Evening star., 1960-05-17
SUMMIT
.Khrushchey Insists on Apology
!. AS Price for Resuming Talks
Continued From First Page

where Mr.. Khrushchev had
gone on q motor tour.
Gen. de Gaulle knows my
position" Mr.. Khrushchev said
then. He knows very well that
wo won't attend q conference
aslong as the Americans viii
not give US satisfaction"
"a bit earlier, in a sidewalk
inf1fview, Mr.. Khrushchev said
heswas ready TO return to Mos
COW If his demands were not
accepted.
Laughing as he talked with
I1ewsmen, the Premier said that
unless Mr.. Eisenhower apollo
gized "and admits that Amer
lea made an aggression against
the Soviet people the confer
ence will not start and I will
return home"
Before today's session Of the
three Western leaders Mr..
Eisenhower issued a statement
saying that If Mr.. Khrushchev
accepted the invitation to this
meeting the President would
assume that meant the Soviet
Premier had dropped his de-
maI1ds respecting the plane
incident.
Nesterners Cool Heels
The Big Three cooled their
heels in the session at Elysee
Palace before Mr.. Khrushchev's
Embassy statement made his
stand emphatic.
The Western leaders ad-
joarned after a two-hour ses-
sion.
President Eisenhower was
stern and unsmiling as he left
the Elysee Palace. Mr.. Mac
milan looked grave. -,
A French delegation COM
munique on the meeting took
note of the absence of the
Soviet Premier and said Gen
de Gaulle noted that in these
conditions the scheduled dis
cussions could not take place
A De Gaulle spokesman was
asked if the summit conference
had ended and replied: You
mean it has never started"
May See De Gaulle
Later Sergei KoudravtSey
minister counselor of the So.
Wet Embassy, called at Elyset
Palace. The reason was moi
given but a Soviet delegation
spokesman said Mr.. Khru'
shchev might see Gen. d.
Gaulle later in the day.
Mr.. Eisenhower arranged II
see Gen. de Gaulle tonight.
And the three Western lead,
ers arranged another Western
meeting at the Elysee Palace
tonight.
While he rejected a Big Fou
gathering. Mr.. Khrushchev sal
he was willing to call on 'Gel
de Gaulle.
IF it is true that Gen. d
Gaulle wants to meet with m
I am ready to return to tn
Elysee," he said.
Other Issues Raised
Gen. de Gaulle apparentl
sought to bypass the bite
Soviet-American dispute owe
the spy plane which disrupte
yesterdays first Big Fou
session.
Instead he apparently planne
to try to get discussion starte
on such topics as disarmament
and the German issues.
White House Press Secretar
James c. Hagerty explained t
newsmen that President Eisen
hover had agreed to a secon
meeting because it was to b
held on the issues originally Sc
for discussion at the confer
ence.
A British spokesman said Nj
Eisenhower had made clear h
would not ATTEND any NOR
propaganda sessions-he want
to get down to business 6
Macmillan does"
But Mr.. Khrushchev in
sidewalk interview earlier tt
day was adamant that /
would not participate in sun
NIT conference discussion ur
less Mr.. Eisenhower knuckle
under to his demands concern
ing the spy flights.
May Leave Today
"If Eisenhower recogniz
America committed aggressic
and that the people who con
mitted it should be punished
Mr.. Khrushchev told an in
promptu news conference, "tht
the conference can start.
otherwise we will go home
The Soviet Premier indicat,
he might leave later today
tomorrow.
Mr.. Khrushchev was tnte
viewed as he left the Sow
Embassy for a morning wa
with Foreign Minister Andl
Grofnyko and Marshal Rodi
Malinovsky, the Soviet Defer
Minister. -,t..
In answer to a question
Mr. Khrushchev said he, W
willing to meet alone with n
Eisenhower 'if the Preside
wants to meet me-" But
was considered most unlike
Mr. Eisenhower would go ev
that far after the scathing {
tack Mr.. Khrushchev unleash
on him and American pol
yesterday at what was to hs
been the opening of the SUI
NIT talks.
Airport authorities said