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    "ocrText": "DECLASSIFIED\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)\nDept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973\nBy NLT- HC. NARS Date 4.22.75\n-2- - #6286, December 2, 8 p.m. from Lordon\nHowever, no agreement was reau ned on the composition\nof the sub-committees for the same reasons as pre-\nvented agreement on the membership of° the full com-\nmitees and the question was referred to the deputies\nat the suggestion of tolokov\nThe Council agreed to form ar information and con-\nsultation conference of attied states which will keep\nall allied states informed of the Council's work on\nthe treaty, as well as organize the work of consulting\nthese allied states on questions concerning the German\npeace treaty Marshall asiced that all states, at war\nwith Germany and allied states which are neighbors of\nGermany be included in the information and consultation\nconference. The British and French asked that the\nother allied states be divided into two groups - those\nwhich will be consulted and informed bectuse of their\ngreater contribution to the wart and those which will\nonly be informed of the CFM wort on the peace treaty.\nMolotov wanted to limit monberchip in this conference\nto those states neighbors eyl Germany and other allied\nstates which participated with their armed forces in\nthe war against Germany He said the US proposal\nwould allow 55 states to come into the conference\nrather than the 25 states (including Albania) eligible\nunder his plan. In rejecting flatly the UB proposal,\nMolotov indirectly disparaged the war contribution\nof the Latin Americar states. Marshall replied that\nmany of these states provided ports and airfields which\nfacilitated the shipment of supplies to the USSR during\nthe war and that- this contribution cannot be overlcoked\nnor can they be Cenied a part in the peace maicing\nBevin asked Marshall and Moloboy to accept the British-\nFrench compronise proposal Molotov replied by\noffering a revised Soviet proposal and Marshall said\nhe would comment further or this question tomorrew.\nMarahall brought up Nolotov's refusal to agrea to\ninclude China as a member or the CFN when the Council\nconvenes the conference to discuss the German draft\ntreaty The three other ministers have accepted China\nbut Molotov maintained his objection.\nThe Council\nday a SERVICE Gitter\nARCHIVES SND\nProdorvation Copy"
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