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Plans for Germany
In MoIotov Scheme
Dash Hopes Of West
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and foreign affairs as . result Of
German elections" he said.
He insisted the four occupying
powers should agree that q fu-
ture alderman government
could not be tied by agreement
to any bloc.
The Eden plan." submitted
by Britain's Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden yesterday. would
let the Germans start of their
unification by free elections.
Then it would allow them to
make their own choice Of allies
after regaining sovereignty-a
choice the West is convinced
would be In its favor.
Dulles Gives Reinsurance.
Mr.. Dulles noted Russia pro
feSSeS to fear that this new COM
munity (EDC) which is being
born might be dangerous to it,"
There will be only a common
army so interlocked that no
single member of the community
could in practice commit armed
aggression" he continued.
There would be no more Ger
man army. There would be no
German general staff. Such a
European army could go into &C
ton only in response to great
and pressing needs Of self
defense"
Mr.. Molotov retorted that the
edo gives German militarists a
free hand" and charged that the
Western powers, through their
peace contract with Bonn. intend
to keep Germany in a state of
Semioccupation" for so years.
I'VE ought to reach agreement
that Germany will not be tied
after alderman elections by
any agreement to this or that
group Of powers, that Germany
will be free not only in its DOM
este, but also in its foreign af-
fairs" he said.
DOdges Election Issue.
The Russian, whose surprise
maneuvers had thrown the Ber-
lin conference into a turmoil all
week, announced he would pre-
sent the "Molotov plan" for Ger
many at the next meeting in the
Soviet Embassy. He will be chair
man.
Although hammering today on
German naturalization, Mr.. Mol
otov lodged committing himself
fatty against free elections"
Instead, he suggested all sorts of
reasons against Big Four super
vision Of German voting.
He complained such supervi-
sion-designed by the Western
powers to protect Is million Ger
mans in the Soviet zone from
Communist fraud and terror
suffers from distrust toward the
democratic forces in Germany"
1T takes too much care, and
foreign powers would have too
much to do with the prepara-
ton and carrying out Of the cleo
tions." he added.
Mr.. Molotov then summed up
Soviet nervousness ut the prob |
able outcome: II -
1T is not yet clear to us what |
Germany would look like after |
the elections suggested by Mr.. |
Eden"
GrOmykO Taken III.
A Soviet spokesman announced
tonight that Deputy Foreign
Minister Andrea A. Gromyko, Mr..
Molotov's principal aide. had
been taken i'll here, but most
probably the sickness will pass
quite quickly" No details were
given.
Mr.. Dulles was the Vests lead
ing voice at today's session.
Refusing to consider the death
sentence the Russians have de-
manded for the European army,
he compared the army to the
six-nation coal-steel community
(the Schuman plan) already ex-
listing.
THE energies of all European
countries which form q natural
community will be pooled in COM
mon constructive tasks rather
than perverted to struggles by
one to dominate the other" Mr..
Dulles said.
I'VE have welcomed the steps
which the United Kingdom has
taken to associate itself with and
support this community.
THE United States also, al
though not itself a European
power. would associate itself
durably with the community
through the North Atlantic