Evening star., 1955-09-09

MOSCOW, Sept. 9 tPl.-A
: partial teEt OF West German
Chancellor Adenduer's Sre-
marks at the opening of talks
NTH the SoUiet Union:
I should like first to fulfill a
pleasant duty Of the guest by
expressing to you on my own
behalf and on behalf of my dele
cation, sincere thanks for the
invitation extended to us by you
and for all the hospitality with
which you received us here. +.
There are many things for
which your government and
mine bear q responsibility. things
which are of vital Importance
not only for the fate Of our own
nations but also for the
situation in the world generally.
In such q situation there Is but
one attitude with which these
talks can be begun ands con-
Quoted. that is an attitude of
unreserved frankness. !.
Though it can be only a begin
rling-I hope the beginning of a
fruitful and lasting exchange
let US yet try to go at once down
to the root Of things.
Striving for Peace
The supreme value which all
Germans are striving to preserve
is peace. We know only too well
how much. in particular. the
Soviet and the German peoples
suffered from the last war and I
therefore believe / shall meet
with understanding when / say
that the horrors of destruction
wrought by modern war.
have left a deep mark on every
thing. Moreover. it is known
In Germany, too, that scientific
and chronological progress ach-
ieved since the war in the field Of
atomic fission and related
spheres. has placed into the
hands Of man means of destruc-
tion. the thought of which fills
US with dread. Lastly. every
body in Germany is aware of
the fact that the geographical
position Of our country would
expose us to particular dangers
In the case Of an armed conflict.
For this reason you win not
find anybody in Germany !.
who even remotely entertains
the idea that any Of the great
political problems awaiting a
solution could be solved by
means of war.
New means for the settlement
of differences and conflicts must
be found-means based on q
feeling of international solidar-
ity and on international CO.
operation. This is the nohlest
task statesmen of our time have
to achieve. May ] remind
you that the Federal Republic
has bound itself by an explicit
declaration to renounce the use
OF force. May I remind you
further that the Federal Repub-
Lie. in the defensive treaties
concluded by it voluntarily re-
nounced the production Of
atomic, biological and chemical
weapons.
Must Safeguard Peace
But peace. If it is to bring
Its full benefits, must not be
jeopardized. It must be safe
guarded. 1t is a tragedy Of the
world situation which we are
facing that we. with our newly
formed body polite, were placed
IN world which is characterized
by the great problems arising
from East and West relation
ship. If, in such a situation. we
established links with a major
organization of state, above all
by forming the Western Euro
pean Union and by acceding to
the North Atlantic Treaty we
were exclusively guided by the
wish TO strengthen peace.
The treaty establishing
the Western European Union in
cludeS clauses which provide so
effective sanctions against ag-
gressive tendencies that prac-
tically such tendencies are COM
pletely excluded. / consider
these clauses as OF such impor-
tance that some years ago al
ready pointed out that elements
OF security system existed here
which might suitably be extended
and applied TO more compre-
hensive relationships and thus
might well contribute to the
building up Of q large security
system.
What I have in mind is above
all the announcement of the use
of force / mentioned before. the
forfeiture Of treaty rights by an
aggressor, and obligation to rem
der assistance to the attacked
party, but also limitations OF
ornaments and their control
such as we have subjected our
selves to under that treaty.
Whenever the conditions will
have been fulfilled under which
the security system spanning the
gap between East and West can