Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-18

agreed to give the Red zone of
and halve the yearly bill for SUI
The new economic agreeme
final negotiation, in effect ties
closer to Moscow.
The new aid also appeared
designed to meet widespread
East German grumbling which
has aroused Red fears of a
workers uprising similar to
that in Poznan, Poland, June
%. The official East German
news agency Adm said Russia
would ship several billion
marks worth of additional
goods, making possible a boost
in living standards.)
The Soviet and East German
delegations toasted their work al
a Kremlin banquet at which
Communist Party Boss Nikita S
Khrushchev ridiculed Western
democracy as a sham. The picked
audience laughed heartily.
The imperialistS could moi
strange us in 1917 and 1918
when we stood alone. How car
they do it now?" the Soviet Com
munist chief demanded.
Unity Talks Urged
A joint declaration of the two
Communist regimes said both
would welcome a united Ger
many but that the only way to
bring together the split country
lis by means of talks and agree
ment between the governments
Of both German states"
West Germany has insisted on
free elections and refused to
bargain directly with the neigh
boring Communist regime. In
Bonn, Chancellor Konrad AIDE
nauer'S government let it be
known it would also reject the
new unification proposal.
The joint statement called on
Britain, France and the United
States to reduce their garrisonS
in West Germany with a view
OF ultimately recalling all the
foreign troops" from the divided
nation.
1t said West German plans to
conscript troops for the NATC
defense forces is a bar to re-
uniflcation.
Six Major Points
The new Soviet-EaSt German
agreement provides:
/. East Germany will receive
during 1957-60 big additional re-
sources for the development Of
her national economy"
2. Both countries will increase
exchanges Of machinery. equip
ment and "other products ano
materials" No figures were
given.
3. The Soviets will grant the
East Germans more hard cur
rency for purchase of essen
tial goods" from the West.
4. Beginning Jan. l, the bill tt
East Germany for maintenance
of Soviet troops is to be cut from
one billion 900 million East
marks to 800 million annually
The East Germans say the new
figure amounts to $47l2 million
on the open market exchange.)
5. The Soviet Union will pro-
vide blueprints, equipment AND
material for a 100000 kilowatt
atomic power station in East
Germany.
6. The two regimes will ex-
pand exchange of scientific and
technical information and stu
dents and will take other
measures leading to the fruitful
development of scientific ano
chronological progress in both
states"
The statement said the re-
duction in the Red Army main
tenance bill was made possible
by the recent withdrawal Of
Soviet occupation troops from
Germany. (The Russians pre-
viously announced they were
pulling $4,000 men out of Ger
many; the East German news
agency said the present Soviet
garrison numbers 400,000D
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bull
ganin and East German Premier
otto Grotewohl signed the docu.
ment in the marble room Of the
Grand Kremlin Palace. Mr.
Grotewohl and his delegation
left for home today.
The reception after the signing
ceremony was attended by Soyiet
officials and representatives o.
satellite and neutral embassies
Mr.. Khrushchev in his As
minute TRADE asserted that west
ern democracy's freedom wa
only for monopoly capitalists t.
plumber workers land shear then
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