Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-31
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
e MOSCOW, Mar. 31.-Secretary
OF State Marshall, in his bluntest
speech of the conference, de-
nounced Soviet Russia today for
delivering IAN ultimatum" to
the Foreign Ministers Council.
UNLESS we can have a real meet
ing of minds and a real desire to
carry out both the spirit and letter
Of our agreements it would be bet
ter If none were reached" Gen.
Marshall declared.
I'VE can never reach real agree
ment on the basis of ultimaturn or
immovable positions" he declared
in commenting on the Soviet posi-
ton that unless Russia received
reparations from current German
production no settlements could be
reached.
Bevin Presents Plan.
He spoke just after the British
had circulated a proposal by For
eign Secretary Bevin to the Council
for the Unification of Germany by
July l, this year, unification
which he said should be made eff
fective by abolishing all restrictions
on movements of goods between the
zones.
This proposal, obviously unac-
ceptable to the Russians, provided
that before any reparations could
be paid the Germans would have to
pay back sums advanced for Ger
many's maintenance by the occupy
ing powers and meet the cost Of
occupation.
At the same time that he COM
rnented on Russia's stand-pat posi-
ton, Gen. Marshall criticized the
French also for adopting the i'm
movable attitude that they must
have coal from the Ruhr or they
would agree to nothing.
ut is not clear that the conflict
inherent in these views can be rec
onciled, whatever position the
United States may take" Gen.
Marshall said.
Sees Starvation Diet.
He charged that the Russian pro-
posal to reduce German imports in
order to get reparations for Russia
would reduce German food con-
sumption to a starvation diet of
LOO calories a day.
Does the Soviet government
make this proposal seriously?" he
asked.
THE United States is opposed to
policies which will continue Ger
many as a congested slum or an
economic poor house in the center
of Europe"
At a later date, Gen. Marshall
said, the United States will put
forth proposals on a four power
treaty for Europe and proposals on
how "the part of Germany placed
under Polish administration at Pots
dam can be more effectively de-
veloped and used to meet the needs
of Europe for food"
MIR. Bevin's comprehensive 10-page
proposal, in the form of an order
of the Council, would supplement
and where necessary revise the
Potsdam agreement.
The plan was described in its text
as a design for directive to the
Allied Control Council in Berlin for
the second phase of the occupation
Would Renay Advances.
In addition to calling for Ger.
many to be made self sufficient, the
Bevin plan provides for repayment
of sums advanced to Germany by
the controlling powers.
Repayment Of sums advanced by
the controlling powers on account
of import requirements of the pop.
ulation of Germany shall be the
first charge on Germany's foreign
exchange resources after her essen.
tial needs have been met" Mr.
Bevin's proposal set forth.
THE controlling powers will fur
nish the appropriate German Gen.
trail administration with an agreed
statement as Of June 80, 1947, OF
any sums owing to them under this
head
In computing this amount. Mr.
Bevin said, the controlling powers
should give full credit for all ex-
ports they had received from cur
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