Evening star., 1961-08-04
MOSCOW
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Of constructive joint actor
with the USSR in the matter
of a German peace treaty"
The note, which was signed
personally yesterday by Mr.
Khrushchev. recalled that the
German problem was up fol
discussion at the Inflated sum-
nit conference in Paris May Is
1860.
The conference could not
take place, it said, "as result
of the provocative action o.
the former Government of the
U. S. A. toward the Soviet
Union"
This referred to the incident
of the U-2 reconnaissance
plane of United States Pilot
Francis Gary Powers which wa'
shot down over the Soviet
Union on May /, 1860.
The note continued:
But the Soviet government
taking particular account ot
the fact of a change in the
Government of the United
States, never considered the
idea of a discussion of the prob.
lem of a peaceful settlement
with Germany as dead issue
The Soviet government de-
clares anew that it is ready fol
negotiations which have al
their goal the conclusion Of
German peace treaty"
The Soviet note said, how
ever, that the American reply
gives rise to serious doubt as
to whether the United States
Government strives for such
talks"
Argumentative Tone
Rather, it said, the American
Government apparently "pre-
fers to put off definitely g
peace settlement for Germany
The tone was far more argu.
mentative than threatening
To American insistence that 6
separate peace treaty with East
Germany would have no basis
in law, the Russians replied
that the United States hac
made separate treaties for re-
armament of West Germany
and had even made a peace
treaty with japan without
Russian approval.
The note, however, attacked
bitterly the rearmament OF
West Germany within the
NATO accord, and blamed the
Western powers for the worsen-
ing of relations with Russia
after 1949.
It omitted any mention Of
the Western complaint thai
Russia kept its army intact
after the war while the West
ern allies demohilized. Nor did
it mention the launching of the
North Korean attack in 1850
the aggression which precip-
itated a massive rearming OF
Western nations and the build
ing of emergency air bases
around the Soviet perimeter.
Sideline Role Seen
Attacking West German re-
armament, the note said:
Before the eyes of every one
Western Germany is being
turned into a hearth of wal
danger in Europe. Here a reg
ular army has arisen headed
by former Hitlerite generals
and officers e.
"The West German military
clique is straining to possess
weapons of mass destruction
The BundeSwehr is being
created and trained as an army
destined for conducting rocket
nuclear war"
Actually the government oi
the Federal German Republic
stands forth in Europe as the
most jealous leader of the pol
icy of from a position ot
strength and herald of the
cold war
Nov it is already prepared
to take matters to the brink
but in such way that West
Germany, for the time being
remains on the Sideline. Il
would please it most of all il
the United States were to de.
fend the interests of the Bonr
revanchists' (revenge seekers)
to the last American soldier"
The note to the United States
reiterated the Soviet line thai
the question of German unfit.
cation was solely a problem fol
the East and West Germans tt
settle.
THE four powers canno
change anything in the situa
tion which has developed" tn,
document said. Even if the,
reached agreement amonI
themselves on an arrangement
for German reunification &C