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that are considered negotiable
with Russia, it is understood
they include the possibility of
increasing working relationships
between West Germany and
Communist East Germany,
questions of operation of the
Berlin supply lines across East
Germany and problems involved
in the links between West Ber-
lin and West Germany.
The Kennedy Adenauer
formula goes now for NATO
clearing procedures that will
stretch into mid December.
French President de Gaulle is
expected to discuss it with Brit
ish Prime Minister Macmillan
this week end. Mr.. Adenauer
will elaborate on it when he
sees Gen. de Gaulle in Paris
next Thursday and seeks
French support for resumption
of exploratory talks with Rus
sia in Moscow.
Foreign Ministers Of Britain,
France, West Germany and the
United States will pass on the
formula when they meet in
Paris. probably December II
and Il.
The 15-nation NATO min
isterial conference is expected
to put it's final stamp of APP
proval on a Western negotiat-
ing position in its December
1915 meetings in Paris.
Moscow Talks Later
Only after that, Mr.. Kennedy
and Mr.. Adenauer have agreed,
should the United States am
bassador in Moscow, Llewellyn
Thompson, resume his talks
with the Soviet Foreign Minis
try in Moscow, seeking a basis
for East-West negotiation on
Berlin.
If the Russian response ap-
pears favorable, Western sources
anticipate an East-West foreign
ministers meeting in Geneva
early next year.
But it Is by no means certain
that Russia will agree to shelvc
discussion of a peace treaty for
Germany, which Premier Khru-
shchev has made fundamental
point in his German policy.
A lengthy communique on the
Kennedy Adenauer consulta-
tions contained this statement
on Berlin:
The President and the
Chancellor reaffirmed their
clear determination to insure
the continuance of a free and
vigorous life for the population
OF Berlin. They are in accord on
the basic elements which will
permit a peaceful resolution of
this crisis through negotiation
if there is reasonableneSs on the
part of the Soviet Union.
They agreed on the measures
which should be taken in pur-
suing this objective in a man
mare consistent with the legiti-
mate interests of all parties
concerned. At the same time
they also agreed on the neces-
Sity for maintaining and in
crasing the ability of the NATO
alliance to cope with any mill
tary developments"
/ Minister Stresses Firmness
/ West German Foreign Min
lister Schroeder, in an earlier
speech at the National Press
Club yesterday, emphasized
Western firmneSS in standing
by occupation rights in Berlin.
Il do think that it would be
dangerous to renounce the
rights vested in the allies as a
result of the military occupa-
ton of Germany and to replace
them by an arrangement under
which the Western powers
rights would be based on an
agreement with the Soviet
Union" he said in a carefully
worded passage.
Such substitution of orig
mary rights by negotiated
rights would turn out to be
deterioration in the Western
position. After our discussions
in Washington, I think I can
say that the United States
Government shares this view"
This was taken at first to
mean Mr.. Kennedy rejected
British proposals for seeking a
new agreement spelling out
Western rights in Berlin.
Mr.. Schroeder, in answering
a question later, said however.
he thought it possible to i'm
prove the Western position in
Berlin in negotiations with the
Soviet Union.
The communique made no
mention of the Communist
built wall dividing Berlin. This
was understood to be an Ade-
nauer concession to the Amer
ican view that the wall is de-
plorable but something the
West can do little about with
out provoking a war.
Mr. Schroeder declared at
the Press Club. however, that
his government plans to con-
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