Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-10
big 4 Farley Seeks
To Salvage Aeeords
From Paris Disputes


ministers Of the East and Yves.
sought today 70 salvage some ae-
cords from the debris Of differ
ences accumulated over discus
sion Of Germany's future.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrea
vishtnsky yesterday accepted an
American request that the East
West trade and trafic talks In
Berlin be ended by Monday.
Tired Of Jockeying.
The Western powers previously
had told Russia they were tired
of jockeying in the Foreign Min
iSters' Council and wanted to get
results. II the Berlin talks do
not produce an agreement by
Monday the Big -Four foreign
ministers viii step in.
The current Berlin negotia-
tons for an East West trade and
traffic agreement are being sly
mied by the tern-blessed rail
strike. The United States, Britain
and France have told Russia that
no accord is possible as long as
the Berlin rail strike continues.
Unless the strikers return to
work within the next "a or 4s
hours. the Berlin negotiations VIII
have to report to foreign ministers
Monday that they have failed to
agree.
Treaties Up In Air.
Meanwhile. the problem Of con-
GLIDING peace treaties with Ger
many and Austria is up In the
afr.
Western officials have said the
ministers may propose the for
nation Of q four-power commits
sion to continue studying German
peace treaty prospects If the pres
ent Paris conference breaks up
without any positive agreements.
The main function of such q
commission would be to lay the
groundwork for another Foreign
Ministers Conference at some flu
ture date.
The commission also might be
assigned the task Of tackling
aspects of the Berlin situation,
which require quick four-powcr
action.
1t is believed that Russia and
the West are not far apart on
the issues holding UP an Austrian
independence treaty. But neither
side is keen on concluding an
Austrian treaty and withdrawing
occupation troops while neighbor-
ing Germany is so unsettled.
Warnings Unheeded.
Warnings by Austrian Foreign
Minister Karl Gruber that his
country may repudiate obligations
to pay occupation costs appar-
entity are falling on deaf ears. even
though the Big Four Foreign Min
listers listened politely to DR.
Gruber this week. -
Secretary Of State Acheson II
expected to press for quick coun.
Gil consideration Of the Austrian
question when the ministers meet
today.
Mr.. Vishinsky said he might try
again to talk about Berlin money
matters. It was possible. Western
officials thought. that overnight
he might receive new orders from
Moscow.
Session Il Bitter.
Yesterdays meeting was the
longest session Of the conference
now in its third week. and prob
ably the bitterest. The meeting
lasted nearly five hours.
Biting comments Of Western
Ministers brought action on the
one point from the Russian
Earlier he had refused to accede
to Mr.. Achesor's request that the
trade and commerce group meet
ing in Berlin submit findings by
Monday so the Ministers could
act on them.
Mr.. Vishinsky declared he was
waiting information from Berlin
before he could reply. When
Western delegates indicated they
wanted to go on with the confer
ence,. MIR. Vishinsky turned to an
aide in the chair behind him. took
a document and then suddenly