Evening star., 1955-11-06

change was stated bluntiy by British
Foreign Secretary Harold Macmil-
Ian:
1T Is free passage Of ideas which
we regard as the clue to progress.
-. So long as the Soviet people are
presented with q single officiai view
Of our policies and our action. so
long as news from Moscow is care
fully edited and controlled, so long
as our broadcasts are janmed and
our other means Of conveying our
news and views. our beliefs and our
aspirations 10 the Soviet people are
SO limited as to be almost non-ex-
Istent. our main problem remains.
After last Mondays exchange Of
Views & appeared that the Kremlin
was willing 10 make 3 reasonable
beginning III allowing more Restefn
IDEAS ID pef1etfate the Iron Cur
tain. Here were general points OF
agreenaeIlt IN the proposals Of Mr..
MOlotov, on the one hand. and the
Big Three. on the other:
3 international scientific and
technical exchanges. both In con-
ferences and on an individual basis.
should be expanded.
Q In the words Of the Soviet pro-
posal. exchange Of books. niaga-
zines. newspapers and 50 forth" be-
tween institutions Of scientific
research. libraries, scientific and
cultural associations. social organi-
zations and individuals should be
encouraged.
. Peaceful" trade across the Iron
Curtain should be encouraged,
. international tourism should be
expanded.
. international sports cornpeti-
tions should be increased.
3 .ImmigratiOn" barriers should
be lowered. No doubt Soviet and
Western ideas of the meaning OF
this differ. The State Department
announced it would lift its ban on
American travel to the Soviet Union
and her satellites, hoping that this
would remove Russia's reluctance
TO allow its citizens to 60 abroad.
But the Soviet Union was probably
referring to McCarran-Waiter Act
provisions barring Communist and
ex-Communists.
Big Three Proposals
Because the West has much more
to gain in these exchanges, its pro-
posals were much more specific
than the Kremlin,s, Here are some
Of the actions the Big Three recon-
inended.
/. "All censorship should be pro-
gressively eliminated" !"
2. Information centers should be
opened on Q reciprocal basis.
3. Books. periodicals and news
papers should be put on general
and unimpeded public sale.
4. Exchanges OF government pub
lications should be expanded.
S. The Soviet Union should admit
Western commercial Aims. tCom-
munist movies are already admitted
In the West.1
s. Z sJamming tof foreign broad
casts 81. should be discontinued"
Z. Soviet and Western broadcast
ing networks should exchange half
hour interpretive programs on
world events once q month.
8. Reasonable ruble rates should
be established. 80 that tcurisrn will
be put within the reach Of Western
travellers.
.. Exchanges Of students should
be started.
10. Restrictions on diplomats
travel should be lifted on q recip-
rocal basis.
IL. Direct air transport services
between Soviet and Western cities
should be established. also on q
basis Of reciprocity.
To emphasize its good faith In
promoting peaceful trade. the
United States announced last week
it was withdrawing the require
ments for export licenses on NUM-
Der Of non-strategic goods bound
for the Soviet bloc. This Is ex-
pected to encourage American
exporters who may have been inn
peded BY red tape.
But the Big Three made II clear
that bans on strategic exports
would not be lifted. Moreover they
advanced the opinion that the small
amount Df trade between East and
West was mainly attributable to q
deliberate policy Of the Soviet bloc