Evening star., 1951-09-12
big ; Meeting Today
To Map Partner Offer
For Western Germany
By Gornett D. Homer

Ministers got together today to
work out details of new partner
ship contract" to be offered West
Germany and to review general
Strategy in the struggle to contain
Soviet communism.
Secretary of State Acheson,
British Foreign Secretary Herbert
Morrison and French Foreign
Minister Robert Schuman joined
with their advisers in a confer
ence behind closed doors in big
top-f1oor room at 1778 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. after separate
Acheson- Morrison and Acheson-
Schuman meetings yesterday and
Monday.
General Review Scheduled.
A general review Of policies to
held back Russian aggression
and of Middle East problems was
on the morning program. Ses-
sionS this afternoon and tomor-
row morning were reserved for
putting finishing touches on the
project to give West Germany
virtual independence as a basis
for her participation in Western
European defense.
The three foreign policy chiefs
were expected to exchange ideas
this morning about what new
moves may be expected from Rus
sia following her diplomatic de-
feat at the San Francisco Japa-
nease Peace Treaty Conference,
and what might be done to
counter them.
Protection of Nationals.
There was a possibility that
proposals for joint political and
economic action to protect West
leln nationals behind the iron
curtain also might come up this
morning. If this topic is not
reached today. it is slated for
discussion tomorrow afternoon.
The United States, Britain and
France agreed last year to CON
suit" whenever citizens of either
of them got into trouble in Com
munist-ruled countries.
Now the Imprisonment of Asso-
ciated Press Correspondent Will
liam N. Oatis in Czechoslovakia
on what the State Department
terms "phony" charges has con-
vinced this government an agree
ment for automatic joint action
instead of just consultation is
needed.
Joint Retaliation Plan,
What American officials have in
mind is an agreement for Joint
retaliation through cutting of
trade, blocking funds and other
economic and political pressure
against any iron curtain country
that unjustly jails a citizen of one
OF the three powers on legitimate
business.
American. British and French
High Commissioners to Germany
were called into the Big Three
session this afternoon to help iron
out what were described as minor
remaining differences on the pro-
posed contractual peace settle
ment for West Germany.
AS close to a peace treaty as
the Western powers feel can be
developed while Germany still is
divided. the plan end the allied
occupation of West Germany;
change the status of occupation
troops to defense forces: substitute
Ambassadors for High Commits
sioners, and give almost complete
sovereignty to the West German
government at Bonn.
The timetable calls for a direc-
tive from the Big Three confer
ence to the high commissioners
for negotiations with the Bonn
government which could lead toI
the proposed settlement coming
into effect early next year, after
formal ratif1cations.
German Forces Expected.
At the same time, West Ger
many would be expected to con-
tribute forces to an integrated
European army making up part
of the West Europe defense forces
being organized under Gen. Eisen-
hover.
Moscow put in a timely new
blast at the Western plans today !
with note to France accusing
the French of endangering the
French-Soviet mutual assistance
pact of 1914.
Tass, Soviet news agency, said
the note was handed to the French
Ambassador in Moscow. 1t had
not yet reached Paris, but al
French spokesman there called it
IAN obvious and expected attempt
to divide the Western world"