Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-01
Will Study
Red Goals at
Pact Signing
BY BERNARD GWERTZMAN
Star Staff Writer

secretary OF State Rusk'S
journey to Moscow tomorrow
will be partly a probing opera
ton" to learn what Soviet Pre-
mier Khrushchev has In mind
for further reducing world ten
sions.
Informed sources said today
that Mr.. Rusk plans only to
seek information and clarified
ton from the Russian leader.
He definitely will not undertake
any new negotiations.
His only formal act-the
signing of the nuclear test ban
treaty-will take place at 4:30
pm. Monday Moscow time),
the State Department an
nounced today. This is the eve
of the 18th anniversary of the
bomb blast at Hiroshima that
signaled the Xge Of nuclear
weapons. That occurred on
August 6, 1945.
Once the signing is COM
pleted, Mr.. Rusk will spend the
rest Of the week trying to find
out more about the peaceful
sounding proposals made by
Mr.. Khrushchev recently.
The State Department an
nounced that Secretary Rusk
has accepted the invitation
of Foreign Minister Andrei
Gromyko to remain in the
Soviet Union as his guest for
three or four days after the
signature of the treaty"
Officials held open the pos
Sibility that Mr.. Rusk might
go to the Black Sea if Premier
Khrushchev is vacationing
there at the time of the Sec
retary's visit.
Sees Red Intent on Pact
Undersecretary of State Har-
riman. who spent a good deal
of time with Mr.. Khrushchev
while negotiating the test ban,
said yesterday that the Rus.
sian leader seems determined to-
make a non-aggression pact be-
tween NATo and the Warsaw
Pact countries the first order Of
business.
In fact, Mr.. Hartman told a
National Press Club audience
that no progress was likely III
other areas of East-West nego-!
tiations until a non-aggression
pact is disposed Of
Because this subject will re-
quire extensive consultations
among NATO nations, officials
here do not expect any quick
second agreement" following
the signing of the nuclear test
ban.
Instead, they see a long
period of talks among various
nations before any other East
West settlement is reached.
The old proposal for a nom
aggression pact was revived by
Mr.. Khrushchev on July 2 dur
ing the same speech in which
he said he would agree to the
partial test ban. At that time,
he linked the two subjects, but
during the Moscow negotia-
tons he agreed TO signing Of
the test ban without an accom-
panying non-aggression pact.
The test-ban communique,
however, obliges all sides to
discuss a non-aggression pact
among their allies.
Mr.. Hartman said yesterday
that 1T isn't clear to me"
what Mr.. Khrushchev has in
mind regarding a non-aggres-
sion pact.
Bar Recognition
Officials here already have
ruled out any pact that would
mean NATO recognition of
East Germany. In his public re-
marks, Mr.. Khrushchev has
not insisted on any pat for
mula.
Last Saturday, Mr.. Khru-
shchev said that q non-aggres-
sion pact will not be a difficult
matter on which TO come to an
agreement. There are no insur-
mountable obstacles here, and
there cannot be any"
Mr.. Rusk, presumably, will
try to learn whether Mr..
Khrushchev would be sat-
isfied, for instance, with SIM
pie reaffirmations by both
NATO and Warsaw Pact
countries Of their peaceful In
tentions, or whether he wants
a formal treaty. The more
formal the document, the
harder 1t will be TO gain It's
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