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Secretary Dulles made no attempt to argue the U.S.'s right to remain in Europe; he tactfully left that to his European partners. Nor did he enter an objection to the treaty, to which, under Molotov's plan, the U.S. would not be a partner. But he did point out that the U.S. was in Europe as more than an "observer." Twice, he pointed out, the U.S. had sent troops to Europe "at the urgent appeal and desire of threatened people . . . Now, for the third time in this century, we have sent forces back to Europe, and again...
...hope was soon dashed. With a practiced hand, Molotov made the manageable unmanageable. His new conditions: occupying troops must remain in Austria until
Cold Chills. It was the typical Russian revolving defense. Molotov's real reason, Dulles suggested, was one he had not mentioned: Russia's Red armies are legally kept in Hungary and Rumania on the pretext of maintaining communication with Soviet occupation forces in Austria...
...Molotov tried to make plausible the continued presence of Soviet troops. "The U.S. has eight military bases in France," he argued. "What is this? Is it an occupation?" Snapped Dulles: "There is no comparison. There is no state in the world in which the U.S. has a base that is not there at the invitation of that country. The U.S. will have no part in forcing these bases on any country, and will not force them on Austria...
...Molotov then made his position clear with the baldest statement of the conference: "If the U.S., France, and Great Britain would write off creation of EDC, if they would write off revival of militarism in West Germany, the situation would become easier...