Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
MoIotov Suggests
Red China Join In
Big 4 Berlin Talks
By The Assoeiossd Press

BERLIN. Jan. 23.-Russia's
v. M. Molotov few into Berlin in
a Siberian-like snowstorm today
and Immediately suggested a full
voice for Red China in the for
eign ministers conference OPEN
ing here Monday on aspects Of
the cold war.
By the time Mr.. Molotov's Red
starred plane touched down at
frigid Schoenefeld airfleld, Secre-
tary of State Dulles. Britain's
Anthony Eden and Georges
Bidault of France were already
Eholding the first of a series of
solid-f front talks. designed to per-
feet the unity of the three West
Fern leaders in their negotiations
| with the Russians.
Mr.. Molotov was met only by
East German officials and repre-
sentatives of other Communist
| governments. To them. he made
a statement later released by the
East German News agency and
broadcast on the Red radio.
Text Of Statement.
Mr.. Molotov said:
THE Berlin conference will
measure up to its chief task inso-
far as it contributes to strength
ening peach, reducing the ten
sion in international relations,
and really guaranteeing security
in Europe.
Five years have passed since
the last conference of the for
eign ministers of the four pow
ers.. The fact alone that agree
ment was reached on converting
the Berlin conference, as well as
the echo which this conference
has found in world opinion.
shows that the necessity of the
negotiations about to begin has
been recognized to large degree
and that many millions Of people
will follow the course Of these
negotiations.
THE sooner the great peoples
state-the Chinese Peoples Re-
public-takes part in the nego-
tiationS over current interna-
tional questions, the better 1t
will be = the better for the
| strengthing Of peace between
! peoples.
THE Soviet Union has had no
aims directed against the free
dom and national rights Of
other peoples AND also has none
now.
I ION its part, it has supported
the efforts of all countries that
are concerned with the welfare
and security Of their peoples, in
SO far as these efforts were not
contrary to the interests and
rights of other states. The
USSR government would like to
see the same attitude also shown
to the Soviet Union,
Permit me finally to thank
the government of the German
Democratic Republic and all
German friends for the hospi-
tally they are extending to us.
the Soviet representatives, in
Berlin"
Contrast in Arrivals.
There was a notable contrast
between Mr.. Molotov's arrival
and the comings and goings of
the Western ministers. His ar
rival time was not announced in
advance, the crowd on hand to-
meet him represented Commu-
mist officialdom only and he was
swept through heavily guarded
streets to the Soviet embassy
in East Berlin in q procession
of curtained limousines at q
mile-a-minute clip.
Mr.. Dulles. Mr.. Eden. and Mr..
Bidault had received brass band
receptions at Tempelhof airport
yesterday. Today, when they met
at the residence Of the French
High Commissioner in the
French zone, reporters and pho
tographers were on hand to
meet them and were later adj
mitted briefly to the second floor
dining room where the min
listers and their top aides as
sembled at q polished. beige
colored table.
For more than two hours the
| Western three discussed their
plans for negotiating with Mr..
Molotov on the uniflcation Of
Germany and the completion Of
an Austrian independence treaty.