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TOP SECRET H-92 DOCUMENT H (Continued) was entitled to change individual ministers, so it should be stated that he was. entitled to fill vaçan- cies created by, the resignations of individual mem- bers of the cabinet. MR. BYRNES suggested that Mr. Molotov's pro- posal be transmitted to the drafting committee. 2. Far Eastern Commission MR. BEVIN suggested that the meeting discuss the FEC. He said that the only unsettled questions appeared to be that of India and voting procedure. He asked his colleagues to agree to the inclusion of India. MR. BYRNES stated that he had agreed, to this on behalf of the United States Government. That had been two or three months ago, since which time India had been represented in the meetings of the Far Eastern Commission. Mr. Byrnes had no objections at this time to India's serving on the Commission. MR. MOLOTOV said that he had already expressed the Soviet view on this proposal and asked that further discussion be deferred until tomorrow. MR. BEVIN . took up the question of voting pro- cedure; under paragraph V 2. The original British proposal was that only two of the representatives of the four powers (United States, United Kingdom, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and China) should concur with the majority. The latest draft provided for concurrence of all four. MR. BYRNES stated that the United States had originally proposed the concurrence of three and that the Soviet Government had suggested four. MR. MOLOTOV stated that he believed it only just and right, in order to insure the friendly col- laboration of all four powers in Far Eastern issues, to provide for four power concurrence. This would be in the interest of world peace. MR. BEVIN faced a difficulty in agreeing to this. 1Doc. E, Encl. 2, p. H- 81. TOP SECRET

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