CFM Files: Lot M–88: Box 60
Record of Decisions of the Council of Foreign Ministers, Thirtieth Meeting, Moscow, Aviation Industry House, April 16, 1947, 4 p. m.
CFM (47) (M) 30th Meeting
| Present | ||
| France | ||
| M. Bidault (Chairman) | ||
| General Catroux | ||
| M. Couve de Murville | ||
| M. Alphand | ||
| M. Paris | ||
| U.S.A. | U.K. | |
| Mr. Marshall | Mr. Bevin | |
| Mr. Smith | Sir Maurice Peterson | |
| Mr. Cohen | Sir William Strang | |
| Mr. Dulles | Lord Hood | |
| General Clark | General Robertson | |
| Mr. Bohlen | General Winterton | |
| Mr. Hall-Patch | ||
| U.S.S.R. | ||
| M. Molotov | ||
| M. Vyshinski | ||
| M. Smirnov | ||
| M. Kiselev |
I. Report of the Committee of Coal Experts
There was a further exchange of views.
II. Treaty for the Re-Establishment of an Independent and Democratic Austria. Hearing of Yugoslav and Austrian Representatives
It was agreed:
- 1.
- To hear the representatives of the Yugoslav Government on April 17 at 11 a.m. and the representatives of the Austrian Government on April 18 at 11 a.m. on matters relating to the Treaty with Austria.
- 2.
- That Austrian representatives will be present at the hearing of the representatives of the Yugoslav Government, and the Yugoslav representatives at the hearing of the Austrian representatives.
- 3.
- To instruct the General Secretariat to enquire of the Yugoslav and Austrian Delegations concerning what questions relating to the Treaty with Austria they desire to be heard.
III. Treaty for the Re-Establishment of an Independent and Democratic Austria (Second Report of the Deputies, CFM/47/M/82—CFM/47/M/130)70
Preamble
Paragraph 1.
Agreed, all reservations having been withdrawn.
Paragraph 2.
Agreed.
Paragraph 3.
The adoption of a decision was deferred, the U.K. and U.S. Delegations having withdrawn their own proposal and adhered to the proposal of the French Delegation.
Paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Agreed, all reservations having been withdrawn.
Article 1.
Agreed.
Article 2.
The adoption of a decision was deferred, the U.K. Delegation having withdrawn its alternative proposal on paragraph 2 of this Article.
Article 3.
Agreed.
[Page 346]Article 4.
Agreed. In paragraph 2 the phrase in the first brackets was agreed; the phrase in the second brackets was deleted; and the word “pan-German” was inserted before the word “propaganda”.
Article 5.
Discussion was deferred until the representatives of the Yugoslav and Austrian Governments had been heard.
Article 6.
It was agreed to accept this article in the following form: Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of the French proposal and paragraph 4 of the U.K. and U.S. proposal; and to refer the whole text to the Drafting Committee.
Articles 7, 8 and 9.
Agreed.
Article 10.
The adoption of a decision was deferred.
Article 11.
It was agreed to refer this article to the Drafting Committee for harmonizing the texts of the proposal by the Soviet and French Delegations with that of the U.K. and U.S. Delegations.
Articles 12, 13, 14 and 15.
Agreed.