Evening star., 1961-06-05
KhruShchev Hopeful

KhruShchev Hopeful
Mr.. Khrushchev flew back t,
Moscow today after telling tn
Viennese in a farewell statemen
he hoped his talks with MI
Kennedy would lead to peace
understanding and cooperation
between the United States anC
the Soviet Union.
At Vienna the Soviet leader
stuck to the hard lines of hi.
anti-Western policy. Mr.. Ken
nedy is reported to have tolc
Mr.. KhruShchev emphatically
that if he forces a showdown
over West Berlin, the Western
powers will defend the city.
In today's talks, Mr.. Ken.
nedy and Mr.. Macmillan dis
pensed with all advisers anc
officials for most of their high
strategy session.
It took place in an austere
study in Admiralty House. Out
side, American and British Sc
curity men and London police
men kept a watch on a crowd
which at one time numbered
nearly 5000.
The nub of the Presidents
report to Mr.. Macmillan, dip
lomatS said, amounted to this:
The Vienna exchanges pro-
duced better understanding of
the rival positions-but no firm
agreements beyond a decision
to keep on talking.
To Speak at I PM.
United States television net
works and the Mutual Radio
chain are scheduled to carry
Mr.. Kennedy's report to the
American people tomorrow
night. He will speak from Z
to 1880 pm. (EDT) from the
White House. Wednesday Mr..
Kennedy is to address the
United States Naval Academy
commencement in Annapolis,
Md.
The President had luncheon
with Mr.. Macmillan. Tonight
he is receiving the highest hos
pitalty the nation can offer,
dinner with Queen Elizabeth
II at buckingham Palace.
Guests at the luncheon in
cluded United States Ambas-
sador and Mrs. David Bruce:
the British Foreign Secretary,
Lord Home, and the Countess
of Home; the Chancellor Of
the Exchequer, John Selwyn
Lloyd; the British Ambassador
to Washington, Sir Harold Cac-
cia; the British Ambassador |
designate to Washington, David
Ormsby- Gore, and Prince and
Princess Radziwill.
Before taking off for Wash
ington tonight, Mr.. Kennedy
also became Godfather at the
christening of the daughter of
Princess Radziwill, Mrs. Ken
nedy's sister. The KennedyS
stayed at the Radziwill home
last night, and Mrs. Kennedy
is remaining in London for a
weeks visit with her sister.
Mr.. Macmillan went to Lon
don Airport last night to greet
Mr.. Kennedy as he arrived by
jet with his wife from Vienna.
I'VE had a long and varied
journey, and it is great pleas
ure to come to this ancient |
country" Mr.. Kennedy said on
his arrival.
The beaming young President !
was obviously warmed by the
cheers and waves Of 250,000
Londoners who lined the Is
mile route from the airport.
Mr.. Kennedy is no stranger
to the British. He was con-
stantly in and out of London
while his father, Joseph P.
Kennedy, was Ambassador from
1888 to 1910.
Probable Briefing
The elder Mr.. Kennedy was
assailed then for his iSola-
zionist attitude. He opposed
American intervention unless
the United States itself was
attacked. He also was against
passage of the Lend-Lease Act
designed to provide Britain
with vital supplies.
In advance of today's talks.
diplomats in Vienna and Lon
don said these were likely to
be the highlights of Mr.. Ken
nedy's rundown for Mr.. Nc
MILAN:
Berlin and Germany-No
great crisis seems imminent.
Mr.. Khrushchev still wants a
new status for West Berlin in
the absence of a peace settle
ment for all Germany. Mr.. Ken
nedy himself warned the allies
will resist any Red threats or
thrusts to rob them of their
war-won rights. Another East
West negotiation seems un-
avoidable.
LaoS-There was an exchange
Of new assurances that each
side wants the torn kingdom
neutralized, reunited, independ-
ent, pacified. But Mr.. Kennedy
thinks it's still up to the Reds
to call off the shooting and so
strengthen the cease fire.
Banning nuclear tests and
disarmament-The outlook is
murky. Mr.. Khrushchev favors
combining the two sets of
negotiations which in the past
have been going on in parallel.
He also wants a Communist
neutral-Western directorate of