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statement:
The President. of course,
did not mean that the free
dom Of the people of West
Berlin was going to be ahan-
doned or that allied rights
were going to be surrendered
by any unilateral action.
what he was referring was
that he could not now give
in detail the ultimate colution
of the Berlin question. Any
agreement must be acceptable
to the people Of the area, in
GLIDING the most concerned
the people of West Berlin
and the Federal Republic of
Germany"
On other specific questions.
the President said:
/. Mr.. Khrushchev suggested
that "he might find it possible
as friendly gesture" to bring
up with Communist China the
question of releasing five Amer
leans still held prisoner there.
2. The Soviet Premier had
nothing new to offer about dis
armament, but urged close
study of the proposals he made
in his recent speech to the
United Nations.
3. Regarding trade. both the
United States and Russia de-
sire increased trade under
proper conditions" He re-
ferred seekers of details Of the
trade problem to the State De-
partment.
While he could not say
whether there had been any &C
tual melting of the ice" of the
cold war as a result Of the Camp
David talks, Mr.. Eisenhower
said he does think the Soviet
PrPremier and number of
people close to him are aware
that something more reason
able" than the present state of
tension must be achieved.
He said the Soviet leaders
seemed quite aware of some of
the problems that would come
about unless we do melt some
ice
Well in advance of his news
conference. the President, it is
understood. dispatched accounts
of his talks with the Soviet
leader to other Western leaders
Prime Minister Macmillan of
Britain, President de Gaulle of
France and Chancellor Aden-
nauer of West Germany. There
were reports that he might fol-
low up the news conference
with a television broadcast, but
there was no official conflrma-
ton of this plan.
Force Rejected
The communique issued yes
terday after the conference at
the Presidents retreat in Mary
lands Catoctin Mountains gave
official status to statements on
the folly of war repeatedly
made by both leaders. They
agreed, it said. that AL out
standing international ques-
tons should be settled not by
application of force but by
peaceful means through nego-
tiations."
Postponement until spring
of the Presidents return visit
to the Soviet Premier, which
had been planned for later this
fall, was announced in the
Camp David communique.
Mr.. Hagerty said it was "mu-
tually agreed that spring would
be better than the late fall or
winter" for the visit. He
quickly added that "also" new
negotiations are planned on
the Berlin issue.
The implication was that at
least a part of the Presidents
reason for putting of his trip
to Russia was to give plenty
of time to see whether any
worthwhile results flowed from
his Camp David talks with Mr..
Khrushchev - and therefore
whether there would be any
point to meeting him again.
The Camp David communi-
que reported agreement that
"the question Of general dis
armament is the most impor-
tant one facing the world
today" and that both govern
ments will make every effort
to achieve a constructive
solution of this problem.
Aside from these generalities,
Substantial progress, expected
to produce agreements "in the
near future" with respect to
an increase in exchange of per-
sons and ideas between Russia
and the United States. was re-
ported.
Agreement to reopen nego-
tiations for possible settlement
of Russia's World War II Lend
Lease bill was announced sepa-
rately by Andrew H. Berding
Assistant Secretary of State for
, Public Affairs.
: The Lend-Lease negotiations