Evening star., 1949-02-06
Reds Offer Non-Aggression Pact
To Norway With Tacit Warning
Against Joining Atlantic Alliance
Blunt Note Calls
OsIo's Reply to
Query 'UncIeor'
(Tert of Russian Note on Page A.
q. S. WON'T ASK Norway to Pro-
vide Bases, officials Say. Page Al
BIG 4 AUSTRIAN TALKS This
Week Test Red Peace Drive.
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BY the Associoted Press


LONDON, Sunday, Feb. g.
Russia offered non-aggression
pact to Norways today after
tacitly warning the Scandina-
Wan country against joining an
Atlantic pact with the United
States and Western Europe.
The Soviet ambassador to Nor
way handed Dr. Halvard Lange,
Norwegian foreign minister, a note
yesterday containing the offer. the
Moscow radio said in broadcast
heard in London.
On January % Russia asked Nor
ways attitude. toward the Atlantic
pact, pointing out that the two
countries had common frontier.
Norways reply was made Feb
ruary i.
The latest Russian note said the
Soviet Union could not agree with
Norway that the Atlantic pact
would meet the aims of the United
Nations.
Russia also declared Norway
failed to give a clear reply as to
whether Norway would permit for
eign bases to be established on
Norwegian territory.
Aggressive Aims Charged.
The Soviet note said the inclusion
of Norway in the Atlantic Pact can
lead to Norway being involved in a
policy OF a particular grouping of
powers pursuing far-reaching ag-
greSSive aims"
Russia declared the nations en-
viSioned as members of the At
1anJic Pact are "a restricted group
ing of States which do not aim at
consolidating peace and interna-
tional security.
The projected pact would include
the United States, Canada. Britain,
France, Belgium, the Netherlands
and Luxembourg. Norway, Den
mark and other nations have been
spoken of as joining it.
The Soviet note said Norway S
February l reply contained "sug-
gestion thai the threat of attack
could emacate from the Soviet
Union" Russia said such & sug-
gestion is void of any foundation
aid bespoke Ter friendly attitude
toward Norway.
Lange Leaves for Washington.
The note said Russia in order to
eliminate any doubt as to the in
tentions of the U. S. S. R. proposes
to the Norwegian government the
conclusion of non-aggression pact
with the U. S. S. r. and thus to
put an end to any doubts"
DR.. Lange left Norway for Wash
ington yesterday shortly after the
Moscow radio said he received the
Soviet note. In Washington he will
discuss with American officials Nor
ways inclusion in the proposed At
lantic Pact.
Last week discussion among the
three Scandinavian countries-Nor-
way, Sweden and Denmark-for a
three-way defense alliance broke
donw. Sweden had demanded that
the three countries remain COM
pletely independent of any other
grouping of powers, while Norway
had insisted on linking defense
plans with the western powers in
the Atlantic Pact.
Note Sent Week Ago.
It was just a week ago today
that Russia asked Norway to clarity
her attitude toward the projected
pact.
The previous day in Moscow the
Soviet Foreign Ministry had issued
q 34page white paper asserting the
pact was intended to establish Brit
ish-American domination of the
world by force. Russia described
the pact as a plot against the United
Nations and said she would fight it.
Wednesday Norway announced
that she had replied to the Rus
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