Evening star., 1946-07-03
New Russian Envoy
Says Reds Will Never
Start War on u. ).
BY Grohom Hovey
Associated Press Stoff Writer

Union Will never start wal
against the United States OIL
any one else"
And by the same token, he sale
he knew that the people of thi.
country do not want to fight any
one.
But while he insisted that all off
ferences between the two majol
powers can be ''ironed out" Mr.
Novikov cautioned that solutions fol
many world problems will require
time and patience.
The diplomats views were made
known in his first interview with ar
American reporter since he pre-.
sented his ambassa dorial letters tt
President Truman June 3.
No Basis for War.
There is no basis whatever fol
war between the Soviet Union anc
the United States" declared the
stocky, 43-year-old Russian.
Il know this-that the people oi
the United States do not want tc
wage war against the Soviet Unior
or any other country. l know the
Soviet Union will never start a wal
against the United States or any
one else
Thus, the differences between Us
must be ironed out. I believe they
will be ironed out
In emphasizing that solutions tc
all world problems can not be ex.
pected overnight, Mr.. NovikoV said
Europe is now in its most diff
cult period-the transition from wa,
to peace. Problems inevitably viii
be difficult"
Doubts Clash of Interests.
Mr NoVikoV emphatically rejected
any idea that serious clashes of in
terest between Russia and the Unit
ed States are inevitable" or "neces.
sary.' The reporter had used those
words in framing one of six writ.
ten questions submitted in advance
of yesterdays interview
The ambassador said good faith b,
both nations, built by "practica
actions and deeds" in CARRYING ou
mutual obligations. will preven
such clashes.
When properly understood, the
national interests of the two coun-
tries create more of a sound bash
for cooperation than for clashes
on an economic, political or any
other ground" he added.
One hardly need mention thai
the government and peoples of thu
Soviet Union do not wish. nor are
they seeking, any clashes with any
one, including the U. S. A, our ally
of yesterday in the struggle against
the common enemy" ne asserted
One Criticism Voiced.
Mr. Novikov voiced one criticism
Of the United States: His conten.
ton that this country. along with
Britain and France, is not carrying
out the PotSdam Big Three agree
ment on German reparations. Ir
response to written question as tc
how the United States could best
help Russia rebuild its areas dev.
aStated by the war, he wrote:
First of all, we wish the Allies
Including the United States. woule
carry out the agreements on repara
tlons from Germany. especially il
respect to deliveries from the West.
ern areas of Germany to the U. S
S. R
1t would facilitate our recon.
struction of the devastated territor.
les Of the U. S. S. R."
Expanding this answer verbally
Mr.. Novikov said some parts of Rus
sia, particularly the Ukraine, badly
need equipment which Western Ger,
man industrial plants could furnish
especially equipment for iron ane
steel manufacture.
Reparations Stopped.
Reparations deliveries from thu
Western zones to Russia. nov
stopped completely, never were suff.
cent to aid Soviet rehabilitation
substantially, MI Novikov said.
(The United States, it is un-
derstood, insists that provisions
OF the Potsdam agreement for
treating Germany as an economic
whole be carried out before
reparations deliveries are re-
sumed from its zone. This would
mean that part of the proceeds
from exports from the Soviet
zone be made available to help
finance necessary food imports
into the American zoneD
"A more intensive trade between
our two countries could also be O
great Importance. and this woult
be of no less advantage for thu
U. S. A. itself, Mr.. Novikov added
He did not mention the much
discussed proposal for a billjon-dol
lar American loan to Russia.
Chats in Friendly Wav.
Mr. Novikov, fifth Russian Am
bassador to Washington since th'
United States recognized the Soyie
Union in 1888, appeared to hav'
none of the reticence during th'
interview that he often shows Wher
approached by reporters during hi
State Department vlSiStS.
Sitting behind his desk in tn,
large Embassy study, he chattec
in friendly fashion on variety o
topics for more than half an nour
He lodged no questions and trlet
to make his answers entirely clear
He hopes to travel widely in ths
United States during his tenure a!
Ambassa dor, Mr.. Novikov said, bu
this will depend on circumstances o.
his official duties.
He also said he presumed Amer
leans would be able to travel in al
parts of Russia once facilities es'
sential for normal service of tour
lists have been rehabilitated.
Son at School Here.
Mr., Novikov's 7-year-old son. Yuri
attends Russian school in Wash.
ington maintained for children o
members of the embassy staff anc
the Soviet Purchasing Commission
The Ambassador hopes to send hi!
other son, 5-year-old Nikolai, to ar
American school this fall, however.
Il want him to be with American
comrades and to learn English bet
ter" he said. 7 had hoped to senS
him this year, but he was TOT
Young"