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OST Canadian daily papers suppressed this
statement by Soviet Foreign Miniser Andrei

Vishinsky in which he called President Truman's

bluff and urged direct talks on ‘‘all important and”
unsettled questions . . . improvement of international. |

relations, including relations between the Soviet Un-

ion and the USA.’

The same daily newspapers,

however, played up President. Truman’s sneering as-
sertion that agreements with the Soviet Union ‘‘are
not worth the paper they are written on.”

N October 5, U.S.- Ambas-

sador A. Kirk visited Soviet
Foreign Affairs Minister A. Y.
Vyshinsky and made to him, on
instructions of the United Sictes
government, an oral statement re-
garding the situation in Korea and
Soviet-American relations.

On October 15, Mr. A. Y.
Vyshinsky received U.S. acting
Charge d’ Affaires Cumming, re-
placing the U.S. ambassador who
was absent from Moscow, and

’ mede to him the following state-
ment, text of which was handed
to Mr, Cumming:

N October 5 I received, up-

on his request, United States
Ambassador to the USSR, Mr.
A. Kirk, who stated that he would
like to discuss the question of im-
proving relations between our two
countries. The ambassador stated
‘that he was authorized by the
government of the United States

- to ask to bring to the knowledge
of the Soviet government and ‘to
draw the personal attention of

Generalissimo Stalin to the state-

ment he was instructed to make on
this question. Next, the ambas-
sador read an extensive statement
outlined on seven to eight pages.
When I expressed a desire to
receive the text of this statement,
the ambassador, to my surprise,
said that according to his instruc-
tions he was to make this state-
ment only in oral form and not
to leave the written text. ‘
The contents of the statement

made by Mr. Kirk resolve in the

main to the following:

a) It is pointed out in the
‘ statement read by Mr. Kirk
that the Korean question is at
present a most acute and danger-
ous international question re-
quiring immediate settlement.
The U.S. government attaches
tremendous significance to the
armistice negotiations in Korea,
considering that the favorable
outcome of the armistice nego-
tiations would make it possible
to settle other unsolved questions
that are causing tension in inter-
national relations and would open’
f prospects for improving relations
between the USSR and the United
States. The ambassador said
that the U.S. government hoped
for the help of the Soviet govern-
ment to the positive completion
of these negotiations.
Alongside such an appeal to the
' Soviet government for help how-
ever, Mr. Kirk resorted to rather
strange hints at some kind of the
possible “bad effect” between the
USSR and the United States in
case of the unfavorable outcome
of these negotiations. The am-
bassador also stated that the
Ameri¢an command objected to
discussing in Kaesong the ques-
tion of defining the cease-fire line,
claiming that this question was
of a political nature.

The statement also gives
attention to Soviet-Ameri-
ean relations, with an attempt
being made to shift the respon-

sibility for tension in interna-
tional relations on the democratic
countries, called by the ambas-
sador the “Communist bloc,”
which allegedly do not manifest a
desire to settle unsolved inter-
national questions. The state-
ment also points out that the So-
viet Union allegedly holds: an
irreconcilable stand with regard
to many international problems
and this, it is claimed, causes
alarm in the United States and
in. other countries.

Mr. Kirk also gave assurance

that the measures the U.S. gov-
ernment is taking in the military
sphere do not pursue any ag-
gressive intentions with regard
to the Soviet Union and other
countries and are directed only
toward defense, and that he states
this officially on the authorization
of his government.

2 In his oral statement Mr. Kirk
dwelt chiefly on two questions—
the situation in Korea and Soviet-
American relations. The Soviet
government attaches great sig-
nificance to these questions, in

which connection it is necessary —

to state the following: ‘
e

Concerning the situation in

Korea. It is seen from Mr,
Kirk’s statement that the U.&.
government is anxious about the
situation that has arisen in Ko-
rea and the course of the nego-
tiations for ceasing hostilities.
Such anxiety is fully understand-
able since it is generally known
that, having unleashed war
against the Korean people, the
U.S. government has found itself
in a position making it anxious
for the outcome of the military
gamble it has undertaken in Ko-
rea.

However, the ambassador’s
statement about the striving of
the U.S. government for success-
ful completion of the negotiations
in Kaesong does not harmonize
with the policy the U.S. govern-
ment pursues in this question.
systematically rejecting all  pro-
posals put forth for a really peace-
ful settlement of the Korean
question, namely, proposals for
the immediate cessation of the
aggressive war in Korea, with-
drawal of all foreign troops from
Korea and the settling of the
entire Korean issue in a peaceful
Wave

In this connection it is neces-
sary to draw the attention of the
‘U.S.: government to’ the efforts
of the Soviet Union to attain the
successful completion of the ne-
gotiations in Kaesong and the
termination of the war in Korea.

It is- not the U.S. government,
nor the United Nations but pre-
cisely the Soviet government that
has taken the initiative in peace-
ful settlement of the Korean con-
flict.”

