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Sept. 10 (AP) Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrei A. Gromyko
proposed today that an 18-
nation summit conference on
disarmament be held before
June 80 of next year. He
offered Moscow as a site.
Gromyko's proposal was made
in a major speech delivered to
the United Nations General
Assembly. 1t was mild in tone
and devoid of cold war language.
Virtually his only harsh wordA
were directed at West Germany
and Chancellor Konrad Ade-
nauer.
Two Other Proposals
The Soviet Foreign Minister
advanced here other proposals
dealing with disarmament and
outer space:
l. The Soviet is willing to
agree that both the United
States and the Soviet Union
should retain a limited number
of intercontinental, anti-missile
and anti-aircraft missiles until
the completion of the entire
process of general and complete
disarmament.
2. The Soviet wants to reach
agreement with the United
States on banning the orbiting
Of objects with nuclear weapons
aboard.
The Is nations in the pro-
posed summit would be the
same as those which have
taken part in the lengthy dis
armament negotiations which
have been going on in Geneva.
They would include France,
which has boycotted the Ge-
neva meetings thus far.
Mr.. ,Gromyko specified that
all nuclear weapons should be
eliminated at the second stage
; of any agreed disarmament
plan. But an exception would
be made to permit the retention
of nuclear warheads for rockets
to be held in reserve by the
United States and the Soviet
Union until the end of the
third, or final stage.
He said that with the Soviet
Union and the United States
retaining a limited number of
rockets the problem of con-
fidence and trust in the dis
arming process would be
resolved.
Kennedy Speaks Tomorrow
He spoke in advance of the
policy speech to be delivered
by President Kennedy in the
Assembly tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Gromyko asserted that
the Assembly session was OPEN
ing in a more favorable atmos-
phere this year as result Of
recent developments. including
the signing of the limited nu-
clear test-ban treaty.
He specifically proposed that
the 18-nation disarmament
committee meet with the par
ticipation of leading statesmen
of the highest level"
He said that the meeting
should deal both with the ques-
ton of complete and general
disarmament and with separate
measures to achieve the further
alienation of international
tension.
Tone Generally Mild
The speech was generally
mild, in comparison with Soviet
declarations Of recent United
Nations sessions. Mr.. Gromyko
stressed repeatedly what he
called the changed interna-
tional climate.
His harshest words were re-
served for West Germany. He
charged that Chancellor Ade-
nauer had consistently tried to
block measures which would
relax tensions. He said Bonn
will inevitably throw a monkey
wrench into any steps for this
purpose.
Mr.. Gromyko spoke after
Canadian Prime Minister Les
ter 3. Pearson had called on
member nations to take advan-
tage Of the improved interna-
tional atmosphere. Mr.. Pearson
called this session "the assem-
bly, of opportunity"
There seems now to be more
Of will to seek peaceful settle
ments," Mr.. Pearson said. This
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