Evening star., 1954-11-14
u. 5. Hits Soviet
Conference Bid
As 'Insincere'
Officials Coll Move
An Attempt to Block
Reurming Of Germany
By John M. Hiehtower
Associated Press Stoff Writer

sia's proposal for a great Euro
pean security conference to be
held in Moscow or Paris Novem-
ber 20. They said it had the
earmarks Of a propaganda ap-
peal to Europeans, especially
the French. to block German
rearmament.
Secretary Of State Dulles laid
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Reds Again Propose Collective Security
System for Europe. Poee AS.
down the policy some time ago
that there can be no successful
negotiations with the Soviets on
great European issues until West
Germany's partnership in the
Atlantic Alliance lis finally and
officially determined.
The official Washington atti-
tude left no doubt that some
time in the next two weeks the
United States will reject the
Soviet proposal, made yesterday
in a note from Moscow.
Meanwhile Secretary Dulles
will discuss it with French Pre-
mier Mendes-France who is due
here Wednesday for conferences.
Consultations will also be held
with Britain. West Germany and
other allied European countries.
The Soviet invitations en-
visioned a conference of about
80 countries, including Com
munist China as an observer.
United States officials expect
a united rundown by the West
ern allies, but they are not sure
what the SovietS will do then.
Possibly they may call a confer
ence of Russia and satellite
countries at Moscow which could
produce some kind of treaty that
might be a kind of Eastern rival
of the Atlantic Alliance.
Senate to Get Pacts.
The American Government
pressed ahead with plans for
ratification of agreements signed
at Paris last month to rearm
West Germany and give her
virtual sovereignty as the 18th
member of the Atlantic AL
lance.
White House Press Secretary
James Hagerty announced Pres
ident Eisenhower will send the
German sovereignty protocol and
an. Atlantic Treaty amendment
to the Senate tomorrow with an
appeal for United States ratifi-
cation. Mr.. Hagerty said the
Presidents argument will be that
making West Germany an ally
will be "a very great step" toward
world security.
The State Department had
no formal comment on the So
Wet note, which was subjected
to detailed study by experts on
Soviet Affairs. Ever since a Big
Four meeting at Berlin last Feb
ruary the Soviets have been
plugging for a European security
system that would prevent a
Western European union and
German rearmament.
Seen Playing on Fears.
But the Soyiets heretofore had
not included so many countries
in their invitations, and the
opinion here was that they laid
unusually heavy emphasis on
the fear In some quarters that
rearming Germany might lead
to a revival Of Hitlerism.
This argument. and in fact
the whole Soviet proposition,
is expected to provide a major
theme for a Soviet backed
World Peace Council meeting
at Stockholm this week.
The treaties under which
Germany would become part
ner in the Western alliance have
yet to be ratified, and the Soviets
may expect that Mr.. Mendes-
France will have a hard time
winning approval from the
French Assembly, which killed
the European Defense Com
munity plan little more than
two months ago. They may also
hope to stir up popular pres
sures in Britain and even in
Germany.
1t is recognized here that con-
clusion of the program for re-
arming West Germany is a turn
ing point in the history of the
postwar world and one which
may deeply worry the Moscow
government in terms of its own
defensive position. Hence the
responses of the Western nations
to the new note are likely to try
to soothe any understandable
Soviet fears. But at the same
time. If present official expecta-
tions are correct, the West will
fatty reject Russia's proposal for
a great European security con-
ference.
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