BERLIN CONFERENCE DEVELOPMENTS - IV

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
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• Publication Date: April 17, 1999
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
30 January 1954
BERLIN CONFERENCE DEVELOPMENTS - IV
Soviet-Austrian talks in Berlin reportedly unproductive:
According to the Austrian government, Soviet officials have
had little of significance to say in their conversations with
the Austrian representative at Berlin. Most of their remarks
have merely repeated those made by Molotov to the conference.
Soviet officials, however, have expressed their concern with
the problem of an Austrian anschluss with Germany, and have
stated that there is no article in the draft treaty which they
are particularly interested in discussing.
It is likely that if the Soviet officials expect the
Austrian issue to reach the stage of serious negotiations at
Berlin, they will at some point seek support from the Austrian
representative for Soviet terms for the treaty.
and meetings reportedly scheduled for Berli
n:
SED party wor ers have- been told that there will be no emo-
strating in Berlin until it is known how the conference is
going, but that if it proceeds unfavorably demonstrations will
be staged in the Soviet sector. Various reports have indicated
that these demonstrations might occur about 4 February.
Three conferences between East and 'Vest Berliners have
been publicly proposed, a meeting of workers on 6 February,
and two youth meetings on 4 and 13 February. The purpose of
the meetings would be to demonstrate popular opposition to
EDC and West German remilitarization. It is unlikely that
there will be much response to these proposals among West
Berliners.
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