr.. Bevin
read in support of his position that
the British never subscribed to Rus
sian reparations demands, also in
structed Mr.. Churchill to mention
the Importance of German payments
for imports.
On the question of the industrial
Ruhr, over which Mr.. Molotov has
asked four power control, Mr.. Bevin
said it was now in the British occu-
patton zone and it would remain
there until different arrangements
were concluded.
The British Secretary's subsequent
remarks indicated he meant that
Britain would not yield up the Ruhr
until economic unity was attained
for Germany and there was four
power control of all German indus
tries.
Mr.. Bevin welcomed Mr. Molotov's
call for higher level of German
steel production. He said the British
long since had asked for an II ,000,-
000-ton level. He added, however,
that he could not accept Mr. Molo-
TOYS position that his increase
should be associated with payment
of reparationS out of current Ger
man production.
French Plan Expected.
Authoritative sources here said
France was expected to propose
some compromise solution of both
reparations and economic prob
lens. 1t was believed by these in
formants that France would sug-
gest raising the level of steel pro-
duction in Germany to 8,00O,O 900
tons annually from the present
agreed level of 100000 tons.
On the issue of current produc-
ton for reparations, the French
were expected by these informants
to suggest that Germany be allowed
unlimited production in certain
light industries. Production above
German needs thus could be divided
on percentage basis-a high share
to pay for imports at the start,
with the share for reparations in
creasing gradually over the years.
In the conference of the Deputy
Foreign Ministers, meanwhile, So
Wet Deputy Feodor T. Gousev sur
prisingly agreed with Gen. Mark w.
Clark of the United States that some
clause be worked out for the Aus
TRAN peace treaty regarding Aus
TRAN Nazis so that the word "Nazi'
would be used rather than the word
Fascist" Gen. Clark had objected
to Soviet press attacks on John
Foster Dulles, adviser to Gen. Mar
shall, in which he was called a
Fascist" Gen. Clark said the Rus
SLAMS were likely to call almost
anybody Fascist.
Overall Solution Urged.
Earlier, top American officials pre-
dicted that unless the Foreign Min
listers Finland agree on-some
overall solution for Germany's cur
rent problems there will no solution
at all.
These informants said the Council
meetings had reached point at
which it was apparent that great
difficulties would be encountered in
getting to such an overall solution,
and added that the situation in
Germany now is so badly split up
that piecemeal settlements seemed
impossible.
Unless Russia, in particular, is
willing to go along with some sort
of sweeping program to wipe out all
zonal boundaries and organize Ger
man life on national basis, they
continued, the Moscow conference,
in this respect at least, seemed
doomed to fail.
Wide Disagreement Left.
A huge gap of disagreement re-
mains in the Austrian treaty, which
the United States and Great Britain
are hoping to conclude at this
session.
The deputies have gone through
the preamble and Is political arti-
cles of the treaty. Disagreements
were registered in London, at the
previous deputies meeting, over the
preamble and eight articles, and In
a week and a half of work here
only two very minor points have
been cleared up.
The progress of other deputies on
a German peace treaty draft was
about the same. The deputies agreed