Evening star., 1947-12-31
By the Assoeioted Prsss

IOT Lne collapse OF tne recent boH-
don Foreign Ministers Conference
was charged to the United States
today by Soviet Foreign Minister
Molotov, who declared that only
the Russian delegations efforts kept
it from being entirely fruitless.
In a long, three-part statement,
published in the Russian press and
broadcast by the Moscow radio, the
Russian foreign minister declared
that the reasons for failure to arrive
at an agreement on German peace
treaty were not accidental.
They reflect" he said. Two diff
ferent approaches to the German
problem"
He repeated the charges he made
at the Big Four Conference in Lon
don. which broke up December IS
after II sessions without agree
ment Molotov declared that plots
were afoot to make Germany, or at
least the western part of it. "the
object of certain American plan
In Europe
Says Billions Are Promised.
Germany" he continued, "is
being promised billions OF dollars in
the guise of economic restoration.
American Senators and all kinds OF
other American businessmen, who
are bossing the Western zones and
helping big business more deeper
into the industry and banks OF
Western Germany, are passing
judgment on and deciding the
affairs of Germany.
1T now also is known that actual
power in the Anglo-American zones
is being transferred from United
Anglo American organs directly to
Americans, who have accumulated
more dollars"
Mr.. Molotov said assertions that
solution Of the reparations question
Russia wants 10 billion dollars
is difficult because of lack Of in
formation from the Soviet zone ARE,
of course, baseless."
Charges American Disruption.
He charged that the American
delegation undertook to disrupt the
entire work of the London Confer
ence" because for some reason"
the United States was anxious to
delay settlement of Germany's
| future.
(Secretary of State Marshall,
in a broadcast report to the
United States on December 10,
blamed Mr. Molotov for the fail
ure of the London Conference,
asserting that the Russians dis
played mo apparent will to reach
a settlement
Although Mr. Molotov agreed that
1 the London Conference was fail
ure, he denied that it was fruitless.
"At present" he declared, "allega-
tions are being made that the dis
cussion concerning the preparation
of German peace treaty at the
London session was fruitless, al
though this does not correspond to
the facts.
Cites Soviet Efforts.
This session, chiefly through the
efforts of the Soviet delegation,
adopted number of decisions in
which progress was made in CO.
ordinating the attitudes of the four
governments in regard to the pro-
cedure for the preparation OF
peace treaty with Germany.
For some reason, this is now
being passed over in silence. Con-
sideration Of this matter was not,
however, completed, since the
American delegation hurriedly un-
dertook to disrupt the entire work
of the London Conference.
THE London Conference ended
in failure Mr.. Molotov said.
quite a few attempts have been
made to charge the U. S. S. R. with
responsibility for this. Nothing
came of it. Responsibility for the
failure Of the London session rests
with leading circles of the United
States of America. In this case
again Mr.. Foreign Secretary
Ernest) Bevin (of Britain and Mr..
| (Foreign Minister Georges Bidault
(of France followed Mr.. Marshall"