Hungarian premier Janos Kadar, (left) and CPSU general secretary Leonid Brezhnev at the conclusion of talks in Budapest. Must give Europe X @ genuine By SVIATOSLAV KOZLOV BUDAPEST (APN) The trip to the Hungarian People’s Repub- lic of a Soviet Party and Govern- ment delegation, led by Com- munist Party General Secretary L. I. Brezhnev, attracted the at- tention of the whole world. It is‘regarded as an important contribution to the strengthen- ing of peace and to the overall process of consolidating the forces of world socialism. Such™ meetings help to work out joint decisions on pressing questions of common foreign policy of the socialist countries. A number of basic directions and achievements jointly con- ducted over the past few years, were briefly and clearly formu- lated in L. I. Brezhnev’s speech at the Csepel complex in Buda- pest Nov. 30. A tangible and undoubted strengthening of peace in Eu- rope has taken place. Support People’s Struggles Considerable and all-round as- sistance is systematically given to the heroic Vietnamese people in their successful struggle against the imperialist aggres- sion. Firm support is provided for the progressive regimes in Arab countries and for their just cause. Effective solidarity exists with the peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America in their legiti- mate striving to be masters in their own homes. Active assist- ance is rendered to the estab- lishment of good-neighborly re- lations between India and Pakis- tan and the restoration of peace in that region. Successful struggle is being waged for the assertion of the principles of peaceful coexist- ence in international relations as a whole, for lasting peace, for turning from tension to de- tente, from mistrust and hosti- ‘lity to growth of mutually bene- ficial cooperation. It is important to point out, Mr. Brezhnev said, that all this is not behind-the-scenes diplo- matic moves, not collusions be- hind the peoples’ backs but an open, consistent and honest po- licy. And these are not pro- mises, not only theory, but prac- tice. Solve Europe’s Problems As for the European prob- lems, the improvements on the continent making possible the implementation of new useful steps are the treaty on basic principles of relations between the GDR and the FRG, complete and. all-round, inclusion ofthe 5 PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, security German Democratic Republic in all forms of international ties, the joining of the United Na- tions by the GDR and the FRG. A natural consequence of this development would be a further normalization of relations be- tween countries of the socialist community and the FRG. And this the USSR and its allies con- sider desirable and useful. The solution of all the above- listed tasks is of great impor- tance for lasting peace in Eu- rope. This must to a great de- gree be helped by the holding of a European conference whose practical multilateral prepara- tion has started in Helsinki. What Conferences Can Do In the declaration adopted in Prague last January the social- ist countries voiced their com- mon position and the results to be expected from a European conference. “We expect from a European conference the consolidation of the principles of equal and genuine security for all Euro- pean states. We are against dis- crimination in European trade. We are for extensive develop- ment of equal business-like co- operation among European states in different spheres. Such is-our approach in principle and we have firmly followed and will follow it,” said L. I. Brezhnev. If one is to look further, the process of improving the politi- cal situation in Europe opens up the possibility of taking up dir- ectly such an important task as the armed forces and armaments reduction in Europe. This problem is not simple. It requires a serious and respon- sible approach. It is necessary to take into account many fac- tors and to show due respect for the sovereign rights and inter- ests of different states. Foresee Canadian Role The cause of peace in Europe is in the hands of the European states. A share of responsibility for it is also borne by the USA and Canada, who are able to make a substantial contribution to the process of improving the European situation. Constructive cooperation of all interested states can ensure the success of a European conference. Under this condition it can and must become an important stage in the turning of the European con- tinent into an area of durable peace, into a factor of stability and mutual understanding in the whole world. 1972—PAGE 4 BSI oe An urgent call for support from mayors of cities around the world has been issued by may- ors of 37 cities in North Viet- nam. This appeal was made available last week to candidates for mayor in the Toronto civic elections by the Toronto Asso- ciation for Peace and raised at a public all-candidates meeting by Mr. Hans Blumenfeld, an executive member of the Asso- ciation. When asked to respond to the Vietnamese appeal, David Roten- berg said that “international issues have no place in civic po- tics,” and asked the chair to rule the question out of order. The chair complied. (Rotenberg hasn’t refrained from delving in- to “international” questions dur- ring the campaign when he speaks about “the plight of So- viet Jews.”) During his remarks, Nelson Clarke said he wanted “‘to deal with some of the things that have been happening outside Toronto which affect our civic elections, such as the call for public land acquisition by Mr. Douglas Fullerton, the cutbacks in health and education by the Davis government, etc. “As John Donne said, ‘No man is an island unto himself’,”’ Mr. Clarke told the meeting. . “And certainly Toronto isn’t an island. Since it has been said that Vietnam is not an issue in ’ this election, I wiil finish the quote from John Donne: ‘Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.’ Vietnam is of concern for all mankind and cer- tainly of every public represen- tative in Toronto.” he conclud- ed. In their appeal, which Roten- berg describes as having no place in civic politics, the Viet- namese mayors -tell of the de- struction and death being rain- ed upon their cities: ©ur* towns and cities, like all others in the world, are areas where people are concentrated with great density, reaching in some places 30,000 inhabitants per square kilometre. They are old towns and cities, with many ancient monuments, historical relics, pagodas, churches, works of national culture, public uti- lity installations and establish- ments of production. All this is the fruit of the hard work and U.S.-Soviet joint space probe MOSCOW — Talks have been going between U.S. and Soviet space experts around the prob- lems of launching a joint space flight sometime in 1975. One of the participants in those talks was the Soviet pilot-cosmonaut Alexei Yeliseyev, whose replies to the questions of newsmen are abridged below. “For us cosmonauts such a flight is very interesting,” said Yeliseyev. “We regard it as a start of a beneficial and extre- ‘mely useful cooperation in space exploration.” He agreed there are quite a few problems. “It has been agreed that the Americans will launch an Apollo and we, a Soyuz. Now means are develop- ed to make a docking possible and effect a joint flight of the ships which differ in many ways: in their design, in the atmosphere inside them, and great sacrifices of our people over sO many generations. U.S. planes have openly come and launched continuous bomb- ing attacks on our peaceful towns and cities. . U.S. B.52’s carrying 30 tons each of bombs, have carpet- bombed Haiphong, Vinh, and the provincial capitals of Thanh Hoa and Dong Hoi. U.S. aircraft have launched over 200 attacks against nearly 700 places in Haiphong city. U.S. aircraft have launched 57 air raids against Hanoi, indiscri- minately striking at hospitals, residential quarters and ancient historical relics. U.S. planes have launched over 30 raids against the Nam Dinh textile city, destroying 70% of the houses there. U.S. aircraft have launched re- peated attacks against the Thai Nguyen and Viet Tri cities, the provincial capitals of Kien An, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Giang, Phu Ly, Ninh Binh, Son La, Yen Bay, Thai, Binh, Do Son — and many other urban cen- tres. U.S. bombs have been rained on schools, hospitals, creches; killing women _ teachers "an! many small children. There, U-S: bombs have also been droppe on residential quarters, flatten ing a strip several kilometres long. Many families have been decimated while taking thel! | meals. Many mothers and child | ren have been killed in the deeP of night, while sleeping in thel beds. U.S. aircraft have devastated hospitals such as the Bach Mal Hospital (Hanoi), a medical eS tablishment for 40 years, # working and research place for many celebrated medical profes: SOPs. On behalf of the 37 towns and cities of the Democratic Repub lic of Vietnam now under attac from the U.S. air and naval forces, we declare that the Nixon administration must beat before history and the world’s peoples full responsibility for this crime of genocide, biocide and ecocide, for the crime © destruction of society, for thé devastation of ‘our towns am ik senreyered PAT 7 — “FLY, GODDAMMIT / ” cities! ... ee Nl = ~~ Ae qaawes Dany WORLD ss equipment. Up till now each country has been solving the docking problem for their space- craft independently. The Soyuz and Apollo will have unified docking joints. “However, technical problems are not limited merely to the docking joint. Radio equipment also needs unification. And there is a problem of the compa- tibility of the spaceships’ atmos- pheres: Americans use pure oxy- gen, while we ‘use the normal atmosphere of the “arth. There is also the language barrier.”’ Asked his impressions of the talks with the U.S. experts and with astronaut Thomas Stafford, Yeliseyev replied that he liked the business-like atmosphere of the talks. “American designers and scientists are for cooperation,” he said, and “we shared with astronaut Stafford the practice of training. “Concrete problems, poth | technical and organizational, a now being solved. The dockiné joint is being prepared in t USA. We were promised W? would be shown a_ workin’ mock-up unit next year.” | He said it is “no exaggeration to say that every cosmonal would like to participate in t flight. But is has not yet pee? decided who will fly.” Illustrating the value to ma? of space research, Alexei yelise yev explained that “with ¢ aid of a mere four sputniks placed in certain sections of 3” orbit, it will be possible to ™@ ceive an SOS signal sent by # ship from any part of the glob® and spot it with the precision of three kilometres within thre® minutes! : The cosmonaut said this was “just a small part” of the ben@ fits of space exploration.