Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
Bu|ganin Offers
Trade to Britain
Sees Gains
In Eust-West
Relations

LONDON. April 20 (4).-Soviet
Premier Bulganin went to the
ancient heart of Britain's COM
mercial life-the City of London
to-day offering prospects Of
world peace and trade with q
huge Communist market.
Marshal Bulganin and the
Soviet Communist Party boss,
Nikita Khrushchev, were fresh
from two hours of blunt face-to-
face talks at 10 Downing Street
with Prime Minister Eden,
largely on the explosive Middle
East. There we're indications
the talks were getting down TO
tough bargaining on major world
issues.
At Mansion House, official
residence of the Lord Mayor Of
the old City of London. Marshal
Bulganin told his hosts he eX-
pected a gradual, step by step
improvement in East-West rela-
tons.
He then extended the prospect
of trade with a huge Commu-
mist market.
Hopes for Success
1--WE have also come here"
Marshal Bulganin said ito de-
velop as widely as possible COM
mercial relations between us.
Therefore, as you can see. the
tasks we are facing are not
easy. But it is our hope that
they will be achieved"
Among the tasks, he said.
would be to establish contact
with Britain's political leaders
looking toward mutual under
standing and the development Of
cooperation IN 1.-The economic,
cultural. scientific and technical
fields"
After the luncheon the two
Soviet leaders were whisked back
to Downing street. They left the
morning session with Sir An
thony In a solemn mood. minus
the usual gestures to the crowd.
The impression grew that the
To-day Soviet tour - now in its
third day - was settling down
into a duel of wits. with Sir
Anthony intent on keeping So
Wet noses to the grindstone on
East-WeSt world problems. He
seemed determined to avoid any
propaganda fanfare.
Annoyed at Goodness
This Interpretation has been
bolstered among observers by the
tone of Moscow radio, which
seemed to express general Soviet
annoyance at the rather cool re-
ception given the two leaders in
London.
Marshal Bulganin, speaking in
reply to toasts at the luncheon,
indicated he expected no spec
tacular. overnight developments
that would end world tension.
of course. he said, mot every
thing is done at once An appro-
pirate Russian saying is that
Moscow was not built in a day."
He added:
I'VE believe an Improvement
of relations between US, Develop
ment of our ties and contacts,
will be achieved gradually, step
by step.
But it is our hope that our
visit to Britain will lay a good
foundation for friendship and
cooperation between Britain
and the Soviet Union. based on
! the great principle of peaceful
coexistence.
New Approach Used
This seemed to follow the idea
Of a reasonable live-and -let-live
approach adopted BY Mr.. Khru-
shchev in a Soviet Embassy
luncheon talk yesterday. He
forthrightly admitted there could
be no real winner in an atomic
war. This was startling
change in the party line which
has been that capitalism-not
communicative would be crushed
in global outbreak. And the
switch was not concealed from
the Soviet people. Moscow radio
carried the full speech.
War offers no solution to
East-West difficulties, Mr.. Khru-
shchev said. There is only one
way out, peaceful coexistence."