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acceptable system of espionage
inspection, then for the United
States there will be no neces-
Sity to begin the tests"
TaSs called Mr.. Kennedy's
announcement an aggressive
action" and reiterated that the
Soviet Union has no intention
of accepting Western proposals
for an arms inspection Systme.
Referring to Mr.. Kennedy's
offer to call off testing plans if
the Soviet Union agrees to
Western test ban proposals,
Tass said:
I'm this case Kennedy did not
risk anything, knowing very
well that the Soviet Union re-
jects the system OF inspection
proposed by the United States
and Britain as completely I'M
acceptable"
The British government gave
the United States full support
and newspapers throughout
Western Europe viewed the
United States move as newt
able in the cold war as a result
of the recent Soviet explosions.
The British Foreign Office
said the United States decision
was necessary to insure the
preservation Of freedom in the
world"
The British statement came
a half hour after Mr.. Kennedy
announced his decision in a
solemn 32-minute radio-TV
broadcast to the American peo-
pie and the world.
Prime Minister Macmillan's
government said Mr.. Kennedy's
policy provides "a further OPP
portunity for the Russians to
sign a treaty banning tests al
together" and added:
Her Majesty's government is
in entire agreement with the
decision of the nuclesr policy
announced by President Ken
nedy. There has throughout
been the closest consultation
between the two governments
on all aspects of this vital
question"
TasS, however, accused Mr..
Kennedy of distorting the So
Wet position on disarmament
and nuclear testing. The agency
added: \
ut is not difficult to under
stand, however, that by the de-
ciSion to start nuclear tests IN
the atmosphere, the United
States opened wide the doors
for a nuclear weapons race.
1.-THE President presented in
a distorted way the negotiations
on the prohibition of nuclear
weapons, accusing the Soviet
Union of violating the mora
torium on nuclear tests and
completely avoided mentioning
all those reasons which caused
the Soviet Union to have nu-
clear tests during the latter
part of last year. :.
Having described in a dis
torted way the negotiations be.
tween East and West on dis
armament, and in particular or
> the prohibition of nuclear tests
! Kennedy blamed the Soviet
! Union for lack of agreement
on the prohibition of nucleal
weapons tests"
The agency said in Summar-
izing what Mr.. Kennedy said
i by this the President con-
firmed the opinion that the
I United States considers the
: work Of the disarmament COM
! mittee as a convenient method
, of lessening the negative opin-
, ion Of the world public as
, regards resumption of nucleal
, tests by the United States"
The Canadian delegation al
a Canada United States inter-
. parliamentary meeting in To-
. ronto voiced support of the
| United States stand as scienti-
{ fically and militarily necessary
The official Canadian position
has been to oppose nuclear tests
by whatever country.
, Australian Foreign Affairs
Minister Sir Garfield Barwick
said in Canberra that the
United States had no choice
but to decide to resume tests.
Sir Garfield said the Austral-
ian government regretted that
Russia's actions had made such
a decision necessary, but that