Evening star., 1953-12-21
Soviet Note Insists, However,
Eisenhower Plan Is Inadequate
Bon on A and H
Bombs Luckino,
Moscow Says
By the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Dec. Zl.-Ihe So
Wet government declared tonight
it is ready and willing to join in
confidential or diplomatic
talks" with other powers to dis
cuss the harnessing of atomic
energy.
The statement was made
note to the United States Govel..
ment delivered tonight to United
States Ambassador Charles E.
Bohlen. 1t was in response
to President Eisenhower's De-
cember 8 speech before the
United Nations in which he pro-
posed a world atomic pool for
peaceful purposes.
The Kremlin note said:
"AS TO Gen. Eisenhower
statement on the confidential or
diplomatic talks concerning his
proposal. the Soviet government,
following consistently it's peace
loving policy, expresses it's read
mess to take part in such nego-
tiationS."
The 3,000-ward Soviet decla-
ration criticized the Eisenhower
plan as insufficient, however,
stating that it does not provide
real ban on atomic and hydro
gen weapons.
Reaction Is Confused.
early Washington reaction
to the Russian move was con-
fused. The first general word
OF the development came in
news dispatches from Moscow.
Murray Snyder, assistant pres
idential press secretary, went
Immediately to President
ElsenhoWer's office to give him
the news.
(Secretary of State Dulles
was with the President at the
time. Mr.. Snyder told news
men. He indicated he found
both officials already were
aware of the development.
Estate Department spokes-
men, meanwhile, appeared un-
aware of the contents of the
Russian note. They said, how
ever, that Mr.. Dulles would
make statement on the mat
ter later in the day.
Hope to Lessen Fears.
The Soviet note expressed
hope that atomic conferences
will reach an agreement to les
sen the fears of an anxious
world. 1t added:
The Soviet government con-
siders that during the course of
these conversations there should
be examined the following pro-
posals of the Soveiet govern
ment::'
The states participating in
the agreement, motivated by the
desire to reduce international
tension, should take upon them
selves the solemn and uncondi-
tional obligation not to use the
atomic hydrogen weapons of
mass destruction.
THE signing of an interna-
tional agreement on this ques-
ton could be an important step
on the path of the complete ban
ming of atomic, hydrogen and
other weapons of mass destruc-
tion with the establishment of
strict international control to
insure the fulflment of the
agreement banning the use of
atomic energy for war purposes"
Copies of Note in Russian.
Foreign Minister v. M. Molotov
first handed the Soviet note to
Ambassador Bohlen, then called
in foreign correspondents and
handed them copies of the text
in Russian. Mr.. Bohlen'S text
also was in Russian and it had
to be translated here before
transmission.
The Moscow statement as
serted the Soviet Union "has
conducted a consistent struggle
for the prohibition of atomic
weapons and in addition has
worked for reduction of all other
forms of weapons"
1t added that President Eisen-
hover in his speech also had
pleaded for reducing interna-
tional tension and stated:
This also corresponds to the
feelings of the Soviet govern
ment which is continually try
ing to reduce world tension and
improve international relations.