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States to promote peace and international security and to
contribute to the solution of urgent world problems.
The lessening of the threat of war is impossible with-
out the creation of a climate of trust in relations between
states. This requires, in addition to the development of
political dialogue and the adoption of appropriate mea-
sures in the economic and military fields, the prop-
agation of truthful information, renunciation of claims to
the great-power status and the propagation of racism,
chauvinism and national exclusiveness, of attempts to
teach other peoples how to arrange their lives, and of
professing of violence and incitement of war psychosis.

Slanderous news coverage

The states participating in the meeting believe it fun-
damentally important to consistently observe the princi-
ples and clauses of the Helsinki Final Act relating to
cooperation in the field of information so as to strengthen
peace and mutual understanding among the peoples, and
note the topicality of the 1970 UNESCO declaration on
these matters. They strongly denounce the use of such a
powerful tool of influencing human minds and shaping
public opinion as the press, radio and television to prop-
agate biased and downright slanderous news misrep-
resenting the situation in certain countries and their poli-
cies and fostering hostility and enmity. No state should.
allow such subversive activities to be conducted from its
territory.

Manipulating the issue of human rights, the reaction-

ary, imperialist forces are trying to conceal in this way"

their disregard for the basic rights of the working people
and the vital interests of the peoples. In the recent period
they have launched an extensive campaign against the
socialist countries and the national liberation and other
progressive movements with the purpose of justifying
the policy of confrontation and the arms race, of
encroachment of the independence of different states, of
interference in their internal affairs, of complicating
conditions for their economic development and of coun-
tering the policy of detente. This policy runs counter to
‘the legitimate, commonly recognized rights of all the
peoples and nations, primarily to their right to live.

Role of anti-Communism

The lessons of history are a reminder that anti:
Communism has always been a component of the
onslaught on the democratic freedoms and rights of the
peoples, and of the policy of aggression and war. The
attempts to organize another antfCommunist crusade

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result in the escalation of international tension, threaten-
ing the interests of all the countries.

Given the entire multifaceted character of present day
international problems, prospects for the development
of the situation in Europe and in the world at large
depend to a very large extent on whether mistrust is
removed and the level of confrontation lowered between
the two largest military and political alliances, the War-
saw Treaty Organization and NATO, which possess
huge potentials, particularly in the field of nuclear
weaponry. An armed conflict between them would bring
pernicious consequences for all the peoples.

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The treaty between the member states of the Wars4
Treaty organization and the member states of the Nor
Atlantic Treaty organization on the mutual non-use.
military force and the maintenance of relations of pea!
would not, of course, limit the legitimate right of tl
participants in it to individual and collective self-defen
in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter. At tl
same time it would relieve the members of both alliane
of the fears that the commitments of Alliance within eat
of them can be used for aggressive purposes against tl
member states of the other alliance and that. the!
commitments therefore pose a threat to their securit]

Dissolve military alliances

All states may join talks

The Warsaw Treaty member states have long been
advocating the dissolution of both alliances, and as the
first step, the dismantling of their military organizations.
This proposal remains in force, and they reiterate their
readiness to enter negotiations with the NATO member
countries with a view to achieving an appropriate agree-
ment, beginning with the question of scaling down mili-
tary activities on a reciprocal basis.

The present day tense situation, however, makes it
impossible to wait any longer. There is a need for urgent
effective measures which can already today lessen mis-

" trust between the Warsaw Treaty member states and the

NATO member states and diminish their fears of pos-
sible aggression.

The Warsaw Treaty member states do not seek mili-
tary superiority over the NATO member states nor have
any intention to attack them or any other country, in
Europe or elsewhere. The NATO member states also
declare that they have no aggressive intentions. In this
situation there should be no reason preventing the adop-
tion by the states comprising the two alliances appro-
priate mutual commitments of an international legal
character. In the context of the present situation this
would have a particularly beneficial effect on all the
subsequent developments of international events.

Proceeding from these considerations, the Warsaw
Treaty member states, in the person of their highest
representatives, address to the member states of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization the proposal to con-
clude a treaty on the mutual non-use of military force and

on the maintenance of relations of peace.

Non-aggression proposal

The core of the treaty could be the mutual commit-
ment of the member states of both alliances not to be the
first to use either nuclear or conventional weapons
against each other and therefore not to be the first to use
against each other any military force at all. This
commitment could apply to the territories of all the other
States joining the treaty, and also to their military and
civilian personnel, sea going, air and space craft and
other objects belonging to them wherever they may be.

It seems proper to provide in the treaty, for a similar
commitment on the non-use of force by the member
states of both alliances against third countries, whether
those having bilateral relations of alliance with them, or
non-aligned or neutral countries.

Another substantial component of the treaty could be
the commitment of member states of both alliances not
to jeopardize the safety of international sea, air and
space communications passing through areas outside
any national jurisdiction.

It seems desirable to complement in the treaty the
commitment not to use military force by the commitment
to conduct in the spirit of good will talks on effective
measures to end the arms race, to limit and reduce
armaments and to promote disarmament, or to contri-
bute by other possible means to the success of such talks
with a view of achieving at them, practical results.

The same goal could be promoted by the commitment
to examine jointly practical measures to avert the threat
of a surprise attack and also to contribute to the
development of mutual exchanges of military delega-
tions and visits of naval ships and air force units.

Strengthen the United Nations

It is important to combine the commitment not to use
military force in the treaty also with provisions on
strengthening the United Nations as a universal instru-
ment of collective security. In this context it is useful to
write into the treaty a readiness to cooperate in enhanc-
ing the effectiveness of the United Nations in perform-
ing, in accordance with its charter, tasks on the peaceful
settlement of international disputes and conflict situa-
tions, on suppressing acts of aggression and on removing
the threat to international peace and security.

Although the treaty on the mutual non-use of milita
force and maintenance of relations of peace is propost
to be concluded between the member states of the t¥
military and political alliances, other interested Eur
pean countries would have the right to participate.
would be open for other willing states of the world |
join. : :

The participants in the meeting of the political const
tative committee are convinced that the conclusion |
this treaty could help to overcome the division of Eurof
into confronting military groupings and meet the desi
of the peoples to live in peace and security. They cé
upon the member states of the North Atlantic Treat
Organization to consider with utmost attention this ne
initiative and to respond to it in a constructive manne!

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ideas of the ways and means of strengthening peace af
extending the relaxation of international tension in tl
present day conditions, the states participating the Wa
saw Treaty declare their readiness for dialogue af
cooperation with all those who seek to achieve this goal

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