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Minister left his car and plung-
ed into the crowd. He was soon
engulfed and anxious Canadian
and Soviet security men had a
hard time “rescuing” him from
enthusiastic well-wishers.

Trudeau’s remarks in Norilsk
were perhaps the most impor-
tant he made while on tour. He
said, in part:

“There are in Canada a num-
ber of Far Northern communi-
ties, but none that even ap-
proach Norilsk in size. What you
have accomplished here under
inhibiting conditions of geogra-
phy, climate and permafrost is
surely one of the modern mar-
vels of the world — and one
which sets a standard in Arctic
living for all other countries.
My introduction to Norilsk is
all the more dramatic because
we have flown here direct from
Tashkent, 2,000 miles to the
south and 40 degrees Centi-
grade warmer. Only one: other
country in the world is so vast
that a person is able to travel
such a distance in a south-north
direction and still have room
left over within its borders.
That other country is Canada.
This spaciousness and sense of
immense distances has left a
very real impression on_ the
character of Canada and Cana-
dians, as I am sure it has on
citizens of the Soviet Union. For
that reason alone we have some-
thing in common with one an-
other, and for the same reason
we are distinct from those who
live in smaller and more con-
gested. states.

“We who live in. far-northern
climes have something else in
common — the experience of
facing the challenge of a bitter
climate over long period, a chal-
lenge which disciplines men and
women and forces them to look
deep within themselves to find

the stamina and resourcefulness
necessary for survival and ac-
complishments. The fact of your
survival is self-evident; the level
of your accomplishments in the
arts and education is nothing
short of spectacular. The tech-
niques which you have develop-
ed for construction of large
buildings in permafrost founda-
tions have won the admiration
of every Arctic community with
similar soil conditions.

“Your experience and success
in these areas, and Canada’s ex-
perience and success in -other
aspects of Northern life such
as communication and trangpor-
tation, are vivid evidence of the
advantages which are to be gain-
ed by closer relationships be-
tween our countries. This hard-
won experience can be shared
and exchanged to the benefit of
both the Soviet and the Cana-
dian people. I have no doubt
that one of the consequences of

oviet view of PM's visit_

By VLADIMIR MAKHOTIN

MOSCOW—The official visit
of Pierre Elliott Tudeau to the
Soviet Union, the first by the
head of a Canadian government
in the history of relations be-
tween the two countries, has
come to an end. Those who
closely followed the talks held
by the Canadian premier in
Moscow and the meetings of the
premier and his party with Sov-
iet people, their acquaintance
with the life of Soviet people,
have no doubts about the suc-
cess of this visit and the fruit-
fulness of the talks.

Mr. Trudeau had important
conversations with the Com-
munist Party’s General Secre-
tary Leonid I. Brezhnev, Presi-
dent Nikolai Podgorny, and held
constructive talks with Premier
Alexei N. Kosygin.

In the course of the conver-
sations and talks, which pro-
ceeded in an atmosphere of
frankness, cordiality and good-
will, it was stressed again that
the Soviet Union and Canada do
not have disputes or questions
that could not be resolved with
due regard for mutual interests
and that would not allow the
two states to promote coopera-
tion and good-neighbour rela-
tions.

The Soviet Government and
all Soviet people received with
satisfaction the statements of
Mr. Trudeau that the Canadian
Government and Canadians
whole-heartedly wish to live in
peace and concord with the
Soviet Union and to develop
firm and mutually advantageous
relations between the two
countries. :

During their 11-day visit the
Canadian guests had ample op-
portunities to see that every-
where—from the steppe in Uz-
bekistan to the mines of Norilsk,
north of the Arctic Circle—the
multi-national Soviet people
strive for peace and broad co-
operation with all nations want-

ing this, including Canada for

whose people they cherish the
most friendly sentiments.

The extensive tour of the Sov-
jet Union, during which the
Prime Minister and his party

my visit to the Soviet Union
will be a distinct increase in that
type of co-operation. Indeed,
plans are now well advanced
for a visit to the Soviet Union
this summer by the Canadian
Minister of Indian Affairs and
Northern Development with a
number of his senior officials
and experts. He will be equally
interested in learning of the
achievements and problems of
the Dolgans, Evenks, Entsi and
the other native dwellers in this
part of Siberia, for one of his
responsibilities in Canada is the
betterment of the life of the

_ Eskimo.

