Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-05-18

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TEXT OF SOVIET
STATEMENT
PARIS, May Is APP
FOLLOWING is an unofficial
translation OF the tert OF a
Soviet statement issued last
night on the breakup Of the
summit conference:
Title: Complex Maneuvers of
the Heads of Western Powers
at Paris
AS was proper, following the
preliminary meeting of the
heads of the four big powers
in Paris the day of May II
was to be, as suggested by the
president of the conference. d
day of reflection on the declara
tons made by the heads of
government.
Prof1ting from the occasion
presented, the president of the
Council of Ministers of the
USSR, N. S. Khrushchev, and
marshal of the Soviet Union,
r. Y. MalinovSky. made an ex-
cursion to the village of Pleurs
Sur Marine, situated more than
100 kilometers from Paris.
In this village. during the
years of the First World War,
was stationed a Russian mill
tary unit in which r. Malinov-
sky served as a soldier. He
participated at the side of the
French in battles for France
and shed his blood on the soil
Of France during the fight
against the common enemy
German militarism.
Word Of Meeting Received
While N. S. Khrushchev and
R. Y. Malinovsky found them
selves in the village of Pleurs
Sur Marine conversing in a
friendly manner with some
peasants who recalled the days
Of the common struggle, news
was received from Paris
through policemen and news
men that a meeting of the
heads of government Of the
four powers had been fixed for
1900 hours at the Elysee Palace.
On his return to Paris, a
letter from President de Gaulle
was delivered to N. S. Khru-
shchev confirming his intention
to hold such a meeting. How
ever. it was not clear. in the
letter. whether it meant a new
preliminary conference follow
ing the day of reflection. or
had in view an effort to con-
woke unilaterally the confer
ence at the summit. N. S.
Khrushchev asked the French
delegation to define the char
acter of the proposed confer
ence, and that demand was
transmitted Immediately by
telephone.
No response came to that re-
quest. During this time the
heads of the three Western
powers arrived at the Elysee
Palace. Not having received
the response to his demand,
N. S. Khrushchev addressed to
President de Gaulle the fol-
lowing letter:
m. lie President, referring to
your letter of May II of this
year, addressed to me, the fol-
lowing question appeared, to
which this letter gave no an
swer. In your letter it was not
stated whether it was intended
to bring together the chiefs of
state of France, the USSR,
Great Britain and the United
States for a preliminary con-
ference having for its aim to
clarity whether conditions ex-
listed permitting the beginning
of the summit conference, or
whether it amounted to the be-
ginning of the work of the
conference of the summit itself.
Demands Renewal
LAS I had said already yester-
day in my capacity as chief of
the government of the USSR. l
am ready to take part in the
conference at the summit if the
government of the United
States eliminates the obstacle
which prevents my participant
ing. That obstacle would be
eliminated if the President of
the united states announced
that the Government of the
United States condemned the
provocative actions of Ameri-
can aviation directed against
the Soviet Union, expressed re-
grets on the subject of its &C
tons, took measures to punish
the guilty. and gave assurance
that in the future such actions
with regard to the Soviet Union
would not be tolerated. 1t goes
without saying that I am ready
as was communicated to the
director of your cabinet, to take
part in the meeting if it is of
a preliminary character.
Respectfully,
N. KHRUSHCHEV."
In response to that letter,
President de Gaulle, after the
unilateral conference of the
three chiefs of Western powers
who met at the Elysee Palace,
sent a response saying:
"1n response to questions