Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-28
German Unity
Tabled as No. |
Geneva Topic
BY JAMES Z. ROPER
star stan Correspondent

star stan Correspondent
NEW YORK. Sept. 2s.-Ths
Foreign Ministers Of the BIZ
Three Western powers declared
today that their Forthcoming
Geneva meeting with the Soviet
Union should give top priority te
Identification Of Germany with.
in the framework Of q plan fol-
European security"
The Foreign Ministers of ths
United States. Great Britain and
France made this declaration in
O communique ending two days
Of conferences on plans for the
Geneva meeting. The three said
they were in complete accord
West German Foreign Minister
Heinrich Won Brentano joined to-
days ANAL session and helped
prompt q three-power deciara-
ton reaffirming the Vests ties
with West Germany.
Response to Russia
The statement was issued In
behalf Of Secretary OF State
Dulles. British Foreign Secretary
Harold Macmillan and French
Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay
lin response to Russia's deciara-
ltion that it is granting sover-
eignity to Red-run East Ger
imany.
The three foreign ministers
wish to emphasize that these
agreements cannot AFFECT the OBJ
LEGATIONS or responsibilities of the
USSR under the agreement and
arrangements between the three
powers and the USSR on the
subjects Of Germany and Berlin. .
the statement said. "The USSR
remains responsible for carry
ing out these obligations.
1.-THE three foreign ministers
Ireafflrnl that the Federal Re-
public Of Germany is the only
German government freely and
Ilegitimately constituted and en-
Titled 10 speak for Germany as
10 representative of the German
people In international affairs"
The Western foreign ministers
also warned that they did not
consider the present borders Of
Germany as necessarily final.
They complained that the Soviet
appeared to be taking the line
that Poland would be allowed to
keep territories which it seized
from Germany as World War III
ended.
Reaffirm Position
1.-THE three foreign ministers, =
the statement concluded, ''reaf-
urn the repeatedly expressed po-
lsition OF their governments that
final determination OF the Ger
imam frontiers must await the
peace settlement Tor the whole
lef GsEmany."
II AltneAa pukllt fta slnents
Icomink if5lh LII f0fsigm min
listers meeting concentrated on
the. joint problem Of Germany
and European security, informed
sources said the two-day con-
ference ranged over all of the
problems that are listed for dis
icussion when the Western min
listers join Soviet Foreign Min
lister ". M. Molotuv in the Ge-
Ineva talks starting October q.
The subjects. under q direc-
tive issued by the summit meet
ling at Geneva last July, include
mot only German unification and
European security. but also dis
armament, the general relaxa-
ton Of tensions and the promo
ltion Of East-West exchanges.
| Mr.. Molotov made q prelim-
linary move last night to broaden
the discussions, it was disclosed
today. Mr.. Molotoy made the
gambit during a dinner which
MIR. Dulles gave for Mr.. Molotoy
land the foreign ministers of
Great Britain and France.
Extra Topics Suggested
| Mr.. Molotov inquired whether
The could raise additional subjects
lat the Geneva meeting. He gave
lno indication what subjects he
had In mind.
The western reply was that
the Geneva Conference was in.
tended to carry out the instruc.
Itions issued by the chiefs Of
state meeting in July. and thai
1.-THE work on the problems speci.
/; fed in this direction should be
completed before new topics
Iarise. After the agenda items
ARE disposed OF. in the western
view. Mr.. Molotov would be free
to raise new subjects provided
THE overall conference did no,
extend beyond three weeks.