Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-10-02

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BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Oct. 2.-France and
her eight allies have reached
full agreement on a system of
controlling West German re-
armament, Belgian Foreign
Minister Paul Henri Spaak said
today.
Mr.. Spaak made his comment
to newsmen in leaving Lancaster
House following an afternoon
restricted session of the nine
power conference on freeing and
rearming West Germany and
linking her in the West European
defense alliance.
Newsmen asked him whether
his compromise proposal for con-
trolling German rearmament had
been adopted. He replied:
I'VE discussed so much I can
not say which formula was
adopted. But we have an agree
ment."
New Plans Submitted.
Mr.. Sparks first plan had
called for sharing control of
German rearmament by the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
ton and a new enlarged seven
nation Brussels pact.
Last night, however, French
Premier Pierre Mendez-France
Unexpectedly rejected this and
plunged the conference into
crisis.
Then Mr.. Spaak, United
States Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles and Lester Pearson,
Canada's Foreign Minister, sub
mitted new plans for solving the
deadlock.
Mr.. Mendes-France and Ger
man Chancellor Konrad Ade-
nauer both made concessions on
the key issue of arms control. in
formed sources said, and the nine
conferees returned for a second
restricted session in the after
noon.
Things seem to be going WE'LL"
Winthrop Aldrich. American
Ambassador to Britain, said at
the windup.
Sovereignty Discussed.
Mr.. Dulles, Mr.. Mendes-F France,
Mr.. Adenauer and British For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden
Immediately went into a sepa-
rate session on the problem of
German sovereignty. They were
expected to announce a declara-
ton of intention of ending the
nine-year allied occupation Of
West Germany.
Last night Mr.. Dulles came up
with a dark horse" solution in
hope of breaking the deadlock.
In general it called for control
Of German ornaments by the
proposed enlarged Brussels alli-
ance. Pending its creation arm
~aments control would be in the
hands of the occupation powers
Britain, the United States and
France.
This morning Mr.. Dulles had
a private talk with Mr.. Mendes-
France. At one point Mr.. Dulles
was reported to have asked tes-
lily of the French Premier:
"Just what are you after-eyery-
thing?"
The ministers then went into
regular session. where Mr..
ndes-France's attitude was
reported tougher than ever"
Mr.. Eden, who has been in a
"peace negotiation" role during
much Of the conference-which
was called mainly at his sugges-
tion-then proposed the execu-
tive session. at which each min
lister has only one assistant.
French Yield Point.
Informants said at this session
Mr.. Mendes-France yielded on
the French definition of what
areas near Communist territory
would be out,of bounds for man.
ufacture Of weapons of mass de-
struction.
In turn. Mr.. Adenauer gave his
country's pledge not to under
take manufacture of A-B-C
weapons - atomic. bacteriologi-
cal. chemical and possibly others.
German sources said Mr.. Ade-
nauer's concession amounted to
an expression Of willingness to
reyive-with some notifications
(See CONFERENCE, Page A-3.)