Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-19

ingneSs to ease tensions and
liquidate the state Of the cold
war. We would like to hope
that, at the present exchanges
of opinion now going on in
Moscow, that agreement will
also be achieved on non-aggres-
sion.
1T would be very useful to
solve also such a question as
the freezing Of military budg-
cts of the states and 1t would
be still better to reduce them.
This undoubtedly would be
approved by millions and mil
lions of people in all countries.
Revives Troop Proposal
Il think it would be also
useful to come back to our
proposal of 1858 to carry out
some measures on the preven-
ton Of 0 sudden attack. What
should we do for this?
First of all, to make i'm
possible the secret concentra-
ton of big troop units by the
aggreSsors, without which a
sudden attack Is impossible.
For this we consider it ex-
pedient to set up in certain
regions Of the Soviet Union
and in other countries as well,
ground control posts in the
vicinity Of airfields, railroad
stations, highways and big
posts. OF course, it all has to
be done on the basis of reci-
procity. This measure, in it.
self does not guarantee the
preservation of peace, but it
would be a step forward for
the prevention Of q sudden
attack.
German Reciprocity
I'VE would also be ready to
negotiate with the Western
powers to achieve an agree
ment for the Western powers
to have their representatives
with Soviet troops situated in
the EAST German Demo-
cratic Republic and we, IN turn,
would have our representatives
with troops Of the Western
powers situated in West Ger
many"
AS a step toward general
disarmament, he said, I'VE also
(would) agree to negotiate a
reduction Of foreign troops
situated in the German Demo-
cratic Republic and in West
Germany"
Committee at Work
The task Of treaty drafting
has been largely turned over
to q subcommittee made up Of
Adrian s. Fisher, deputy direc-
tor of the United States Dis
armament Agency and Mr..
Harriman's deputy here; Henry
@. Darwin, legal expert and
one of Lord HailSham's chief
advisers; and Semyon K. Tsar-
apkin, a Soviet expert on dis
armament. Diplomats said this
group meets daily.
Mr.. Hartman, countering the
treaty proposal, is understood
to have suggested that Mr..
Khrushchev, President Ken
nedy and Prime Minister Mac
milan make a declaration re-
nouncing the use of threats of
force in settling European
problems. Such a declaration
would get around the big
stumbling block created for the
West by the treaty proposal.
Mr.. Khrushchev, in a speech
in East Berlin July 2, proposed
a treaty between the l5-nation
NATO alliance and the seven
nation Warsaw Pact group.
Not all NATO allies favor
such treaty since 1t would
in effect formalize the present
division Of Europe. The West
German government is strongly
opposed also because OF the
implied recognition 1t would
give East Germany. q member
OF the Warsaw Pact.
Might Avoid Problem
The German view was re-
affirmed last night In Bonn
,, by Heinrich Krone, a close as
sociate Of Chancellor Konrad
Adenauer and a member OF his
government.
The giving OF non-aggres-
, sion pledges" said Mr.. Krone,
would come suspiciously close
to being a recognition Of the
! area Of Soviet domination. In
this Mr.. Khrushchev would at.
tain a goal which he has up Ia
now vainly sought to reach
through a peace treaty"
The Kennedy administration
is reported TO feel that q nom
aggression pledge made by
; declaration rather than treaty
would avoid the German prob
lem and might at the same
time help reduce tensions ir
Europe, especially over Berlin
5 But the President would con-
!. slider such a declaration only
5 II the current talks produce a