Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-23

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Czechoslovak ships, one now
unloading in Cuba and the
other bond for Cuba, might be
the first to run up against the
United States blockade. The
broadcast did not specify the
ships cargoes.
Czechoslovakia has been one
| of the chief suppliers Of arms
to the Castro regime.
The Czech Communist Party
organ Rude Pravo declared mo
sovereign country can tolerate
its ships being controlled by
another power" and added:
President Kennedy's unrea-
sonable attitude cannot be ex-
cused. It might have incalcu-
liable consequences. The United
States Government should re-
alize that Cuba does not stand
alone and that an attack on
Cuba might trigger unforesee-
able chain reaction"
BerIiners Fear Move
West Berliners braced them
selves, fearing they would be
the target Of a Communist
counterstroke against the Unit
ed States blockade Of offensive
arms shipments to Cuba.
Soviet Foreign Minister An
drei A. Gromyko met with East
German Communist Leader
Walter Ulbricht on an East
Berlin stopover en- route home
from the United Nations ses-
sions in New York and talks
with President Kennedy and
Secretary of State Rusk.
! Leaders of the opposition La
Dor Party in Britain decided to
take a critical line against the
Presidents moves although they
plan to balance any protests
with expressions of concern
over Soviet activities in Cuba.
One veteran British official
commented: Nov we know why
American leaders in the past
few weeks have been predict
ing a grave new crisis in Ber-
lin. And now we also know
why there have been so many
persistent reports suggesting
that in any conformation Presi-
dent Kennedy and Premier
Khrushchev may consider the
Berlin and Cuban affairs in
relation to each other"
No French Comment
French official circles re-
fused any comment on the
United States move. One source
in Paris pointed out that
France has no alliances which
cover the Caribbean area and
that no French ships are being
used for the transport of ma
terial from Russia to Cuba.
In Copenhagen. the indie
pendent newspaper Information
expressed apprehension and
said: zone can easily imagine
what might happen If Khru-
Shchev decided to measure the
extent of U. S. determination
by sending a naval unit to a
Cuban port-with or without
missiles on board"
Some West European news
papers said Mr.. Kennedy's
stern measures imperiled peace,
and peace marchers picketed
the United States Embassy in
London, but strong support
came from West Germany.
A spokesman for the West
German government said
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer'S
government welcomes the de-
termination of the United
States Government to counter
the dangers arising from this
situation" He emphasized the
government had made sure no
war materials were reaching
Cuba in German vessels.
British Ships Ban Arms
A spokesman for Britain's
Chamber of Shipping said Brit
iSh ships are not allowed to
carry arms to cuba but
whether British ships on char
ter Ito other countries) could
carry arms is another matter"
In Paris, permanent repre-
sentatives of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization held a spe-
cial session last night and heard
former Secretary Of State Dean
AcheSon explain United States
reasons for the m assures
against Cuba, informed sources
said.
Canada barred Soviet planes
bound for Cuba from using
Canadian bases, but Foreign
Secretary Howard Green de-
clined to say whether the ban
had anything to do with the
Communist military buildup in
Cuba.
Prime Minister John Diefen-
baker appealed for calm among
free men everywhere" In a
speech to Parliament he pro-
posed that a team Of neutrals
go to Cuba to investigate the
United States charge that So
Wet ballistic missiles now are
biased there.
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