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The Ypsilanti Daily Press
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
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In Moscow on Dec. 19, the Big Three foreign ministers (Molotov, Byrnes, Bevin) held exploratory talks on atomic energy control, Japan control, and Iranian troop withdrawal, amid cordial atmosphere and progress, with no announcements after the longest session yet.
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Moscow, Dec. 19—AP—While authoritative quarters said the atomic problem still was of uppermost importance as the "big three" foreign ministers went into the fourth day of their "exploratory" talks today the question of control of Japan appeared to be looming bigger in the picture.
Although the talks were cloaked in the strictest secrecy, observers attached significance to the fact that one of the advisors of Soviet Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov at yesterday's conference was Y. A. Malik, last Russian ambassador to Japan.
They also pointed out that U. S. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes conferred yesterday morning with John Carter Vincent, head of the far eastern section of the State Department, as well as Dr. James B. Conant, atomic expert of the American delegation. Vincent later accompanied Byrnes to the meeting of the foreign ministers.
Another question reported to be high on the agenda was the Iranian problem. Both Byrnes and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin conferred with their Iranian experts shortly after publication of a new statement by Iranian Prime Minister Ibrahim Hakimi yesterday appealing to the United States, Great Britain and Russia to withdraw their troops from Iran.
No Announcement
There was no announcement after yesterday's meeting, which lasted three hours and 15 minutes—the longest since Molotov, Byrnes and Bevin started their discussions Sunday. Informed quarters said however, that they were well along on the main questions which brought them together.
Persons present at the gathering emphasized again the cordial atmosphere which prevailed and said this was indicative that all was going well. The progress so far was pictured as follows:
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session was taken up with routine procedural matters, the second was devoted to filing papers by all three sides and getting the discussions lined up. and the third was devoted to exploration of the issues.
Byrnes and Bevin spent some time yesterday going over translations of the American-British-Canadian proposal on the control of atomic energy. which the U. S. Secretary of State had previously announced he was bringing to Moscow. It was not disclosed. however, whether the text was actually placed before the conference for discussion.
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Foreign News Details
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Moscow
Event Date
Dec. 19
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no announcements after three-hour fifteen-minute meeting; cordial atmosphere; progress on main questions including atomic energy, japan control, and iranian troop withdrawal appeal.
Event Details
Big Three foreign ministers in fourth day of exploratory talks; atomic problem uppermost but Japan control looming larger; Soviet advisor Y. A. Malik present; Byrnes conferred with Vincent and Conant; Iranian PM Hakimi appealed for troop withdrawal; sessions covered procedural matters, filing papers, and issue exploration; Byrnes and Bevin reviewed atomic energy proposal.