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slipped and called it reciprocal
intelligence" but quickly cor
rected himself.
The heart" Of the test ban
tissue remains mutual inspec-
ton and verification, the Presi-
dent reaffirmed.
BY accepting a limitation on
his own authority to commit
the United States to a small
test moratorium beyond expira-
tion of his term January
20, however, Mr.. Eisenhower
seemed to be narrowing greatly
the extent of the Western con-
cession to the Soviet Union.
Time Factor Acknowledged
He acknowledged it would
take some time-a reporter sug-
gested two years-to set up. the
1s0-station7 control system tc
police the test suspension
treaty. One has to make some
concessions, he declared, as to
stopping tests until one is sure
the inspection system is work.
ing. But one must put in every
safeguard so there cannot bs
"dilatory tactics," Mr.. Eisen-
hover cautioned.
A four or five year period
for a SMALLEST moratorium
such as the Soviet Union sug.
gested, would be lust excess
sive," Mr.. Eisenhower as
serted.
The President and the Prime
Minister came home from Camp
David this morning with the
hope they can have a test-ban
treaty with the Soviet Union
ready for signature by the time
Mr.. Eisenhower goes to Moscow
in June.
End 2-Day Talks
They ended two days of pri-
vate talks at the Catoctin
Mountain retreat this morning
after agreeing yesterday on a
counterproposal to the latest
Soviet call for a two-part sus-
pension Of all fuclear-weapons
tests.
The United States and Brit
ain would voluntarily proclaim
q Short-term moratorium on
small underground shots which
science cannot yet effectively
detect, the two Western leaders
announced, If the Soviet Union
accepts a treaty banning all
other nuclear tests with ade-
quate inspection and a Joint
research program to improve
detection.
Reverse Field on Reds
BY setting these prerequisites
for acceptance of the small
test moratorium, the President
and the Prime Minister we're
reversing the field on Soviet
Premier Khrushchev.
They would risk for a short
period the possibility Kremlin
scientists could rig a sneak pro-
gram Of nuclear weapons de-
velopment underground If Mos
COW would In turn risk foreign
invasion Of its closed society
for inspection.
Chances did not appear good
that the Soviet Union would
a accept the Anglo-American
counteroffer.
The West wants 2l on-site
inspections per year in the So
Wet Union to check on suspi-
cious underground disturbances
that cannot be definitely iden-
tined as earthquakes.
In addition. the President and
Prime Minister are reported to
be seeking additional on-site
inspections to look into uniden-
tif1ed shocks below the thresh-
old. The minimum additional
number is a secret.
So far the Soviet Union has
indicated it would accept no
more than four or five inspec-
tions per year.
Five UnresOlved Issues
In their joint statement yes
terday. Mr.. Eisenhower and
Mr.. Macmillan alluded to five
important unresolved issues be-
for the three-power negotia-
tions in Geneva. American
hope that all these problems
could be settled within 80 days
is the basis of the calculation
that a treaty could be ready
for signature by June, when
the President goes to Moscow.
The five unresolved problems
are:
l. AN adequate quota of on
site inSpections.s The Presi-
dent, Prime Minister and Pre-
mier Khrushchev may have to
make the final decision on this
at the Paris summit meeting