Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-28
Following is the tert OF
telepiSion address yesterday!

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Good evening, American
friends. I am glad of this OPP
portunity to speak to you be-
fore my departure for home.
We liked your beautiful cities
and wonderful roads, but most
of all your amiable and kind
hearted people. Let my words
not be taken as the customary
gesture of courtesy and re-
spect Of a guest to his host.
People who have been to the
Soviet Union have no doubt
spoken of the very good feel
ings entertained for you by the
Soviet people and of their wish
to live in peace and friendship
with you. I will now take back
with me the conviction that
you entertain similar feelings
for the Soviet people. / shall
tell the Soviet people of this.
I had very pleasant talks
with President Eisenhower and
in all the questions touched
upon in these conversations we
found common understanding
on many points, both regard
ing the evaluation of the sit
uation and the need to improve
relations between our coun-
tries.
You will realize that it is
not so easy to overcome old
prejudices accumulated over
the many years of cold war.
Consider how many speeches
were made that did not pro-
mote the improvement of re-
lationS, but on the contrary
aggravated them. 1t is impos-
sible, therefore, to count on a
sudden change in the situation.
The process of improving re-
lations between our countries
will require great effort and
patience and first and fore
most the desire of both sides
to create such conditions as
will further the transition of
the present state of tension in
to normal relations and then
into friendship in the interest
of consolidating worldwide
peace.
The Soviet Union, whose gov
eminent and people I represent.
is guided by the interests Of
consolidating peace and friend
ship among nations. We have
always exerted all efforts to
eliminate the "cold war" to i'm
prove relations between our
countries.
I have no doubts whatsoever
that the President sincerely de-
sires an improvement of rela-
tons between our countries. It
seems to me that the United
States President is in a more
difficult situation than I am.
Evidently. those forces in the
United States which hinder the
improvement of relations be-
tween our countries and an in
ternational entente are still in
fluential.
And this cannot fail to be
taken into account. / do be-
lieve, however, that common
sense will. in the final analysis,
dictate the correct line in solv-
ing international issues. This
one and only correct direc-
ton lies through the elimina-
ton of the cold war" and the
consolidation of world peace.
The elimination Of interna-
tional tension depends. how
ever, not only upon the efforts
Of two states. 1t requires the
desire and efforts of all states.
There can be no stability or
tranquility in the world so long
as the two strongest powers are
not on good terms with each
other.
Imagine the following pic
ture. Two neighbors live side
by side. Each of them doesn't
like the routine and way of life
in the others house. So they
build up a fence and, with their
households, abuse each other
night and day. Is it a happy
life such neighbors live? Any
one will say that it isn't. Soon
er or later things can come to
blows.
However. bad neighbours still