| Show t Round Merry Round Merry J Western Powers Propose European Parley By Drew Pearson j j WASHINGTON Here Herc Here is the Inside tJ I a st stas as to what happened when the he America Arneri British and French envoys me met with n tits i. i Stalin in what may bc be one of the moat mott tonic conferences of modern diplomacy A jJ t the conference the western powers pro pm ej a general diplomatic conference to co o decIde 11 the problems of Europe j k j i fc Prior to their meeting with S Stalin the tW envoys had conferred with Molotov I in n p two memoirs aide-memoirs were presented to the sian government one government one to Molotov and I longer one to Stalin In the Molotov meeting U. U S. S dor Bedell Smith read the American aide aidt- aid memoir which contained the following that main points i 1 The western powers arc are anxious t to avoid any sterile diplomatic sessions j 2 The western powers reaffirmed their right to o remain in Berlin I 3 If the Berlin blockade blockade is lifted tha western powers wo woUld ld be willing to the entire German problem Hitherto the S western powers have not been willing to d E cuss the whole whole German p problem particular the operation of the thc the French British British part of Germany j J t tAfter After Ambassador Smith had r read I 1 memoir French Ambassador M M. M Yves fie read a French paraphrase of ot same document while Frank Roberts Roberta j British envoy did the same in English J The three representatives then told P For eign Minister Molotov that they c consia ered the whole matter so important that they wished to discuss it with Marshal St su lin line This was arranged I Meeting l With Stalin The Stalin The next ev when the three ambassadors visited Stab 1 Ambassador Smith read a new men aide aide memOir on behalf df f the three governments ms document included the first three PO mentioned above but added the follow folio fOIl ing point i- i 3 That Russia not only recognize the ri ril tt of the western powers to stay in Berlin t tat brt d that the western powers be given ghen the of exercising this right g The French ambassador then made thaI point that if it the interruption of the to Berlin was because of Russian to f difficulties the west would be glad to hd but If the interruption was due to poll poli I difficulties then this matter should i thrown into open discussion immediately Premier Stalin asked the three OT en t l during the course of the conference w wh b l. l other subjects the western powers would U willing to discuss They replied replied and and J may be the most important subject ot of t l entire Kremlin conference that conference that they b be the time was propitious to di 1 lem a settlement of the entire European P pr rJ j i Stalin was rather noncommittal aim this but seemed at least sufficiently into inky l ested cited to ask what specific points s 8 should ouid be on the agenda for such a conference The ambassadors left the Kremlin will pit the understanding that the Russians agree to lift the blockade if it the westen powers submitted an agenda for liter later dpi da- which met with the approval of ot 1 iI sides At present the western powers powen in ut and working to draw up up such an an agenda l Cabinet Member Scolded Scolded For For calla congress irresponsible Se Secretary of at At dpi Charlie Brannan was was given a st sten a scolding this week by President of th the So- So ate Arthur t i Facing his first congressional squad since taking office the young young secretary set sec I of agriculture met behind dos dord doors with the senate foreign relations ca tal 1 to appeal for ratification of the Into national wheat agreement of great im Pa tance to farmers Instead of taking BJ ap wheat scowling sternly cr et dered Brannan to read an interview w he had granted to the New v ew York T Times mcL hr I b the text Brannan called congress Iw for not ratifying the wheat egret ment i You had no right to use that sort t If word snorted the Michigan senator i Copyright 1948 Bell Syndicate II t |
