Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-25
MESSAGE TO RUSSELL
Will Try to Bar War,
Khrushchev Writes

ment. But this is madness
which may lead the world to
the catastrophe Of a thermo-
nuclear war. The persons who
are responsible for the United
States policy should ponder the
consequences to which their
rash actions may lead if a
thermometer war is unleashed.
If the way to the aggressive
policy of the American Govern
ment is not blocked, the peo-
pie of the United States and
other nations will have to pay
with millions of lives for this
policy.
1 beg you, Mr.. Russell, to
meet with understanding our
position, our actions. Realizing
the entire complexity of the
situation brought about by the
piratic actions of the American
Government, we cannot agree
with them in any form. If we
encourage piracy and banditry
in international relations, this
will not conduce to consolida-
ton of the norms of interna-
tional law and, consequently,
of legal order on which normal
relations are based between
states, between nations. be-
tween people.
Therefore if the United
States Government will crudely
trample upon and violate in
ternational rights, if it does not
follow in its actions the ap-
peals of reason, the situation
having tensed up to the limit
may get out of hand and this
may resolve into a world war
with all the regretful conse-
quences to the peoples OF all
countries.
This is why what is needed
now is not only the efforts of
the Soviet Union, the social
list countries and Cuba, which
has become, as it were, the
main focus of the world crisis,
but also the efforts of all
states, all peoples and all seq
ments of society to avert a mil
itary catastrophe. Clearly if
this catastrophe breaks out, it
will bring extremely grave con-
sequences to mankind and will
spare neither right nor left,
neither those who champion
the cause of peace nor those
who want to stay aloof.
I want to say once more: We
shall do everything possible to
prevent this catastrophe. But
it must be borne in mind that
our efforts may prove insuffi-
cient. Indeed, our efforts and
possibilities are efforts and
possibilities of one side. If the
American Government will be
carrying out the program Of
piratic actions outlined by it
we shall have to resort to means
of defense against aggression
to defend our rights and inter
national rights which are writ
ten down in international agree
me2ts and expressed in tn
United Nations Charter.
No Other Way Out
We have no other way out. ]
is we'll known that if one trie
to mollify a robber by givin
him at first ones purse, thel
ones coat, ETC., the robber vii
not become more merciful, vii
not stop robbing. On the con
trary, he will become increaS
ingly inSolent. Therefore it /
necessary to curb the highway
man in order to prevent tn
Jungle law from becoming tn
law governing relations between
civilized people and states.
The Soviet government con
siders that the government o
the United States of Americ'
must display reserve and sta,
the execution of its piratics
threats which are fraught witt
most serious consequences.
The question of war ant
peace is so vital that we shoul
consider useful a top-level meet
ing in order to discuss all tn
problems which have ariser
to do everything to remove tn
danger of unleashing a thermc
nuclear war. AS long as rocke
nuclear weapons are not pu
into play it is still possible
avert war. When aggression
unleashed by the American
such a meeting will already be
come impossible and useless.
I thank you once more fc
} your appeal, prompted as 1t
. by concern for the destinies
: the world.