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TOP SECRET H-2 at Soviet insistence. At Moscow Mr. Molotov proposed three additional topics for the agenda: (1) the withdrawal of American troops from China; (2) the withdrawal of British troops from Greece; and (3) the Indonesian situation. Mr. Byrnes agreed to dis- cuss the first in connection with the disarming of Japanese forces in North China, but Mr. Bevin's pro- test blocked inclusion of the second and third in the formal agenda, although Mr. Molotov spoke at some length on Indonesia at the opening meeting. The item relating to the establishment of an atomic energy commission, which the United States had pro- posed as first on the agenda, was relegated to last place at Mr. Molotov's request (Doc. A, p. H-21) The agenda agreed upon at the first meeting of the Conference was as follows: (1) the reconvening of the Council of Foreign Ministers and the resump- tion of the work of their deputies; (2) the terms of reference of the Allied Council and the Far Eastern Commission; (3) the creation of a unified administration for Korea looking toward the estab- lishment of an independent Korean Government; (4) the disarming of Japanese armed forces in North China and their evacuation to Japan; (5) conditions per- mitting the recognition of the governments of Rumania and Bulgaria; and (6) proposals concerning a United Nations Commission for consideration of the control of atomic energy (Doc. A, p. H-25). . Mr. Molotov's argument for omitting a discus- sion of the transfer of control of Manchuria to the Chinese National Government was that the Soviet Gov- ernment had a special agreement with the Chinese Government concerning Manchuria and that there were no differences between the two governments on the subject. He said that the evacuation of Soviet troops from South Manchuria was complete and that the evacuation from North Manchuria would have been completed if the Chinese Government had not requested that it be delayed for a month. He insisted, how- ever, on discussing the presence of American troops in North China (Doc. A, p. H-24). COP SECRET

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