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port them continue to make
it an issue"
In holding out the hope ot
attaining what he called "somt
affirmative fundamental OBJ.
jectives" at the summit con-
ference, Mr.. Nixon said the
Soviet leader has some prob.
lens of his own.
Among these, he said, is "the
demonstration of freedom
which Berlin affords to the
people of East Germany" An
other he mentioned is "the
unceasing restleSSness of the
satellites, and a third the de.
sire of the Soviet people for g
larger share of their limited
production.
Mr.. Nixon also suggested that
Premier Khrushchev might be
concerned by the Chinese Com.
munistS and "the nightmare
which is taking form on his
long common border with
China"
Wouldn't Risk Progress
He also said Mr.. Khrushchey
has seen "the diabolical enor-
nifty" of nuclear weapons. On
the basis of his conversations
with him. Mr.. Nixon said, he
was convinced the Soviet leader
was proud Of what communism
has done in Russia and would
prefer not to risk destruction
Of that progress"
The Vice President listed q
beginning on practical arms
control, laying of groundwork
for settling the Berlin problem
and a demonstration of the
confidence and unity of the
Western alliance as the op-
portunitieS offered the allies al
the summit conference.
On disarmament, Mr.. Nixon
said the allies should concen-
trate on getting agreements
which would reduce the risk OF
war by miscalculation. He saic
this country'S proposal at the
Geneva conference for prior no.
tice Of space vehicle launchingS
is "the kind of step that might
be agreed upon"-an indication
this may be one of the PreSi-
dents proposals at the confer
ence.
AS for Berlin, Mr.. Nixon said
it must be made clear that the
allies will never enter an agree
ment that would jeopardize the
right of the people of Berlin to
choose their own government
Any Communist action threat
ening this, the Vice President
emphasized, will torpedo any
prospects for progress toward
the disarmament and reduction
of tensions which Mr.. Khru-
shchev insists he wants and
which we want Also"
Economic Conservative
In a half-hour question and
answer session with the editors
that ranged over a wide field
Mr.. Nixon described himself as
a conservative in economic
matters because Il believe con-
Servative policies provide the
SureSt and best road to progress
for the great majority of the
American people.
On other subjects, the Vice
President:
/. Said he would develop and
propose his own farm program
if Congress fails to provide any
solution because I'VE must have
a change from what we have
got" He will not disclose his
own program, he added, until
the Republican convention.
2. Agreed with an editor that
I$5 billion-a-year payment on
the national debt is IAN ap-
propriate objective" but one
that may be very unrealistic.
What can be paid on the debt
he added, depends on the inter-
national situation, and "the pri-
mary goal must be the security
of America"
3. The United States must
continue its efforts to aid un-
developed countries of the
world as part of the battle
against communism as an es-
sential part of this country'S
foreign policy. While the
United States must protect its
own industry, Mr.. Nixon said
| it cannot turn away from the
reciprocal trade program.
4. The United States cannot
recognize Red China or agree
to admitting it to the United
Nations as long as she con-
tinues it's lawless" ways.