Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-26


accept any Soviet deadline for
lem In the foreign ministers ne
Mr.. Herter flew here for a
Geneva conference and dedi-
Gated a street named for his
predecessor. the late John Fos-
ter Dulles. The visit was aimed
at bucking up the morale OF
West Berlin's ga million citi-
gems, who have begun to worry
about what is going to happen
in the Geneva negotiations that
have been dragging on for eight
weeks.
In a ceremony Of signing
the golden visitors book at
West Berlin City Hall Mr.. Her
ter said:
Troops Held Necessary
81 know that the people Of
West Berlin regard our troops.
and those of France and the
United Kingdom, as defenders
of their freedom. I know that
the presence Of these troops,
which will be preserved. is in
dispensable to the continuance
Of that freedom"
Declaring that Western rights
in Berlin cannot be terminated
by action of the Soviet Union
alone, Mr.. Herter added that
I'VE have not accepted and will
not accept any deadline on
them"
Freedom" he added, "is
a precious thing. 1t includes
the right Of free speech so es-
sential to the function Of demo-
cracy. That right, as well as
all other fundamental rights
and liberties must and will be
preserved. I assure Berliners
that the United States will not
forget its responsibilities to-
ward Berlin in this or any
other respect"
Reds Set DeadlineS
The Soviet Union originally
proposed six months. then a
year and finally Is months
as a limit for negotiations on
Berlin. In the Geneva negotia-
lions the West has rejected pro-
posals having the character Of
ultimatums. Soviet Deputy For
eign Minister Andrei A. Gro
myko finally said an 18-month
interim agreement could be
followed by further negotia-
tons.
Other Soviet proposals have
called for a curb on anti
Communist propaganda and
sabotage which the Russians
say comes from West Berlin.
The West has indicated It'll
might give some ground on
these issues to reach a settle
ment. This has worried West
Berliners, who have feared
their freedom might be lost.
West Berlin Mayor Willy
Brandt, who also spoke at the
ceremony alluded to these
fears.
Berliners Indignant
Assuring Mr.. Herter that
Zone can rely on the inhabi-
tants of this city," he said
nevertheless there is some
concern, some impotence and
even. here and there. indigna-
ton"
There was concern. he said,
that the Communists are not
fully aware that they run a
terrible risk if they carry
things to extremes" impa-
thence because Germany is Still
divided IA years after the war
with no indication of how the
split may be bridged, and in
dignation that the Reds con-
slider Berlin's people mo better
than the men on a chess
board"
Mr.. Herter. pointing out
that the Geneva conference
enters its ninth week on Mon
day, said the West would be
patient in seeking a negotiated
settlement.
Dulles Alice Named
1--WE do not underestimate
the gravity of the task, nor will
we, out of impotence, agree to
an arrangement which is in
consistent" with Western OBJ
LEGATIONS to West Berlin.
After his City Hall speech,
MIR. Herter drove to Tiergarten
Park where he spoke at the
ceremony of remaining Zelten
alice the John Foster Dulles
alice.
| The street is a short curv-
ing boulevard in front of West
Berlin's modernistic auditori-
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