* * *

As for the assertion of the am-
bassador that the delay in the
Kaesong negotiations is caused
by the stand taken by the com-
mand of the North Korean troops
and Chinese ,volunteers, this as-
sertion is utterly groundless. It

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is known that the comniand of
the Anglo-American forces in Ko-
rea’ systematically raises various
obstacles to the successful pro-
gress of the negotiations, not
hesitating to create all kinds of
incidents used by General Ridg-
way to complicate the negotia-
tions.
; * x x

The best means which could
ensure a favorable outcome of
the Kaesong armistice negotia-
tions would be instructions. to
General Ridgway not to compli-
cate the negotiations by all kinds
of incidents, not to create artifi-
cial hindrances by empty dis-
putes.

: * * *

As for the ambassador’s re-
mark concerning the line at which
the armed forces of both sides
will be stationed after ‘ceasing
hostilities, in the opinion of the
Soviet government this question
is organically bound up with the
question of ceasing hostilities and
eonsequently it cannot be evaded
in the armistice negotiations.

* * ie

According to the ambassador’s
statement, the U.S. government
hopes for the help of the Soviet
government in the positive com-
pletion of the negotiations in
Kaesong. It is known, however,
that the Soviet government is
not a party td these negotiations.
On the contrary, the U.S. govern-
ment is such a party, and con-

-Sequently, precisely it can take

measures for successful comple-
tion of the negotiations. - ;
* * *

Concerning Soviet - Ameri-
can relations. The ambas-
sador stated that the U.S. gov-
ernment authorized him to ask

_ that the attention of the Soviet

government and Generalissimo
Stalin personally, be drawn to
the need of improving relations
between our countries, pointing
out that in this matter, as in the
matter of settling other unsolv-
ed international questions, a
great part belongs to the favor-
able conclusion of the negotia-
tions for an armistice in Korea.

_of the Korean question.

Of course, in the interests of
improving the international situ-
ation it is urgently necessary to
strive for the peaceful settlement
~The
Soviet government has repeated-
ly made attempts to reach un-
derstanding with the United
States also regarding other im-
portant questions of Soviet-
American relations, as well as
regarding other unsettled inter-
national problems of paramount
importance such as the question
of measures ‘which would facili-

-tate establishment of a united

peace-loving, democratic, inde-
pendent German state and con-
clusion of a peace treaty with
Germany, a peace settlement with
Japan, unconditional prohibition
of the atomic weapon and insti-
tution of strict international
control, prohibition of war prop-

‘aganda, conclusion of a peace

pact.

On the initiative of the Soviet
government, the Conference of
Deputy Foreign Ministers on
Germany and other important
international questions was con-
vened in Paris in 1951. The
Soviet government proceeded to
include on the agenda of the

contemplated session of the Coun-.

cil of Foreign Ministers a num-
ber of questions requiring urgent

solution, among them such im-

portant questions as that of the
Atlantic Pact and American mili-
tary bases in Europe and in the
Near East. This proposal, how-
ever, was rejected by the U.S.
government as well as the goy-

ernment of Britain and France.

If the U.S. government really
stands for improving  Soviet-
American relations and for elim-
inating differences in a number
of important international prob-
lems mentioned above, if it really
stands for peace, it has had no
few opportunities to prove in
deeds its peace-loving aspirations,
of which the statement of the
US. government speaks. It is
known, however, that the U.S.
government has not done this.

Mr. Kirk stated that the
United States of America

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gressive Atlantic bloc direct

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mocratic countries, in remilitat-
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ablishment of numerous Ame!
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Soviet Union, etc.
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not overlook the remarks
of the ambassador about «ynde-
sirable consequences” and the
possible “bad effect” between oUt
countries in case the negotiation®
in Kaesong do not produce pos
tive results. It is permissible
first of all to ask, what “undes!=
able consequences” or “bad ef-

fects” are meant by the US.

government? If it is a matter
of the possibility of further 4¢
terioration in Soviet-American T&
lations, it is hardly possible t
imagine that these relations can
deteriorate still more after Pres!
dent Truman has told the entire
world that agreements wit}
the Soviet Union are not
worth a scrap of paper:
Under such circumstances
can statements about the desire
to improve Soviet-American Te

ations be taken seriously? Would

it not be more correct to presume
that the U.S. government im
veality does not strive to imprové
Soviet-American relations and to

, cooperate with the Soviet Union,

but is interested only in talk
about cooperation and agreement.

Nevertheless the Soviet govern-
ment, following its peace policy
and tirelessly striving to estab-
lish cooperation with all coun-

tries ready to cooperate with the

Soviet Union, agrees to examine,
with the participation of the U.S-
government, all important and
unsettled questions and discuss
measures for improving interna-
tional relations, including also
relations between the Soviet

Union and the United States of |

has no aggressive intentions 34 America.

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