Telegram from Lewis Douglas to Secretary of State George Marshall

INCOMING TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE-DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS TELEGRAPH BRANCH DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Dept. of Seate lécter, Aug. 9, 1973 Bz NLT- HC : NARS Date 4-22-75 9-N DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (B) Control 958 nation: EUR Depc. of Seate letter, Aug. 9. 1973 Info : Rec' d December 3. 1947 Ry NLT. , NARS Date SS/R 3:50 p.m. US C AA AS FROM: Loedon LE OFD TO: Secretary of State TRC OTE NO: 6306, December 3, 7 p.m. DCR US URGENT ARCHIVES S "NATIONAL SERVICE" RECORDS AND DELSEC 1517 FOR THE PRESIDENT, VANDENBERO, CONNALLY, EATON, BLOOM AND LOVETT Eighth CFN meeting, December 3. Bidault presiding, again discuased the composition of the conference which is to discuss the draft German Peace Treaty After en exchange of vievs by the Ministers on the list of states elfgible to take part In the conference, the Council then referr.ed the entire question of the peace making procedure to the Deputies In the hope that agreement would be reached on additional points Molotov proposed that the government represented on the CFM present to the Counc!1 within two months their vievs on the basis of a German treaty. Bidault interpreted the Soviet proposal to mean the termination of this session of the CPM since the Femainder of the Council's agenda consisted of questions which are baste to the German tronty. Nolotov said Bidault's interpretation vas Incorrect but In view of the lack of support of his proposal by the other Ministers, he withorew It. The Council then received the report of the Deputien for Austria on the draft treaty re-establishing an Independent and democratic Austria The Deputies reported that IAG INFORMATION COPY