Evening star., 1951-09-13
Big ; Diplomats Hope
To Settle Contract
On German Peace
By Gornett D. Homer

Inc VESTS Big Three Foreign
Ministers hoped to wind up their
conference here today with agree
ment on a peace contract" to be
offered West Germany.
This would help clear the way
for virtually independent West
Germany to contribute troops to
a Six-nation, all-European army
to help defend Western Europe.
American and British support
for Frances proposal to integrate
troops from France. Italy. Be-
gium. The Netherlands, Luxem-
bourg and Western Germany into
q single army as part of the
Western European defense force
being organized under Gen. Eisen-
hover was pledged at a special
conference session last night.
Approve French Plan.
Secretary of State Acheson and
British Foreign Secretary Herbert
Morrison told French Foreign
Minister Robert Schuman, in
formants said. that the French
plan offered the best solution for
the issue of how to utilize German
manpower.
Running behind schedule, the
three foreign policy chiefs hoped
to iron out this morning what Of
flcials described as minor differ
enceS over details of the proposal
to offer West Germany a CON
tractual arrangement almost
amounting to peace treaty.
AS agreed in outline, the plan |
would give West Germany almost
complete sovereignty, abolish the
Allied High Commission and
change the Western occupation
troops into defense forces.
The British and French For
eign Ministers. accompanied by
Mr.. Acheson. will call on President
Truman at the Blair House at
$50 this evening. Press Secretary
Joseph Short said he thought the
visit would consume "a while"
Issues on Agenda.
Issues slated for consideration
this afternoon-or possibly tomor-
fow-include:
/. A proposal for agreement to :
unity political and economic pres
sures in retaliation against iron
curtain countries that nistreat ma
tionals of any of the three coun-
tries-such as William N. Oats,
Press correspondent,
in Czechoslovakia on
trumped-up spy charges.
2. How to bring the 1916 italian
peace treaty into line with 1851
conditions. especially to eliminate
restrictions on size of Italy's armed
forces which limit her contribu-
ton to West European defense.
Mr.. Acheson may suggest writing
a completely new treaty for sigma
ture by nations outside the So
Wet bloc.
3. Whether to try again for
agreement with Russia on an Aus
trian peace treaty or to go ahead
the Soviet to make the
best separate peace possible with
The Western oriented Austrian
government.
Hold Unscheduled Session.
The Big Three met for 80 min
ntes last night in an unscheduled
extra session after spending more
time than expected in morning
and afternoon sessions on a re-
view of "cold war" strategy and
Of Middle East problems.
They were reported to have
agreed that the West is makingl
definite progress in bulwarking
Its defenSes against Communist
aggression but must keep up the
pace of its rearmament if it is
to protect the free world from
attack. They recognized that
each success by the free world, n
such as the resounding diplomatic \,
1efeat handed Russia at the Japa- q
lese peace treaty conference in +
San Francisco last week. increases g
he danger of a desperate Soviet v
move to regain ground.
After their meetings here, 9.
he three foreign policy chiefs will n
cave for Ottawa to attend a ses- =
ion of the 12-nation- North At q
antic Council starting Saturday. n
There they will support admission n
If Greece and Turkey into the :
North Atlantic pact. If approved g.
~ the Council, Greece and Turkey =,
membership will have to be rati- -
led by Congress and the parlia- n
nents of the other treaty allies. :