Evening star., 1955-10-31
j. S. Ends Restriction
On Travel to Russia
Dulles Asks
Reds to Lift
Barrier, 90

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GENEVA, oct. 81 tE9. Score
Itary OF State Dulles arlncunced
THE United States Is acting today
Ito eliminate passport restrictions
for Americans travelling in the
Soviet Union and Eastern Eu-
rope. He urged Russia also to
lower barriers in the knowledge
that Russians and Americans
never fought each other and
have q solid basis for good viii.
Mr.. Dulles, British Foreign
Secretary Harold Macmillan and
French Foreign Minister An-
tome Pinay made o concerted
plea TO Soviet Foreign Minister
Nv. M. Moiotov in the Big Four
session to help break down har-
lrfers between East and West.
Mr.. Dulles specifically noted
that free exchanges are now
blocked by Russia's "all-enibrac-
ling censorship Of press and
radio" and by the jan1ming Of
broadcasts such as the Voice Of
America.
Passports to BE Valid
To show willingness on the part
lof the West to make some con-
tcrete moves to break down the
walls, Mr.. Dulles said the United
States is acting today on pass
lport restrictions.
Hereafter. American passports
Twin be valid for the Soviet Union
land all the countries Of Eastern
Europe with which the United
States maintains relations, 2 MIR.
dulles told the conference.
| These restrictions were ORE
Iginally imposed due to lack of
adequate protection afforded to
American citizens In the Soviet
bloc countries" the Secretary
Explained.
Directing his remarks to the
Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr..
Dulles asserted that Americans
Fare naturally . friendly people
who like TO know and % known.
/. We have long wAnted 70
learn about the Soviet Union
land We have hoped that they
would come 10 know Us. There
Eis : solid basis for gocd win be-
tween us. It Is q fact Of history
which should be remembered
now that our peoples have never
fought each other"
win Allow Magazine
i Specifically. MIR. Dulles said
the United States Government ii
ready to permit an ofiicial 30.
WET magazine to circulate Ii the
United States. He added he
would like to advance proposals.
flor distribution of American
films in the Soviet Union ana
for reciprocal establishments Of
information centers In Moscow
land Washington.
/ On free travel, he suggested
THAT the Soviets grant Western
lairlines the right to land In Mos-
,lcow In exchange for use Of New
i York's international airport ct
Idlewild by Russian planes.
! Earlier MFR. Macmillan said
that he would introduce propos-
'Ials later to step up freer move
.Iment between East and West
/ through direct air links with
I Moscow. Western airlines have
been trying for years to get land
ling rights in the Soviet capital.
Only Finnish airline has been
granted this right. and that only
recently.
4 Mr.. Macmillan also appealed
for free passage Of ideas between
East and West. He said the revo-
Ilutionary reasons for the restric-
ltions now perhaps are outdated.
4 Both sides were reported. hope
Iful that some progress could be
made toward removing East
west barriers. The task Of
working out details was to be
turned over to a committee Of
experts with instructions to re-
port their recommendations be-
fore the conference ends In about
three weeks.
| Dulles to See Franco
MIR. Dulles will fiy to Madrid
tomorrow for talks with Spain's
lGeneralissimo Francisco Franco
land five days later will go to
meet Yugoslav President Tito at
his Adriatic retreat on the island
lof Brioni.
/ The trip to Spain will be made
while the conference here is in
lone-day recess because Of French
observance of All Saints Day,
Ia religious holiday. No formal
lagenda was set for the Madrid
talks.
The trip was seen chiefly as .
]good will gesture toward Spain
where the United States is build
ing air and naval bases under q
mutual aid pact.