Telegram from Walter Bedell Smith to the Department of State

DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) INCOMING TELEGRAM Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973 By NLT- He , NARS Date 7.14.75 DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH 3-N A Action: EUR Control 7598 Info: S/S Rec'd April 25, 1947 UE 3:45 a.m. A-H ESP FROM: Moscow DC/R LOG TO : Secretary of State NO : 1546, April 25, 1 e.m. URGENT DELSEC 1472 FOR THE PRESIDENT, VANDENBERG, CONNALLY AND ACHESON, FROM MARSHALL: 41st+ Final Council of Foroign Ministers meeting, April 24, Bevin presiding, opened with Molotov replying to state- ments made by Marshall yesterday on the Austrian treaty and the four-power pact for the disarmament and demilitariza- tion of Germany. Molotov denied that the Soviet Union opposed a quadripartite treaty to insure German dis- armament but insisted that the changes on the draft treaty be had proposed were necessary to prevent any new German eggression. He accused the United States of attempting to impose its will on other states by declining to discuss the Soviet amendments to the United States draft. He said he would continue to seek agreement on such a treaty on the basis of the a ARCHIVES SERVICE AND RECORD& United States draft and the Soviet proposals. to company Molotov stated that the Soviet Union viewed the question of German assets in Austria in the light of the promises made to the USSR covering German reparations. He re- peated again the United States definition of these assets would deprive the USSR of assets which it had been promised at Potsdam. He rejected Marshall's tentetive suggestion to refer the question to the United Nations Assembly on the ground that the drafting of an Austrien treaty ves beyond the competence of the United Nations. After discussing geveral proposals, the Council agreed to appoint e special commission consisting of repre- sentatives of each Council member to meet in Vionna INFORMATION CORYMay