Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-02


On the basis Of better de-
lection techniques proved out
in the last 10 months of I'M
foreground tests in Nevada. the
President indicated. the United
States is now prepared to re-
duce three Of its inspection de-
mands:
/. Fewer than 19 control
posts on Soviet territory might
now be acceptable.
2. Fewer than IL to 20 on
site inspections yearly, to YER
lily that underground disturb
anceS are not sneak nuclear
tests, might be considered suf-
ficient.
8. The degree Of interna-
tional participation in control
post surveillance inside the So
Wet Union might be reduced.
National" Designation Possible
Up to now the West has asked
that two-thirds of the operat-
ing personnel at control posts
be foreign nationals, among
them the control-post chief.
President Kennedy indicated
yesterday he might be willing
to reduce the proportion of in
ternational inspectors at each
post at least to the point that
the stations could be called
national" instead of "interna-
tional" control posts, as in the
past.
Whether he intended that
day-to-day operation Of the
control posts could be passed
to home country administra-
tors was left unclear.
White House officials de-
clined to amplify the Presi-
dents meaning and other Of
fetal sources said they were
uncertain what he had meant
i Permitting the Soviet Union
to administer control posts on
its own territory would be q
significant departure from past
American policy.
Cites New Techniques
In a prepared statement al
the opening of his news con-
ference, the President con-
firmed unofficial reports that
important, new technical as
SeSSmentS" of test = detection
techniqueS give promise that
we can work towards an inter-
nationally supervised system
of detection and vertificatior
for underground testing which
will be simpler and more eco
nomical" than the system the
United States proposed in itS
treaty of April 1861.
The phrase internationally
supervised system" indicated
: something less than full in.
: ternational participation a.
previously meant by the phrase
international control"
Later the President said thu
United States seeks a system
under which national contro
posts should be international.
ly monitored or supervised"
Calls Language Precise
Asked later If this meant the
, United States could now for.
go international control posts
the President replied:
. mo. I think the language
used was carefully chosen, anc
it is precise. Mr.. (Arthur) Dear
Omitted States negotiator al
the test-ban negotiations II
Geneva) can develop oul
thoughts in more detail, bu
the phrase used is the ont
that describes our position OF
that matter - International!
monitored supervised nationa
control posts"
1t could not be determined
whether the new United State
position was actually based OF
semantics or a Fundamental
change.
In recent Geneva negotia
tons t he eight uncommittel
powers which proposed a Sys
tenn of national control post
indicated they intended to al
low for some international par
r ticipation.
!, Authority Is Key Point
+ The key point is which ma
\ tional has the final authorit
. at each control post, one iron
/ the host country or from out
side.
The President emphasize
that the new assessments Q
o detection capabilities do no
2 affect the requirement that an
: system must include provisio
r for on-site inspection of I'm
! identified underground events
: 1t may be that we shall nc
q need as many as we hav
: needed in the past, but we fin
d no justification for the Sovie
): claim that a test ban treat
= can be effective without on
s site inspection"
~ COnfers on Geneva Talks
d Immediately after his new
s. conference, Mr.. Kennedy re
Y, turned to the White House #
S, a conference with his princi
III pal advisers and with Unite
la States Ambassador Dean to dc