Evening star., 1953-12-05


on great issues, authoritative
sources said today.
Outlining positions taken by
the Western Big Three at their
New Effort Expected to PIoce Germons
in European Army. Poee A.!
initial Bermuda session last
niCht, informed diplomats said
differences expressed principally
involved questions of emphasis.
Mr.. Churchill repeatedly told
his colleagues the West should
seek every opportunity to open
up more contacts with the new
rulers of Russia at every level.
Gen. Eisenhower was under
stood to have described the basic
American view as: While tactics
of the Kremlin have changed
since Stalin'S death, Russia's
major aims of Communist world
conquest remain unchanged un-
der Premier Georgi Malenkov.
Will Study Reply to Reds.
In the spirit of basic agree
ment that the interests of world
peace demand willingness to
talk over important questions
with the Russians, the Big Three
approached consideration of a
reply to Moscow on it's accept
ance of a Big Four foreign min
isters' meeting in Berlin.
A draft of the note has been
completed for initial action by
Secretary of State Dulles, British
Foreign Secretary Eden and
French Foreign Minister Bidault.
These three were to meet at 10
am. six hours before their
chiefs assemble for their second
session.
In addition to the Russian
note, Gen. Eisenhower, Mr..
Churchill and Mr.. Laniel may
consider Far Eastern issues,
among which future policies to-
ward Red China, the Korean
peace situation and recent Red
hints at peace possibilities in
Indo- China stand out.
The draft of the reply to Rus
sia's Thanksgiving Day bid for
a conference at Berlin was un-
derstood to agree to the idea of
a meeting. The question of
whether the reply should specify
an exact date for the get-togeth-
er was reported still under dis
cuSSion.
Aggressor Motive Rejected.
The draft rejects Russian ar
guments that the European De-
fense Community is an aggres-
sive move by the West. The EDO
scheme calls for the formation
of a six-nation European army.
including German troops. The
draft also emphasizes that the
aim of the West is to discuss the
unification of Germany and IN
Austrian independence treaty.
Informed sources said there
was no intention of abandoning
the Western position that free
elections in both East and West
Germany must come before the
formation of an alderman
government.
1t is uncertain when the reply
vii! be sent to Moscow since
after final details are threshed
out here, the note will be sent
to West German Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer for his re-
action.
The conference of the three
Western governments formally
got under way with a one-hour
meeting of Mr.. Dulles, Mr.. Eden
and Mr.. Bidault yesterday after
noon.
Then the top leaders, under
Gen. Eisenhower's Craftsmanship
conferred for two hours, IS min
utes around the Big Three table
in the converted dining room
OF the Mid-Ocean Club, where
all are staying.
Hood Host at Dinner.
They finished their converse
ton just in time to attend a
dinner given by Bermuda s
British governor, 1t. Gen. Si1
Alexander Hood.
The big meeting included not
only the government chiefs but
foreign ministers and diplomatic
advisers. Each delegation num-
bered six to eight men.
A formal communiQue jointly
released by spokesmen of all
three nations said only that
they embarked on a general re-
view of the world situation which
will be continued"
The spokesmen, amplifying the
communique later said the dis
cuSSion included the subject of