Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-27
Big Three Meet
In New York
Discuss Approach
To Germon Unity
Nv JAMES Z. ROPER
By JAMES E. ROPE
star stan Correspondent.

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NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-Ths
Foreign Ministers of the Biz
Three Western Powers met toda,
| to- plan German unificatior
within a system of European
security that Russia can accept
Secretary of State Dulles. Brit.
Iish Foreign Minister Harold
Macmillan and French Foreign
Minister Antoine Pinay started
the first of two days of talks II
Mr.. Dulles suite at the Waldorf.
Astoria Hotel.
Tomorrow, they viii be joined
by West German Foreign Min
lister Heinrich Won Brentano.
At today's session. the Bic
Three Foreign Ministers first
took up secret proposals which
were drawn up by lower-rankine
representatives Of their countries
during weeks of negotiations IL
Washington.
The Western foreign minis
tiers hoped that their talks here
and later conversations they
will hold in Paris-will enable
them to have an agreed program
when they join Soviet Foreign
Minister v. M. Molotov in a Bic
-Four conference starting IN
Geneva October n.
Private Dinner Tonight
/ Perhaps some preliminary
East-West shadow boxing on
this problem win come tonight
mfr. Dulles is giving an informal
dinner for Mr.. Pinay, Mr.. Nc
MILAN and Mr.. Molotov.
They will gather in a private
dining room at the Waldorf
Astoria. Similar dinners were
held at this summers anniver-
Isary meeting of the United Ma
Itions General Assembly in San
Francisco, and also in Vienna
lin connection with the signing
Iof the Austrian treaty.
Mr.. Macmillan invited Mr.
Dulles and Mr.. Pinay to a pri-
lvate luncheon today. Tomorrow
Mr.. Pinay will give a luncheon
for the American and British
ministers along with Mr.. Bren-
tamo.
II was at the Vienna dinner
that the West started pressing
for the chiefs of state meeting
that was held in Geneva in July
One result OF the summit meet
ing was to ask the foreign min
listers to study the problem oil
German unification and Euro
Ipean security. The prime goa
Of the United States is a unified
Germany linked with the western
defense system.
Russia, however, has beer
baking, expressing fear that a
united Germany might become q
danger to the peace.
Secretary Dulles has promised
that the West will offer Russia
Substantial additional reassnr-
ances" against any new German
aggression.
To Agree on Form
Exactly what form these will
take must be agreed upon by the
Western Foreign Ministers. The
assurances, however, would In
Ivolve a Western commitment to
oppose any German aggression
An interim arrangement could
involve a demilitarized buffer
zone. possibly in East Germany,
where Red control would have to
end. ALI Of this would be in a
pact among Western powers,
Russia and united Germany.
Diplomatic opinion is not espe-
|cially optimistic about the pros
poets Of getting the Soviet Union
to allow Germany to unity.
In general debate of the cur
rent session of the U. N. General
Assembly, Mr.. Molotov said Ger
man unification must come as
part of an overall European Sc
curity settlement. His version of
Ia security arrangement, however,
includes the eventual terrnina-
ton of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization and the Paris
agreements that allowed the re-
farming of Western Germany.
Because the disarmament
problem is linked so closely with
security In Europe, the present
meeting of the Western foreign
ministers were expected to call
lin for consultations some of the
Western representatives on the
~. N. Disarmament Subcommis-
sion.
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ROME, Sept. 81 R.-Foreign
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