Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-12
Red BOssSure
Summit Talks
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MOSCOW. May II CAP).--
Soviet Premier Khrushchev says
an East-west summit confer
ence Is expected even II there
is no great progress in settling
cold-war issues at the Geneva
foreign ministers conference.
The Russian leader told a
rally at Kiev yesterday that
whether there are positive re-
suits at Geneva or not a meet
ing Of the Big Four heads Of
government apparently viii
take place. His remarks were
distributed today by the ofiicial
news agency Tass and broad
cost by Moscow Radio.
MIR. Khrushehev said Prime
Minister Macmillan has be-
come an advocate Of a meeting
of the heads Of government
while according TO the In
formation which we have. Mr..
Eisenhower, too. is inclined to
take the view that such q
meeting is necessary"
The Soviet Premier told the
rally that President de Gaulle
tof France. we have been In
formed. is also arriving at the
conclusion that q summit
meeting. at which a number
Of urgent problems could be
solved, would be expedient."
Want Room to Maneuver
According to Mr.. Khru-.
shchev. Western leaders have
expressed themselves on this
question cautiously because
each one OF them wishes 70
keep room to maneuver.
"Of course" Mr.. Khru-
shchev said. mot all questions
can be solved at a single
meeting. We want to solve
all controversial or unsolved
problems without war"
Dealing specifically with the
current foreign ministers con-
ference. which opened yester-
day, Tass reported that Mr..
Khrushchev declared:
I'VE have prepared every
thing so that (Soviet) minister
for foreign affairs (AndreD
Gromyko could achieve positive
results in Geneva.
"The peoples are waiting for
q thaw. They are waiting for
q relaxation of international
tension.
Geneva First Step
1.-THE conference of ministers
win be a first step in this
matter. I think through joint
efforts we shall achieve an
Improvement in the situation.
If the conference Of minis
tiers does not yield great posi-
tive results, meeting of the
heads Of government is ex-
pected as the next STEP"
President Eisenhower has
said in the past he does not see
much point in a summit con-
ference unless progress is made
at a lower level first. Similar
statements have been made by
other Western leaders.
When asked at his news con-
ference last Wednesday how
much progress he thought was
necessary at Geneva to assure
a summit conference, Mr.. Ell
senhower said that eff
there is anything that gives
enlarged hope for decreasing
tensions in the world, then I
think a summit meeting would
become almost foregone
conclusion"
Mr.. KhruShchev claimed that
throughout the world more and
more people are convinced the !
Soviet Union is working for
peace. He went on:
"And If we are spending
money on ornaments it is OBJ
vious to everyone that we are
compelled to do so because inn
perialiSt states surround us
with their military and rocket
bases, and threaten us with
their weapons"
Halls Red Equipment
The Russian leader boosted
Soviet technicians have "cre-
ated splendid military equip
ment."
I'VE have good rockets and
in the necessary quantity" he
asserted.
yet we see we are not very
much in need of them. Maybe
before long we shall begin to
reduce production Of rockets"
It is the "surging growth"
of Russia'S economy Of which
Western powers are particularly
afraid, Mr.. Khrushchev said.
yet they are incapable of
arresting our forward move
ment.
This is what we say to
lovers of military adventure: