Roosevelt and Churchill extend conferences
Political problems to be discussed
Québec, Canada (UP) –
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden will join the Roosevelt-Churchill conference shortly “to discuss a broad range” of political problems which are accumulating in Europe and Asia in the wake of Allied military successes.
The announcement was made at a special news conference by a British spokesman, who said he did not know whether Secretary of State Cordell Hull would join President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill in their discussions at the Québec Citadel.
Problem faced
High on the political agenda were certain to be three of the most difficult problems before the Allies.
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The plans for occupation of Germany, the peace terms to be imposed on her and the extent to which France shall be given a share and voice in the enforcement of these terms.
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The long-standing Polish-Russian dispute, which includes territorial matters. Eden has just completed a series of London talks with the Polish Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.
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Delicate questions involving the British attitude in the Far East. The United States in the past has urged greater independence for India to remedy the somewhat lethargic role of that country in the war against Japan. running through the entire political situation in the Far East was the basic problem of how far self determination will be extended to British, French and Dutch territories now held by Japan.
Adjourn this weekend
Mr. Eden’s presence here was not expected to prolong the conference, which probably will wind up the coming weekend.
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau JR. arrived here yesterday and dined at the Citadel last night. He is here as a member of a special cabinet committee to study worldwide economic problems.
The announcement of Mr. Eden’s trip brought the official version of the conference into agreement with what observers had felt all along – that it is by no means confined to military problems, but covers a worldwide political field, too.
Many questions tackled
With U.S. troops already in Germany, Russian troops on the East Prussian border and the end of the European war deemed a virtual certainty this year, the plans for Germany were the most important of the European problems tackled by the President and Prime Minister. And they included such questions as these:
- What zones of occupation in Germany will be assigned to the Americans, British and Russians?
- Will the French participate in the occupation?
- How many troops will each nation assign to this task?
- How long will the occupation endure?
- What changes will be made in Germany’s borders?
- How much economic revival is Germany to be permitted?
The imminent arrival of Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. was further indication that economic matters figure in the discussions. Mr. Morgenthau is a member of a Cabinet committee in Washington specifically assigned to study economic problems stemming from the war.