Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-10-18

lars on German ana other I'M
portant international questions.
The Soviet government proposed
to include in the agenda designed
for the session OF the Council of
Ministers OF Foreign Affairs q
lSerieS OF questions demanding
urgent decisions. including such
important questions as that Of the
Atlantic pact and American mill
tary bases in Europe and in the
Near East. However. this pro-
posal was declined by the Gov
ternment Of the United States OF
America. as well as by the gov
ernments Of Great Britain and
France
| If the Government Of the
u. S. A. actually stands for inn
proyement Of Soviet-American re-
lations and for the elimination OF
misunderstanding in a series OF
important international problems
mentioned above, If it actually
stands for peace. then it has had
no lack of opportunities to con-
firm by action its peace aspira-
tons of which mention is made
in the statement Of the Govern
ment of the U. s. A. 1t is known,
however. that the Government of
the U. s. A. has not done this.
Co According to Mr.. Kinks
statement, the U. s. A. does not
have any kind of aggressive in
tention with relation to the Soviet
Union and other countries and
aspires to improvement of rela-
tons between our countries. The
Government Of the U. s. is not
making such statements for the
|first time. In this connection it.
is appropriate to recall the mes
sage of the President of the
~. s. A., Mr.. Truman, and the
joint resolution Of the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
U. s. A. which were sent to the
Chairman Of the Presidium Of the
Supreme Soviet Of the U. S. s. R..
N. Shvernik. In these documents
there were also contained state
ments of such nature. However,
this did not prevent the Govern
ment Of the U. s. A. from stimuli
taneously abrogating the COM
mercial agreement of the u. s. A..
and the Soviet Union which had
been in effect until the present
from 1887: from passing under the
pretext of alleged strategic con-
siderations law for the prohibi-
ton Of any kind of financial or
economic so-called aid to coun-
tries who may export their goods
to the U. S. s. r. and to. countries
friendly toward the Soviet Union,
and from taking a series of other
measures directed toward the ter
mination of economic ties between
the U. S. A. and the Soviet Union
Hits Conduct Of War.
In the statement read by Mr..
Kirk it is also said that the
measures in the military field un-
dertaken by the Government Of
the U. S. A. have only defense IN
view and do not pursue any kind
of aggressive aims in relation to
the U. s. s. r. and other coun-
tries. This sort OF statement,
however. Is In contradiction to
actions Of the y. 8. A. which show
that the Government OF the u. 8.
A. is concerned not at all with
the maintenance of peace. This
finds its expression not only In
the conduct of war against the
Korean people but also in the
creation of an aggressive Atlantic
bloc directed against the U. S.
is. r. and other democratic coun-
tries; in the remilitarization OF
Germany and Japan; in the Gre
alton around the Soviet Union of
innumerable American military
bases. etc.
CD The Soviet Government
cannot pass over the Ambassa-
doris observation regarding "un-
desirable consequences" and of
possible "unpleasantnesses" be-
tween our countries in case nego-
tiations at Kaesong do not give
positive results. Is it permissible
first of all to ask exactly what
undesirable consequences" or UNI
pleasantnesses" the American
Government has in mind? If it
is question of the possibility of
a further worsening of Soviet
American relations then it is only
barely possible to imagine that
these relations can worsen even
more after President Truman
stated to the whole world that
agreements with the Soviet Union
are not worth the paper on which
they are written. In such cir
|cumstances is it possible to take
seriously statements about a wish
to improve Soviet-American rela-
tons? Would it not be truer to
suppose that the Government Of
the U. s. A. actually does not as
Ipire to an improvement of Soviet
American relations and co-opera-
ton with the Soviet Union but is
interested only in conversations
about cooperation and agree
|ments? ...
Nonetheless, the Soviet Govern
ment following its peaceful policy
and constantly striving for the
establishment Of cooperation with
all countries who are prepared to
cooperate with the Soviet Union,
agrees to examine with the par
ticipation of the Government Of
the U. 8. A. all important and un-
settled questions and to discuss
measures for the improvement of
international relations including
relations between the Soviet Union
and the U. s. A.
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