PARIS CONFERENCE MAY ADJOURN

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PARIS CONFERENCE MAY ADJOURN

Present Position Of Discussions REPORTED ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 10 p.m.) LONDON, May 6. “The Foreign Ministers’ conference is likely to end its Paris session this week and will meet again in Paris or elsewhere, possibly in two months,” says the diplomatic correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” writing from Paris. He quotes high authority for his statement. There has been no official indication of this, but such a course is obvious in consequence of the present position of the discussions. The American delegation feels strongly that there is no advantage in prolonging the present session. The Americans advocate that one or two days should be devoted to considering, in broad outline, the Finnish and Balkan peace treaties, and another to a similar consideration of Germany’s future. It is believed that it has been decided to follow this course. ' v

The Ministers will then adjourn so that the whole question of the Italian treaty can be further discussed and the Ministers enabled to consult their own governments. The Ministers’ private meeting yesterday was described as •very forthright” Mr Bevin, it is reported, took an increasingly Strong and decided line. The discussions became heated when Mr Molotov accused the British “of wanting to install themselves in Libya.”

Mr Bevin emphasised that Britain had not the slightest idea of installing herself in Libya “provided no other power did so.” Be repeated that Britain intended to keep the promise made to the Senussi tribes that they would in no circumstances again come under Italian rule. *