Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
German Views
On Berlin Talks
Awaited Here
Grewe Returning
Tomorrow TO Join
Western PurIeys
By EARL H. VOSS
Star Staff Writer

StAA oNeAA
West German Ambassador
Wilhelm Grewe. one of the key
figures in Western policy
making in the Berlin crisis, re-
turns to Washington tomorrow
without the solid guidance he
sought on his governments at
titude toward negotiations with
the Communists.
The Ambassador is coming
back with enough authority,
however. West German sources
here are informed, to take a
stand in the negotiations
among the Western allies which
will not prevent formation of a
unified position.
1t is already clear that Kon-
rad Adenauer will be returned
as chancellor and he has given
detailed instructions to Ambas-
sador Grewe, informed sources
here said.
French Block Move
Meantime. France has be-
come the lightning rod for cri-
ticiSm about allied delay
in discussing a common Berlin
Germany policy. The French,
known to believe that further
exploration Of Soviet views on
Berlin should at least await
analysis of Premier Khru-
shchev's opening speech at the
Communist Party Congress to-
day, baked at suggestions for
senior-level talks in London.
So ambassadorial-level consul
tations were resumed in Wash
ington yesterday afternoon.
In London, meanwhile, the
British Foreign Office an
nounced Assistant Undersecre-
tary Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh is
standing by to leave for Wash
ington. probably over the week
end, for discussions on Berlin.
Not far beneath the surface
in London. there's a feeling that
the time may come when the
United States and Britain may
have to go it alone in their
dealings with the Kremlin on
Berlin.
French President de Gaulle
cannot be expected to be vested
indefinitely with the right to
veto allied actions and policies, e"
one qualified British source
said, the Associated Press re-
ported. IF he feels the United
States and British Govern
ments are being conciliatory
toward the Russians he should
say so. If he doesn't feel that
then he should cooperate"
United States Ambassador
Llewellyn Thompson was to
have been back in Moscow to-
day to monitor the opening OF
the Communist Party Con-
gress and to prepare for a re-
sumption of the diplomatic ex-
plorations Of Kremlin policy
initiated by Secretary of State
Rusk and President Kennedy in
four meetings with Soviet For
eign Minister Gromyko in New
York and Washington.
Yesterday officials disclosed
Ambassador Thompson was
staying here at least through
this week to participate in
inter-allied talks at the State
Department.
Sought Consensus
Ambassador Grewe report
eddy is bringing back the views
of the leaders of the Christian
Democrats, the Social Demo-
Gratis and the right-wing Free
Democrats.
He sought the broadest pos
Sible consensus among them so
that he could represent a kind
of least common denominator
of German policy in the inter-
allied talks he is expected to
rejoin tomorrow.
The envoy also conferred
with the West German parlia-
ment's foreign affairs commit
tee, presumably seeking its
members views on how far
he could go in representing
West German policy before the
new government is formed.
Ambassador Grewe was be-
lieved to have sought guidance
on three points involved in the
Berlin and German problems:
European security. German
frontiers, and recognition of
East Germany.
The allied working groups
repeatedly have been discuss
ing plans to thin out forces of
East and West in Germany and
create other special-Status
zones.
In the past. West German
governments headed by Chan
cellor Adenauer have objected
to accepting second-class status
in NATO, either in forces or
weapons. At the same time
Adenauer governments have
opposed weakening the NATO
defenses against the Soviet
Union.
West Germany has also OBJ
jected in the past TO having
only Germany inspected in any
pilot project for disarmament.