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the current disarmament nego-
tiations. Mr.. Khrushchev now
is waiting for counter-proposals,
he said.
Wants Cultural Exchange
"Our most radical steps have
been proposed" Mr.. Khrushchev
said. I'VE have made proposals
on disarmament. We suggest
that restrictions on trade be dis
carded. We suggest that the
United States lower the Iron
Curtain and start a widespread
cultural exchange. I find it
difficult to add anything else to
that now. If the United States
were to reciprocate in kind, we
would have great progress"
Replying to a question whether
he sees ANY hope for a dds
armamen0 agreement on the
basis of the current American
approach" Mr.. Khrushchev said:
For the time being I know not
OF the step that the United States
is prepared to take, because Mr..
Stassen has not yet put forth his
proposals. but We are quite pre-
pared to limit ourselves to some
small step. instead of going after
a comprehensive agreement at
once. so that that small step
might lead to something bigger.
We for our part have taken
steps to reduce our armed forces
by l.S million men. We have re-
duced our armed forces in East
ern Germany by some 10000
men. We have given hack to
Finland the base we had in their
country. We have done a great
deal, We believe. to achieve agree
ment on disarmament. But for
the time being we have not seen
a mutual step taken by either the
United States. France or Britain.
We are very sorry about that"
View on Atom Tests
In discussing the question OF
announcing in advance the test
ing of nuclear weapons, Mr..
Khrushchev said:
/ What will that give to man
kind? Nothing! What differ
ence is there whether, as long as
there is an explosion, the air has
been poisoned and the people
of the world will not gain by any
thing If such registrations are
made beforehand?
I'VE prefer a more funda-
mental approach. Let us put an
end to these tests, to these ex-
plosions and some powers
register these explosions not be-
cause they are. so good but be-
cause the nature of their territory
is such that they have to make
these explosions in international
waters. and if they explode their
bombs without previous warm
ing. that might harm the planes
flying over that part of the world
or the ships sailing there, and
that would create a real scandal.
II your territory made 1t possible
for you to explode those tests in
the United States. you would not
warn Of those tests beforehand.
There are people now who
want to avoid the proposal to
put an end to all explosions by
switching it toward these pro-
posals Of registration and warn
ings. I think that is empty talk,
talk to distract the attention Of
the people from the direction
in which their attention should
run. Therefore. our proposal is
to put an end to all these tests,
to abolish hydrogen and atomic
weapons. to limit armed forces.
etc. Let us have the real steps
in that field instead Of empty
polemics, all sorts of verbal ex-
ercises and debates"
Marxist View Of History
Mr.. Khrushchev, who never
before gave a television interview
inside or outside the USSR.
told his American audience the
Soviet Union wants to compete
with the United States. The So
Wet Union would prevail, he said.
because it is "a younger system,
the most healthy system"
If you are acquainted with
history" he said. land know how
one social system was changed
and another system took its
place, you will know that the old
capitalist system in our country
has been replaced by the socialist
system, and / can prophesy that
your grandchildren in America
will live under socialism"
Mr.. Khrushchev refused to.
wear headphones for a stimuli
taneous translation system, and
had the questions whispered in
his ear by an interpreter. But
he responded readily and at
length to all Of them. The pro-