Evening star., 1947-03-15
Marshall Calls
Clay 10 Moscow
As His Adviser
Deputies DeodIoeked
On Soviet Claims
To German Assets
By the Associoted Press

MOSCOW, Mar. 15.-Russia
and the Western powers were
deadlocked today in the deputy
Foreign Ministers Conference on
the issue of Soviet claims to Ger
man assets and Albanian par
ticipation in the framing of the
German peace treaty.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State
Marshall summoned the American
military governor of Germany to
come to Moscow at once as a chief
adviser to the American delegation
at the Council of Foreign Ministers
sessions.
Some western diplomats specu-
lated that Mr.. Molotov might spring
a surprise proposal on German eco
nomic issues when the subject comes
before the Council early next week.
The situation brought about By
Mr.. Molotov's efforts to arrange
talks on the Chinese crisis boiled
again. The Chinese Embassy for
lnally notified Gen. Marshall and
British Foreign Secretary Bevip
"the Chinese government cannot
take part in or agree to" Mr.. Molo-
tov's suggested meeting on the
problem. This evidently ruled out
finally any formal talks on China
TO which Gen. Marshall has insisted
he would not agree without Chinese
participation.
Murphy Is Embarrassed"
On the issue of Albania, the min
listers deputies previously had
agreed to turn the matter over to
their principals Immediately. Soviet
Deputy Vishinsky insisted that Al
bania, with which Britain and the
United States are at odds, must be
included in any group OF small
powers invited to form a consulta-
tive panel on German treaty max
ing.
Britain and the United States OBJ
iected. American Deputy Robert
Murphy Indignantly told the depu-
ties he viewed with embarrassment
and shame" the fact that the
deputies had spent so long a time
on the issue of participation by
the smaller Allies and still were
without agreement.
Even that much agreement
turning the matter over to the
Council-was blocked by the Soviet
Union in the matter of German
assets in Austria. The Soviet Un-
ion insisted that each deputy be
permitted to report only to his own
principal, independently Of the
others.
Feodor T. Gousev of Russia
blocked British-French proposal
that the deputies define what con-
stituted German assets in Austria.
Mr.. Gousev said the Soviet Union
would make its own definition where
the eastern zone was concerned,
and Gen. Mark w. Clark, United
States deputy for the Austrian
treaty, agreed this was proper un-
der the Potsdam agreement.
French Proposal Blocked.
The Russian then blocked a
French proposal to draft an Aus
trian treaty clause requiring Austria
to recognize the validity OF the
Potsdam agreement and facilitate
legal transfer of title to German
assets. On this point Mr.. Gousev
said that unless the western powers
recognize that German assets al
ready acquired by the Soviet Union
had been transferred legally, no
progress was possible on the whole
key issue.
Speculation on the surprise move
believed to be planned by Mr.. Molo-
tov on German economic problems
was based on the fact that he de-
layed the discussions yesterday with
the explanation that he wanted to
recheck figures on .reparatlons.
Gen. MarShall's summons to 1t. Gen.
Lucius D. Clay also aroused specula-
ton.
Although it is we'll known that
Gen. Clay is fully occupied in Ger
many, where he assumed the duties
of American commander in chief
only today, the urgency of the dis
cussions in Moscow persuaded Gen.
Co. NE0C/IOJIT Doro o.