Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
New Korea Farley
Urged by kren,lin
In Prayda Article
~ The A,socioted Press

BY the Associafsd Press
MOSCOW, July %. - The
Soviet government called OFF,
cially today for a new inter-
national conference on reuni-
tication of Korea.
It said the successful results of
the Geneva Indo-China parley
also opened the way for "a
successful settlement" by negoti-
alton Of the reunification Of Ger
many. disarmament and the end
ing of the atomic race.
The government took the UNI
usual step of publishing a four
column official statement giving
it's views on the first page of
Pravda, the Soviet Communist
Party newspaper. The statement
gave no indication when or where
the government thought future
parleyS should be held.
The article. headlined IA
Statement by the Soviet Govern
ment on the Geneva Confer
ence." said the decisions to hold
free elections in the Indo-C China
state of Wet Nam in 1856
created conditions for the ma
tional unity of Wet Nam in
accordance with the national
yearnings and interests of all
Wet Namese."
Defeat for Aggression"
The statement said the Geneva
agreement represented defeat
Of the aggressive forces" 1t
accused them Of wanting to di-
vide Wet Nam so as to turn
Southern Wet Nam into one of
the jumping-off grounds for a
new aggressive bloc designed in
Southeast Asia.
The statement said the Geneva
agreements were reached despite
the position of the United
States, which wished to hinder
the successful work Of this con-
ference The attack on the
United States followed by one
day a blistering editorial in
Pravda making the same charge
and saying the United States
suffered defeat at Geneva.
The statement said Geneva
showed the way to solve pres
emily unresolved international
problems. The outcome of this
parley, it declared, confirms the
confidence of the Soviet govern
ment that at the present time
there are no controversial ques-
tons which could not be solved
by way of negotiations and
agreements"
It said such agreements shoule
be directed toward the strength
ening of international security
relaxing international tension
and safeguarding the peaceful
co-existence of states, irrespec.
tive of their social systems.
1.-THE Soviet government halls
the results achieved at Genevs
in settling an important problem
namely, the re-establishment O.
peace in Indo- China" the state
ment continued. "The settle
ment of this problem correspond
to the interests of peoples de-
Tending their liberty and ma
] tional independence, as well al
to the interests of all peac'
loving nations"
The statement added:
THE Geneva Conference ane
it's results have shown the i'm
portant role in the solution
Sof controversial internationa
problems which belongs to tn,
great Chinese people and theil
state-the Chinese Peoples Re
public.
Cites Chinese Role.
1.-THE Chinese role at the con
ference was new evidence of it
influence and internationa
prestige as a great power.
1.-THE conference, at the SAM
time, showed once more tina
attempts of the aggressiv,
circles of some states, and pri
marily the United States, t,
remove the Chinese Peoples
Republic from participating il
the settlement of the most inn
portant international problems
are in complete disagreement
with the interests of strengthen
ing peace
The statement made no spe
cific proposals as to time ant
place for the suggested futur,
international conferences.