Evening star., 1949-06-03
Little Peace Treaty.
For Berlin Reported
Set in Paris ParIey
BY the A,soeiotsd Press

BY the kisotiotsc Press
PARIS, June 3.-Russia and the
West were reported ready today to
compromise on a little peace
treaty" for Berlin.
The basis of today's discussion
at the four-power Foreign Minis
ters' Conference will be the Amer
ican plan submitted yesterday by
Secretary of State Acheson and
backed by both the British and
French.
Russia and the West already
are agreed In principle on the
plans two most important pro-
,posals:
. /. Re establishment OF four
power control Of Berlin.
2. City-wide elections for an all
Berlin council.
Bargaining Forecast.
{. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
Y. Vishinsky hinted Wednesday
that Russia was ready to transfer
to German civic authority some
of the functions exercised in the
past by the Kommandatura. That
is what the West wants and West
ern diplomats forecast some East
West bargaining.
A tangled problem is Mr.. Ache
sons call for four-power super
vision of elections. Both Russia
and the Western powers have their
own version of what constitutes
free and fair elections.
The Western powers intend to
offer a contract which would bind
Russia to give the West free road
and rail access to Berlin from
their zones. They want to avoid
the possibility of another blockade.
Russia is expected to suggest
unification of currency through
out Germany. under four-power
control. If this proposal fails,
Mr.. Vishinsky might suggest that
in Berlin the currency question be
passed along to the Germans.
The East-West row over control
of Berlin's currency was the pri-
mary cause of the blockade.
Concessions Indicated.
There are signs that both sides
will make concessions, because
both want to restore peace and
quiet to the former German capt.
tai.
{ An important indication is that
the ministers will meet privately,
suggesting they will get down to
some old-fashoned bargaining.
Another sign is that the West
ern powers are not expected to
press too hard to abolish the
veto in a re-established four
power kommsndatura.
While Mr.. Acheson, British For
eign Secretary Bevin and French
Foreign Minister Schuman are
expected to make this a bargain
ing point. informants say the three
ministers are unlikely to let this
issue torpedo their talks with Mr..
Vishinsky.
West Split on Economics.
Backgrounding all these factors
is the question Of trade, COM
merce and general economic rela-
tions between Eastern and West
ern Berlin and Germany. The
Western powers are not unanimous
on economic issues.
Britain and France-industrial
exporting countries-don't like the
idea Of a revived West Germany
competing with them in world
markets. They want a big proper
ton of West Germany's products
ohannelled into East Germany and
East Europe. That means they
would like to see trade pact be-
tween East and West Germany.
The United States, on the other
hand, doesn't want benefits OBJ
tanned in Western Germany with
Marshall Plan dollars to trickle
through the Iron Curtain to help
Communicated governments of
East Europe.
Not all these matters are ex-
pected to come up today. The
ministers are expected to lay down
only q broad policy with details
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