Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-25
Robert Kennedy Says Berlin Flights
Will Go On No Matter What Happens

(AP) Robert F. Kennedy fore
saw today the eventual reunifi-
cation Of Germany. And on the
touchy issue of Berlin, he de-
clared again the Western Allies
will fly the Soviet-menaced air
corridors to the isolated city
mo matter what happens.
The Attorney General flew
here from Berlin, after taking
one last look at the grim wall
the Reds built to divide the city.
and the subject was still on his
mind as he faced a news confer
ence.
II was very touched at the
reception I have received here
IN Germany, especially in Ber-
lin," he said. II was inspired
by the courage shown and by
their west Berliner's) dedica-
ton to freedom"
Before meeting with the
press, Mr.. Kennedy talked for
two hours with Chancellor Kon-
rad Adenauer, an hour longer
than scheduled. He told re-
porters: 1--WE are in full agree
ment on all matters"
The brother of President
Kennedy said he believed the
divided nation eventually will
be reunited.
4. Sees Changes
1.-THE soviets have consis-
tently opposed reunification
but things can change" he
said. There has been a ire
mendous upheaval in the So
Wet Union in the last 10 years
and many changes may take
place in the years to come.
1T Is difficult to say now
how Identification can be
broug hit about. The United
States has no magic formula
for Identification sas long as
the Communists are opposed"
Asked what information he
had about changes in the So
Wet Union, he replied: only
what I read in the newspapers"
Mr.. Kennedy was asked to
explain the legal status of the
United States, British and
French civilian airlines flying
over Communist territory to
Berlin If Soviet flyers Interfere
in the three airlanes allotted
by wartime agreements.
We Will Fly"
:, II think this is a matter
which must be determined at
the time" he replied. There
is a question whether lives
would be endangered. But no
matter what happens, the
flights will continue they
may have to be military but
we will fly"
AS for the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization, Mr.. Ken
nedy said there are misunder-
standings at times, but de-
clared:
II think the remarkable
thing is that this NATO rela-
tionship has held together I'M
der so much pressure and
during great crises. All Mr..
Khrushchev has to .do is to
whistle and, everybody Con his
side) stands at attention"
He said he felt the Western
system had a much better
chance than the Soviet system
Of surviving future tension.
He enlarged on this view
later 10 speech to the Bonn
Foreign Policy Society.
Signs Of Discord
There are indications today
that while the free states are
working ever more closely to-
gether. the Communist system
is beginning to exhibit signs of
discord and augmentation"
Mr.. Kennedy asserted. Mos
COW says one thing, Peiping an
other. and the still-small voice
of Tirana capital of Albania)
compounds the clamor."
But he warned that the West
must not suppose that COM
munist discord enables us to
rest on our oars or absolves us
from the responsibility Of
pressing our own common pur-
poses"
Mr.. Kennedy also touched on
the Common Market and on
President Kennedy's request to
Congress to grant him powers
to reduce tariffs to help pro-
mote world trade. He said the
Presidents trade proposal was
not merely a commercial policy
but "a political act, designed to
strengthen and consolidate the
Atlantic partnership"
He said if this new American
policy is to be effective, the
European community must
reject narrow nationalism and
look outward to the world" and
aid less-developed nations.
Mr.. Kennedy, who flew here
from Berlin with his wife and
his younger brother, Edward,
was the luncheon guest of Mr..
Adenauer at Palais Schaum-
burg, the Chancellory. The
Kennedys will fly to the
Netherlands Sunday,