Evening star., 1954-11-29
Red Countries
Open Moscow
Security Talks
u. S. and Other
Western Nations
Turn Down Bids
By the Associated Pres,

oT me AsSoeloteo FFeSS
MOSCOW. Nov. 29.-Foreign
Minister v. M. Molotov opened
Russia's European collective Sc
curity conference as strictly a
Communist family affair here
today. It was boycotted by the
West.
Gathered in spiridonovka
Palace where representatives Of
seven Communist-ruled East Eu-
ropean states, delegations from
six constituent republics OF the
Soviet Union and Chinese Com
munist observers.
A few hours before proceed
ing to the pre-revolutionary
palace, where the foreign min
iStry does most of its official en-
tertaining, Mr.. Molotov received
reflections from the Western Big
Three-Britain, France and the
United States-of his invita-
tions. Kremlin- courted Yugo-
slavia and all other Western
countries also said mo thanks"
Immediate Measures" Planned
The talks. which opened under
the glare of camera floodlights,
are expected to pave the way
for linking East Germany for
mally in the Eastern bloc as the
West proceeds with ratification
Of the Paris agreements for the
rearmament Of West Germany.
Soviet organs emphasized the
nations represented intended to
take immediate measures" to
assure their own security.
This conference is also ex-
pected to try to devise methods
for preventing ratification Of the
Paris accords.
Mr.. Molotov sat at the head
Of the table f1anked by his Dep
uty Foreign Ministers, Valerian
A. zorin and Andrei A. Gromy-
ko. East Germany's Otto Grote-
wohl and Walter Ulbrich sat on
Mr.. Molotoy's right. The Chi
nese observers were at the oppo-
site end of the table.
Other countries represented
were Albania, Bulgaria, Czecho-
slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Ro-
mania and the Soviet republics
OF Latvia, Lithuania, Esthonia,
the Ukraine, White Russia and
the Russian Federated Republic.
Newsmen to Be Briefed.
Newsmen were admitted to the
room to look at the delegates in
their places, but had to leave
before the proceedings began.
The Soviet Foreign Ministry
promised them briefings.
In originally inviting "a coun-
tries to the parley and proposing
that it be held in either Paris
or Moscow, the Soviets frankly
aimed at preventing ratifications
Of the Paris pacts to rearm West
Germany within the North At
lantic Treaty Organization.
Mr.. Molotov first suggested on
November 13 that the 25-nation
conference be held November 20.
A week later he offered to set
a later date and warned that
rejection Of his proposition
would force the Soviet Union
and her allies to take counter
measures for their own security.
West Politely Refuses.
The United States, Britain and
France quickly made it clear
they would not sit down with
the Soviets until the Paris ac-
cords were ratified by the parli-
aments Of the signatory nations.
The Moscow conference was
Immediately set UP without the
West, but it was not until today
that formal notes from the Big
Three were delivered at noon TO
the Moscow government. West
ern sources described the notes
as polite refusals. Similar notes
already were in from some Of
the smaller European nations.
Pravda, heralding the open
ing Of the conference, repeated
Mr.. Molotov's claim of 10 days
ago that ratification Of the Paris
pacts would mean creation of
a new military bloc"