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which involve the interests of
the United States. There were
times, he indicated, when crit
ical decisions depended on the
President alone, and in making
these judgments a personal
knowledge of the leader of the
opposition camp was important.
Mr.. Kennedy emphasized his
hope that some improvement
in the prospects Of the con-
ferences now going on in
Geneva on Laos and a nuclear
test treaty might come out of
the talks. In connection with
the latter he declared:
I'VE still have strong hopes
that it will be possible for us
to reach an agreement at
Geneva on a cessation of nu-
clear tests. If we cannot reach
agreement on this subject,
which is relatively easy to
patrol because of the flow of
radiation, how is it going to
be possible for us to set up
the kind of inspection system
for the control IF other weap-
ons which could lead to dis
armament and therefore to
world peace?"
Warns of MiScalculatiOn
Several times in the course
of the news conference the
President stressed his concern
that Mr.. Khrushchev should
not miscalculate the strength
and the determination of the
West in defending its rights in
critical areas uf the world.
Three world wars had come
about because Of such mis-
calculations in past, he said.
Mr.. Kennedy admitted that
if he were in Mr.. Khrushcnev's
place he might well be i'm
pressed by apparent disagree
ments within the Western al
lance and open criticism OF
the American administl alton
at home and abroad. He
hoped, however, that the Rus
sian leader was mot misled by
these signs of democracy
which we understand and
they do not"
The President. who appeared
slightly nervous at the begin
ming of the conference, de-
livered a prepared speech but
he did not throw much new
light on the results of his three
days of talks with the French
President.
In particular, he ducked any
discussion on the subject Of
Berlin, which is known to have
been a major topic ON discus
sion between the two Presidents
and which was metioned later
in their communique. The mat
ter, he said, would of course be
unedr discussion again in Vi
emma and the time was not ap-
propriate for going into details
of the Western position.
Prospects of Neutral Laos
The President summed it up
by saying simply that II think
that neither Gen. de Gaulle nor
would feel it appropriate to
have our rights, statutory
rights, in West Berlin changed
by force or the therat of force" ="
On the question of Laos the
President admitted that the
prospects are not easy of
securing an independent and
neutral Laos as we understand
it," The United States, how
ever, would continue to discuss
the matter and we will stay at
the conference Gin Geneva) as
long as we feel that there is
some hope Of success"
The first and most essential
problem of the Laos conference,
he said, was to provide an
effective mechanism for con-
trolling a cease fire. Other
questions before the conference
raised admittedly difficult
problems, he added.
"But I cannot believe that
anyone would imperil the
peace by failing to recognize
the Importance of reaching an
agreement in this country by
breaking up a conference and
refusing to agree to a cease
fire." Mr.. Kennedy said.
Unchanged on China
Asked what he thought of
the possibility of establishing
normal relations between the