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MIKoYAN
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fire has gone out CT the Cuban |
crisis with or without inspec-
ton. It is considered signifi-
cant that no agenda has been
set for the talks, and officials
say the United States will dis
cuss any issues Mr.. Mikoyan
cares to raise. 1
In his press conference last
week, President Kennedy voiced
the hope that the settlement Of
the Cuban crisis would open
the door" to settlement Of other
outstanding problems.
Although the final agreement
on the Cuban problem has yet
to be initiated, informed OBJ
servers believe the actual re-
moval and promise Of further
removal Of Soviet offensive
weapons have opened the door
"a crack" for wider discussions.
It is believed the main prob
lens scheduled for probing are
Berlin, disarmament, a ban on
nuclear testing and the current
unofficial war between China
and India.
In outlining the basis for this
kind Of "sub-summit" discus
sion, officials here recall the
exchange Of letters between
President Kennedy and Pre-
mier Khrushchev on october
~ and 20.
In his letter on October ~,
Mr.. Khrushchev proposed that
the United States abolish its
missile bases in Turkey and
pledge noninterference In Gu
ban affairs In return for re-
moval of Soviet offensive weap-
ons in Cuba.
Kennedy Reply
Such an agreement, Mr.. Khru-
shchev said. could serve as q
good beginning and would In
particular make 1t easier to
reach agreement on the ban
ming Of the tests Of nuclear 1
weapons" It would also be q '
first step, he continued, to set
ting other controversial issues.
In a reply the next day, Pres
ident Kennedy ignored the !
specific suggestion about the
Turkish bases but offered a
"no-invasion pledge" II the
offensive weapons were re-
moved from Cuba with ade-
uuate international safeguards.
He also said he would be
prepared later to consider with
United States allies a detente
affecting the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization and the
Communist Warsaw Pact ma
tons.
Much speculation in in
formed circles today is that
both sides now feel the time has
come to make a real beginning
on that detente. Mr.. Miko-
vans meeting is being private
ly billed as possibly the most
important the President has
had with a top Soviet official
since his talks with Premier
Khrushchev in Vienna in June,
1861.
First Meeting
President Kennedy has never
met Mr.. Mikoyan. a willy Ar
menian, who has developed
into Mr.. Khrushchev's chief
diplomatic trouble-shooter Last
time he came to the White
House it was January, 1853.
and out of those talks with
President Eisenhower grew the
subsequent Khrushchev tour Of
the United States the following
October.
= IN answering the question
about who arranged Mr.. Miko-
vans visit to the White House
tomorrow, White House aides
say that it was mutually
agreed.
But other officials indicate
MAT the Soviet leader applied
for the meetings through So-
Wet Ambassador Anatoly r.
Dobrynin, just after Mr.. Miko-
vans return from Havana
Monday night. President Ken
nedy also wanted the talk,
although he is believed to have
instructed his aides not to make
the first overtures.
Not the least of interest here
regarding the coming talks is
what can be learned about Mr..
Mikoyan's mission in Havana
and what Soviet policy toward
Cuba will follow it.
Since his return, the Soviet
trouble-shooter has gone out
Of his way to stress unity with
the Castro regime. He has not
agreed to international inspec-
ton and has backed Mr.. Cas-
tro's five demands on the
United States, among them
American withdrawal from the
Guantanamo Naval Base.
But the feeling is prevalent
here that it is still too early to
tell whether this maneuver is