Evening star., 1948-10-11
West Reported
Favoriing Linked
Terms on Reich
Said to Be Willing
To Call PorIey If
Blockade Is Ended
BY the Associofed Press

PARIS, Oct. 11.-British and
American spokesmen reported
the United States, Britain and
France said today they are mot
unwilling" to accept a Berlin
settlement calling for combined
lifting of the blockade and a
meeting of the Big Four Foreign
Ministers on the whole German
question.
The spokesmen did not reply di-
rectly to an inquiry whether "com-
bined" meant simultaneously. They
said they were unable to elaborate.
The Western powers have held pre-
viously the Russians must lift the
blockade before there is any fur
ther direct negotiation on the Ber-
lin crisis.
Note Sent to Bramuglia.
The position of the United States,
Britain and France was summed up
in note delivered to Argentine For
eign Minister Juan Atilio Bramuglia,
who has been leading a six-nation
effort to mediate the EaSt-West
deadlock over Berlin in the United
Nations Security Council.
A British spokesman gave re-
porters an outline of the case and
the American spokesman agreed
with that presentation.
The British spokesman said the
note primarily was restatement of
the basic principles the Western
powers would like to see embodied In
a Security Council settlement of the
Berlin stalemate. This indicated
strongly the Western powers are
not prepared to enter any direct
negotiations with Russia over Ber-
lin,. which is what the Kremlin
wants.
1t was reported In U. N. circles
that Mr.. Bramuglia had evolved a
formula calling for simultaneous
lifting Of the blockade and calling
of Big -Four Foreign Ministers
conference.
No Hint of Red Attitude.
There was no immediate indica-
tion of Russias attitude on this
idea. This, 1t is assumed, is be-
cause Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei Y. Vishinsky is waiting for
instructions from the Kremlin. He
transmitted to Moscow Friday a set
OF questions put to him by Mr..
Bramuglia, informants said
Mr.. Bramuglia, who is acting
president of the, Security Council
saw DR.. Philip c. Jessup of the
Uci.ed States, Sir Alexander Ca
dogan Of Britain, and Alexandra
Parodi Of France yesterday and ask
ed them number of similar ques-
tiorlS.
The Western spokesman stressed
that restatement of their position to
Mr.. Bramuglia did not constitute
formal note to the Security Council.
No such communication has been de-
livered, they said.
U. N. and Western power officials
here expect the next Security Coun-
Gil meeting will not be held before
Thursday.
Mr.. Bramuglia is expected to see
Mr.. Vishinsky late today or tomor-
row.
Silent on Truman Plan.
A British spokesman refused COM
ment on President Truman's now
dead plan to send Chief Justice Vim
son on a mission to Moscow for
peace negotiations.
He said the British U. N. team def
initely was not informed of the
Truman plan by Secretary of State
Marshall last week. British officials
privately expressed relief that the
project had been dropped.
They argued 1t would have been
disrespectful to the Security Council
after that agency had been charged
with job of settling the Berlin dis
pute.
Earlier, an American spokesman
said the Western powers had in
formed the Security Councils "neu-
trail six" that no mediation of the
Berlin crisis could succeed unless
the Russians lifted the blockade
first.
A British spokesman said today's
Western reply to Mr.. Bramuglia re-
stated the three governments stand
on settling the dispute.
1t indicated, the Briton continued,
that the United States, Britain and
France would like to see these ideas
in any Security Council
settlement of the Berlin impasse:
That the Council recognize q cong
tinuation of the blockade threatens |
world peace.
That until it is lifted there can
be no negotiation on all German
problems. i
That there is no need specifically