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flute it again as being totally
untrue" He said it was used
solely for refugee aid. He de-
clared there would have been
fewer of these refugees if in l946
Russia had allowed the satellites
to share in the billions of dol
lars which the United States
made available (under the Mar
shall Plan) to relieve economic
distress in Europe.
Perhaps then, too, a Soviet
mistake was made"
The North Atlantic Treaty
Mr.. Dulles said, was made in
accordance with the provisions
of the United Nations charter
which bar the threat or use of
force. And it provides for using
force only if one of the member
nations is attacked.
II hope that Mr.. Molotov does
not imply that the Soviet Union
intends to bring that tragedy
to pass" Mr.. Dulles said.
IF it does not. then it need
not fear the treaty"
Russia dominates a military
bloc of 800 million people. Mr..
Dulles continued. yet seems to
be afraid of other nations unit
ing for their own defense.
Mr.. Dulles declared:
mo single act that the United
States has taken or will take
carries any threat to the Soviet
Union so long as the Soviet
Union itself abides by the prin-
ciples of the United Nations to
which it has solemnly sub
Scrjbed."
Sounding Out Russia.
The Secretary's 2,40O-word
blast opened the second session
to be held in the Soviet Embassy
in East Berlin. Mr.. Dulles him.
self was in the chair. It was
regarded as the opening gun in
the Western drive to find out if
Mr.. Molotov has any intention
at all of trying to reach agree
ment on an acceptable German
reunification plan.
British Foreign Secretary
Eden and French Foreign Min
lister Bidault also were reported
ready to give their governments
views on the Soviet-style treaty
which the three Western allies
rejected two years ago.
All were certain again to re-
ject the Russian proposal out
right and to refuse to abandon
their plans to include Germany
in the projected six-natiop Euro
Oean Defense Community and it's
one-uniform army.
British Are Disheartened.
Mr.. Molotov's proposal for a
defenseleSs Germany. abandoned
by foreign troops and with Com
munists in key government posi-
tons. appeared to shred the
earlier Western proposal that the
divided World War II foe be
made whole again on the pat
tern of the free nations-with
free elections, a free press and
free association with other
powers. d.
The British, who had held
some expectation of serious nego-
tiations with the Russians here,
were particularly disheartened by
Mr.. Molotov's proposal.
The Americans, who had dis
counted this possibility. regarded
the Soviet statement as disap-
pointing but not devastating.
They reserved final judgment
pending the Western ministers
further probing into the Russian
position.
Word spread among Western
diplomats. meanwhile, that Mr..
Molotov's violent attacks on
Western defense plans and espe-
cially on German rearmament
in EDO does not necessarily
mean that Russia will react as
violently If those plans go
through.
Least Objectionable" Way.
Despite the likelihood of Off
cial denial, Mr.. Molotov, accord
ing to an apparently well-based
account. told Mr.. Eden at a
dinner last week that EDO rep
resented the least objection
able" way for Germany to re-
arm.
Diplomats familiar with this
report did not think Mr.. Molotov
was saying EDO was okay, but
simply that. If it went through
in spite of all he could do to
kill it. the result might not be
too upsetting to, Moscow.
Mr.. Eden and Mr.. Bidault