“As important as any subject
which our scientists and techni-
cians would discuss is the pres-
ervation of the delicate ecologi-
cal base upon which all life in
the Arctic is so dependent. All
Arctic dwellers, and not only
biologists, are aware of the frail-

could take a look at many as-
pects of Soviet life, confirmed
once more that the two coun-
tries, with their large territor-
ies and rich natural resources,
have quite a number of com-
mon problems in the matter of
economic development. This
opens up big possibilities in the
exchange of experience of eco-
nomic development of vast  ex-
panses, especially in the areas
of.the Far North, and in the
solution of such problems as the
preservation of the environment,
the development of power re-
sources, transport and communi-
cations. —

Observers in Moscow have
noted a general trend towards
an improvement in _ Soviet-
Canadian relations, a _ trend
which has become noticeable in
the recent period. This was con-
siderably facilitated by an
agreement on cooperation in
the use of scientific and techno-
logical achievementse in indus-
try and on the establishment of
a mixed Soviet-Canadian com-
mission. The agreement ‘was
signed by the Soviet and Cana-
dian governments in January
this year. The Soviet Union pro-
posed that the two sides con-
sider the question of concluding
a treaty embracing cooperation
in the sphere of economic devel-
opment, technical and industrial
cooperation. The Canadian ‘side
will now have its word.

The Soviet Government dem-
onstrated in the course of nego-
tiations that it attaches great
importance. to relations’ with
Canada and strives for a further
development of Soviet-Canadian
cooperation in bilateral relations
and world affairs. This cooper-
ation is not directed against
anyone. It meets the national
interests of the two countries
and simultaneously serves the
cause of international detente
and the preservation of peace.
The Soviet position on these
questions is far from _ being
based on transient considera-
tions. It proceeds from the prin-
cipled directives of the 24th
Party Congress for pursuing an
active policy for the defense of
peace and international security.

In this connection quite a
useful exchange of opinions

ty of life processes at this lati-
tude, and of the pressing neces-
sity to Act so as to ensure that
future generations will be given
the opportunity to gain access
to a vital and unpolluted North.”

After Norilsk came Mur-
mansk, a port and fishing centre
of 350,000 people on the 69t
parallel. :

Trudeau flew from Murmansk
to Leningrad and from there
flew for Canada. On the
morning of his departure, May
28, the joint Soviet-Canadian
communique was released. (See
full text in this issue.)

‘ The visit of Prime Minister
Trudeau to the Soviet Union
Was an unqualified success, and
opens the door to further devel-
opment of friendly relations be-
tween our countries in many
fields — political, scientific and
cultural, and mutually beneficial
trade.

Fx

‘was held on European security.
Both sides proceeded from the
fact that though Canada is not a
European country, it has certain
interests in Europe where Cana-
dians, jointly with allied na-
tions, fought against the nazi
aggressors. Both sides favored
the convocation of a European
security and cooperation con-
ference with the participation of
all European states, including

.Canada and the United States.

In the course of negotiations
the two sides thoroughly studied
the proposals on different dis-
armament measures made by the
Communist Party’s General Sec-
retary Leonid Brezhnev at the
24th Party Congress and in his
speech in Tbilisi shortly before
the arrival of the Canadian dele-
gation, and the proposal on un-
derground nuclear tests submit-
ted by the Canadian delegation
to the disarmament committee.
In the joint communique the two
sides expressed support for
troop and armaments reduction
in the areas-where military con-
frontation is particularly dan-
gerous, in Central Europe first
of all.

The Soviet-Canadian protocol
on consultations, signed by
Alexei Kosygin and Pierre Tru-
deau, will promote and expand
consultations between the two
governments on important in-
ternational problems of mutual
interest. These consultations
have the aim of contributing to
international detente and~ the
ensuring of peace.

The visit of the Canadian

premier to the Soviet Union be- .

gan in spring, a beautiful sea-
son. As Mr. Trudeau noted at
his press conference in Moscow,
the orchard at his residence
bloomed luxuriantly before his
eyes during the three days he
spent in the capital. Soviet
people were glad to meet the
Canadian guests at the height
of Russian spring, at the time
when the fruit sets and. the
foundation of the yield is laid.
They express hope that the visit
of Mr. Trudeau and the talks in
Moscow will yield rich fruits of
friendship, cooperation and
good-neighbour relations be-
tween the two neighbours—the
USSR and Canada.

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