Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-17

remove one of the main OBJ
stacles which stands in the way
of relaxation of International
tension and sets us at logger
heads with the United States,
Britain and France. Solution of
this question would clear the
European horizon and CONSOLE
date the position which has de-
veloped in Europe after the war.
If this problem is left unsettled.
it will remain a source of. ten
sion.
Here is an example. In 1860,
we adopted a law on the reduc-
ton of our armed forces by a
third. We began to act on it,
and We diSbanded a part of our
army. But in the summer of
1861 the United States inflamed
the atmosphere around West
Berlin. The President of the
United States announced an in
crease in military appropria-
tions and called a mobilization.
They began to threaten us with
war. In reply. we had to sus-
pend the reduction of the So
Wet armed forces end to take
a dditional m assures to
strengthen our defensive poten-
tial. What talk of disarmament
could there be in such a situa-
ton?
Peace Treaty in Time
The Soviet government at
taches a great Importance to
the solution of the German
question. We have persistently
and patiently explained our
position and continue to do so
When and only when all the
possibilities of making our
Western partners understand
are exhausted, we shall con-
clude a peace treaty, together
with the states which will want
to do this.
When shall we do it? We
shall not hurry, but neither
shall we tarry. I will not set
any time limit. We still haven't
lost the hope for a reasonable
understanding on the part of
the Government of the United
States and it's allies. We have
not lost hope for a reasonable
solution Of this question.
I think that the Government
of the United States under
stands what this all means and
will take a reasonable attitude
towards the solution of the
German problem.
Please excuse me for setting
out my views on this question
at such length. I have stated
this position more than once
and it may be that 1 shall have
to repeat it again. I give SO
much attention to this ques-
ton because l consider it to
be the source of frictions be-
tween our countries.
Restrictions on Tourists
PAUL MILLER president of
Gannett Newspapers: TIL G
United States has Just an
nounced the lifting of all re-
strictions on the movement OF
Soviet tourists in the United
States. Does the Soviet Union
intend to lift such restrictions
on the movement of American
tourists in the Soviet Union?
KHRUSHCHEV: We are Rus
slams and Russians say-feel
first before believing. I was in
New York as a tourist and just
the same had to ask police per-
mission when I wanted to go
beyond the limits of the city.
This was a discrimination not
against me, but against the
United Nations.
MILLER; Mr.. Chairman, you
have answered the first part of
my question. The second part
of the question consists of the
following: Can we expect an
easing of restrictions on the
tours of the Soviet Union by
American journalists and diplo-
mats?
KHRUSHCHEV: We are NOV
ing in this direction and the
sooner we arrive at an agree
ment on the main question
conclude a German peace
treaty, do away with tension
in Europe, pave the way to the
conclusion of a disarmament
agreement, the sooner all re-
Strictions on the movement of
foreigners will be lifted. Then
you will be free to travel wher-
ever you want. So long as we
lack all this, it is our duty to
watch closely what tourists
come to our country. And
among journalists too, there
sometimes are men who carry
the press card without having
contributed so much as five
lines to any magazine. So we
have to keep an eye on such
journalists to look into the pur-
pose of their coming to our
country.
We shall ease the restrictions
on the movement of foreigners
in the USSR, but in such a
way as not to prejudice the Sc
curity of our state.
You know that your country
the United States-iS very
much inclined to spy on other
countries. Ex-President of the
United States, Eisenhower, even
argued that these are inevitable
measures, carried out in the
interests of the United States.
You know very we'll about the
case of Powers and similar cases.
Let's not recall them. It is
desirable that they should not
recur. The sooner such things
are done away with, the sooner
foreigners will be allowed to go
anywhere they want. AS for the
decision of the United States tn