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(RUSSIA) MOSCOW--A COMMUNIQUE ANNOUNCING AGREEMENT ON A SINGLE BERLIN CURRENCY AND EVENTUAL LIFTING OF THE BERLIN BLOCKADE IS EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED TODAY FOLLOWING AN EIGHTH JOINT CONFERENCE BETWEEN SOVIET FOREIGN MINISTER V. M. MOLOTOV AND THE THREE WESTERN ENVOYS. THE MEETING HAS BEEN SET FOR 5 P.M. (10 A.M. EDT) AT THE KREMLIN, IT WAS REPORTED. IT IS EXPECTED THE COMMUNIQUE WILL BE ISSUED AFTER THE MEETING. THE COMMUNIQUE IS EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE PROCEDURES AGREED UPON IN SEVEN KREMLIN CONFERENCES FOR ESTABLISHING A SINGLE CURRENCY IN BERLIN AND EVENTUAL LIFTING OF THE BERLIN BLOCKADE. U.S. AMBASSADOR WALTER BEDELL SMITH HELD A SERIES OF INTENSIVE CONFERENCES OVER THE WEEKEND WITH HIS ANGLO-FRENCH COLLEAGUES, BRITISH ENVOY FRANK ROBERTS AND FRENCH AMBASSADOR YVES CHATAIGNEAU. THE WESTERN ENVOYS ALSO WERE CONFERRING TODAY BEFORE SEEING MOLOTOV. TODAY'S MEETING IS EXPECTED TO BE THE LST IN THIS SERIES OF MOSCOW TOMEERENCIS. THE ENVOYS HAVE MER SEVE CONFERENCES. THE ENVOYS HAVE MET SEVERA CONVERENCES. THE ENVOYS HAVE MET SEVEN TIMES AT THE KREMLIN, TWICE WITH PREMIER JOSEF STALIN PRESENT. IT WAS ASSUMED THE WESTERN POWERS ALREADY HAVE AGREED ON THE FINAL STEPS NECESSARY TO WIND UP THE CONFERENCES, INCLUDING THE WORDING OF THE EXPECTED COMMUNIQUE. S. NATIORAL TRUMAN , 8/30--N841A ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE Cs

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