Evening star., 1954-06-09
Mo|otoV' S Talk
Disturbs West;
PeaceHopeDin1
Russian Minister
Raises New Issues,
Levels Charges
BY the Associated Press

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GENEVA, June 9.-Western
diplomats asserted glumly today
that Soviet Foreign Minister v.
M. Molotov had all but killed
chances Of peace in wartorn
Indo-China by his latest policy
statement.
Outlining his peace terms"
late yesterday to the nine-party
Indo-China conference, Mr.. Mol
otov not only raised new issues
but leveled charges which
aroused Western resentment.
Western leaders prepared to
voice formally their reaction to
the Russians statement at an
other Indo-C China session this
afternoon, but their spokesman
already had indicated their pes
SirniSm.
A United States spokesman
called the Molotov speech
purely destructive" A British
spokesman said it contained
nothing helpful. The French
called it extremely aggressive"
and said it contained 'provoc-
ative terms"
Hostility Disturbs West.
Western delegates were as
much disturbed by the hostile
remarks in Mr.. Molotov's speech
as by his actual proposals. He
accused the United States of
masterminding a plan to under
mine the Geneva Conference and
extend the Indo-C China war.
He criticized the policies of
Premier Joseph Laniel'S govern
ment, now facing a severe test
in the French National Assem-
bly,. French Foreign Minister
Georges Bidault fastened to
Paris Immediately after Mr..
Molotov's speech to take part
this afternoon in the Assembly
debate on Indo-C China.
A United States spokesman
declared the Molotov speech was
designed to have an unfavorable
impact on French public opinion,
which threatens to overturn the
shaky Laniel government.
Western hopes received their
biggest jolt when Mr.. Molotov
got down to the Communist
terms for an Indo-China peace.
Some quarters had expected HIM
to make important concessions,
but instead he toughened his
stand and raised new issues.
Wants Talks Begun.
He proposed that the confer
ence begin discussions immedi-
ately on political settlement in
Indo-China without waiting for
agreement to end the fighting.
Other delegates thought they
had got around this difficulty
when the Communists agreed
three weeks ago to give priority
to the ceaSe-fire discussions.
Mr.. Molotov, however. said the
time had now come to begin
parallel talks on both military
and political questions, perhaps
rotating from one phase to the
other on alternate days.
Mr.. Molotov also reiterated the
Red position that the problems
of the three Indo-C Chinese states
of Wet Nam, Laos and Cam
bodia are identical and should be
taken up together.
Delegates from Laos and Cam
bodia have threatened to walk
out of the conference if their
problem is Jumped with that of
Wet Nam. Backed by the West
ern nations, they contend there
is civil war in Wet Nam, but that
their own territories have been
invaded by Communicated Wet
Mimi troops. They demand with
drawal Of the Communists.
Mr.. Molotov also called for dis
cussions on the sovereignty of the
three Indo-ChineSe states, even
though they all claim to be in
dependent.
Wants French Troops Out.
He called for withdrawal of all
foreign troopS-meanlng French
forceS-before elections could be
held. At the same time, he stuck
to his demands that supervision
of the armiStice agreements be
handled by a mixed commission
of Communist and non-Com-
muniSt nations, made up of Po-
land, CzechoSlovakia, Switzer-
land and Sweden. The West al
ready has rejected the Com
munist supervision plan.
British Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden advanced his own
proposal yesterday that policing
of the armistice be placed in
the hands of the five Asian ma
tionS whose premierS recently
met at Colombo. Ceylon. They
are India, PakiStan, Ceylon,