Evening star., 1955-11-06

waited out the war in London were
quickly swallowed up by Commu-
mist Poles, however, and the coun-
try slipped behind the Iron Cur
tain.
Eost German Elaboration
Another red nag in the Red pro-
posal was the insistence Of East
German representatives in Geneva
that the All-German Council rep
resent only democratic organiza-
tions.' When the United States
and Russia tried to unite Korea In
1867, democratic organizations"
meant Communist. Soviet nego-
tiators there finally broke up the
discussions by their insistence that
only pros Communist South Korean
parties be allowed to participate In
unification talks.
The first point at which the Big
Three has already baked. however.
Is that which requires East and
West Germany to sit down to-
gether to make arrangements.
Neither West Germany nor any Of
the Big Three recognizes the Com
munist East German regime.
East German officials. who gave
more elaborate version Of the Com
munist plan than Mr.. Molotov, also
disclosed that the Reds win insist
on preserving their social achieve
ments," such as nationalized In
dustries and land reform.
To put Mr.. Molotov even more
conspicuously on the spot, the West
went so far as to propose q date for
free German elections. Why not
next September. the Big Three
asked Mr.. Molotov?
He did not Immediately reject the
offer. but he was not expected to
accept The Western proposal pro-
yided for free and secret" elections
Of a parliament to draft con-
stitution and form q government
for reunited Germany. It also pro-
yided for international supervision,
which would no doubt rule out Mr..
Moiotoy's favorite single e-party ball
lot system Of voting.
,Europeon Security
Much OF this weeks formal dis
elission Was occupied BY q Molotpy-
Dulles duel on the place of Eur0s;
hefll t<n1Erity In the conference
6Hends Last July % the heads 0i
RlgeknDett instructed their foreign
ministers to take account Of the
close INK between the reunification
Of Germany and the problem Of
European securisy'
Mr.. Molotov asnored these in
stfuctions He took up European
security first. pushing his ideas for
neutralized Germany disas-
socistsd from the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization. While the
West talked free German elections
first and European security second,
MIR. Molotov took up the issues In
the reverse order.
When both security plans were
on the table. however. Mr.. Dulles
noted. with q burst Of enthusiasm
that took foreign correspondents BY
surprise. that the Soviet and Big
Three proposals were remarkably
close together. Actually the Krem-
Inns new Draft Treaty on Security
In Europe. presented last Monday,
could be accepted by the West
without changing very many words.
There was no provision for the
eventual dissolution 0f NATO. nor
any article designed to insure the
neutrality Of Germany.
The catch. Of course, Is that the
security treaty can 60 into effect
only after-or at least simultane-
otisly With--the unification Of Ger
many. With German unity 50 far
on. II seemed idle to exult about
near agreement on European
security.
What Mr.. Dulles, purpose was in
hailing this essentially meaningless
accord became . subject for con-
lecture. Some thought his motif
vaticn was political---to build up
the results Of the conference for
home consumption; others saw an
attempt to keep the spirit OF Geneva
alive: others reasoned that Mr..
Dulles was appealing over the head
of Mr.. Molot0v- publicly tiisgraced
once more In Prayda last week for
undertaking Communist progress
to the more congenial Premier
Nikolai Bulganin and Party Boss
Nikita Khrushchev.
Soviet plans. as reflected at
Geneva. seem to call for q pro-
longed division Of Germany. This,
Of course, could be as dangerous
to the Kremlin and her satellites
as to the West. II the Germans
conclude they must take things into
their own hands there will be no
predicting what methods they will
use or what the result will be.
Mr.. Molotov's insistence that
both East and West Germans be
brought into the Geneva discuss
sions Is. In this context, realistic.
Whether this would relieve ten
sions, however, Is doubtful. Such
= move would also constitute de-
facto recognition or the East Ger
man regime. which neither Bonn
nor the Big Three is ready to give.
Iron Curtain