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cial message back to the Ameri-
cans?” a Chicago Tribune re-
porter asked Trudeau at a press
conference in the Moscow
House of Journalists:

“I am not a messenger boy,”
said Trudeau.

On several occasions during
his. tour Trudeau stressed the
need for Canada to diversify its
contacts, and spoke of the dan-
ger of an economic and cultural
— “perhaps even military” —
takeover by the United States.
“Without breaking with tradi-
tional friends, we can certainly
learn to exchange technology
with the Soviet Union,” he said
at a press conference on board
the atomic icebreaker Lenin in
Murmansk. “Canadians are_be-
coming more and more sensitive
to America’s economic domina-
Ons

The cordial welcome given to
Trudeau by his hosts developed
rapidly into an attitude of warm
friendliness following the ex-
change of speeches by Kosygin
and Trudeau at a luncheon in
the Kremlin on May 18. The
Chairman of the USSR Council
of Ministers set the ball rolling
with these words:

“There are no disputes or
questions between the Soviet
Union and Canada that cannot
be solved with due regard for
our mutual interests and that do
not allow a further development
of our cooperation and estab-

lishment of good-neighborly re-~

lations ...
“In effect only initial, al-
though very important, steps

have been taken in developing
Soviet-Canadian relations. Both
sides could now direct their ef-
forts to working out a new and
more promising approach to de-
veloping co-operation between
our countries. This is, above all,
establishment of regular con-
tacts in the political field ex-
pansion of mutually advan-
tageous and well-balanced trade,
development of contacts in such
fields as industry, agriculture,
air and sea travel, science and
culture.

“There are definite opportuni-
ties for co-operation between
the USSR and Canada not only
in the field of their bilateral ‘re-
lations but also in international
affairs, in the cause of preserv-
ing peace. Such co-operation is
all the more necessary as acute
conflicts are continuing in a
number of regions and urgent
international problems are await-
ing their solution.

“On the European continent
there is the task of a radical
turn toward a detente and peace.
The achievement of this great
goal is quite within the limits
of what is possible . . .

“Canada is not a European
country but we understand that
it has. definite interests in
Europe where the Canadians to-
gether with all the peoples of
the great Anti-Hitler Coalition
fought the Nazi aggressors.
Therefore, Canada has a natural

interest in the question of an.

all-European conference whose
’ convocation has of late been
the subject of consultations be-
tween the states concerned. In
our opinion, preparations for an
all-European conference should
be stepped up.”
Prime Minister Trudeau _re-
sponded by terming his invita-
tion to visit the Soviet Union

PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1971—PAGE 6

“an event of historical signifi-
cance for Canada,” and con-
tinued:

“The need for our co-opera-
tion is quite natural. For the
Soviet Union and Canada. are
close neighbors, though this fact
has been widely realized only in
recent years...

“Canada and the Soviet Union
are undoubtedly the two great-
est Arctic powers of the world.
We have many common prob-
lems, many complex tasks and
many responsibilities . . .

“Your country is a leading
world power for its knowledge
about the Far North and experi-
ence in its exploration. Canada
hopes not only to co-operate
with you in this sphere but to
derive benefit from the experi-
ence you have accumulated
over the years...

“The Soviet Union and Can-
ada have, of course, many other
reasons, apart from the Arctic,
to be interested in each other...

“I think that good prospects
are opening up. Our two coun-
tries have already started work
in earnest to expand our trade,
our exchanges in the field of
culture, science and education,
the visits by ministers and top
officials and consultations on
political problems of interest to
the two countries. It is impor-
tant that none of us should for-
get about this aspect of our re-
lations, while the fact that our

views do not always coincide on
all questions is not so much of
a retarding as of a stimulating
nature, for only by _ closely
studying our differences may
we remove them.”

The following day Leonid
Brezhnev received. Trudeau in
the Kremlin and they had a
frank and friendly talk.

Meanwhile talks between

Kosygin and Trudeau proceeded
and it was announced that a
joint Soviet-Canadian communi-

que would be published upon
the conclusion of the visit of
the Canadian prime minister.
(The communique, after review-
ing the talks and the decisions
arrived at, noted that Premier
Kosygin “gratefully accepted”
an invitation to visit Canada at
a mutually convenient time.)
At a luncheon on May 19
given by Trudeau at the Cana-
dian Embassy in Moscow the
Prime Minister declared that
“The most earnest wish of the
Canadian people is the wish to

MOSCOW (TASS) — Alexei
Kosygin, the chairman of the
Council of Ministers of the

USSR, has accepted an_invita-

tion to visit Canada.

This is said in a Soviet-Cana-
dian communique concerning
the official visit of Canadian
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott
Trudeau to the Soviet Union
from May 17-28. Prime Minister

Trudeau met Leonid Brezhnev

and Nikolai Podgorny and held
talks with Alexei Kosygin.

The communique published
here stresses that .the govern-
ments of the two countries at-
tach great importance to the
strengthening of security and
multi-lateral cooperation in Eu-
rope. “Detente and stability in
this region of the world would
be promoted by the convocation
of a properly prepared confer-
ence on European security and
cooperation with the participa-
tion of all European states, as
well as Canada and the United
States.

“The two sides consider it
useful to consult each other on
this matter,” the communique
says.

“Both sides,” states the com-
munique, “‘support the reduction
of the armed forces and arma-
ments in regions where military
confrontation is _ particularly
dangerous, especially in Central
Europe. They discussed propo-
sals made by the General Sec-
retary of the CPSU Central
Committee, Leonid Brezhnev, at
the 24th Congress of the CPSU
and in Tbilisi concerning dif-
ferent disarmament measures, as
well as the Canadian suggestion
regarding underground nuclear

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testing, placed before the dis-
armament committee.”

The communique says that
“the Canadian prime minister
also outlined the consideration
in favor of a mutual and balanc-
ed reduction of armed forces.
Prime Minister Trudeau wel-
comed the recent initiative of
the Soviet Union and other
socialist countries for a conven-
tion prohibiting biological
weapons, and the two sides ex-
pressed the hope that the con-
vention could be concluded this
year. Both sides expressed sa-
tisfaction with the conclusion
of the nuclear non-proliferation
treaty and the treaty on the pro-
hibition of the emplacement of
nuclear and other weapons of
mass destruction on the seabed
and ocean floor and in the sub-
soil thereof.”

The communique expresses
serious concern over the tense
situation in the Middle East.
The governments of the two
countries pronounced them-
selves in favor of the continua-
tion of Gunnar Jarring’s mission.

The USSR and Canada are
concerned by the development
of events in Indochina. The com-
munique expresses the hope
that a viable peace will be re-
established in the area.

The two sides reaffirmed their
determination to work for the
strengthening of the United Na-
tions organization.

The communique expresses
satisfaction with the general
trend toward improvement of
Soviet - Canadian relations.
Alexei Kosygin and Pierre Elliott
Trudeau signed a protocol de-
signed to enlarge and deepen
consultations on important in-

ternational problems of mutual
interest and on questions of
bilateral relations, by means of
periodic meetings. The two sides
stressed the importance of con-
tacts at all levels and expressed
their mutual desire to develop
exchanges of visits by statesmen
and political leaders.

The communique says that
there are favorable opportunities
for increasing Soviet-Canadian
trade. Talks are to open in Mos-
cow in November-December for
the renewal of the current trade
agreement.

The Soviet Union suggested
discussing the question of con-
cluding a treaty covering the
spheres of economic develop-
ment and technological and in-
dustrial cooperation. Canada
agreed to study this proposal.

The USSR and Canada discus-
sed possibilities for promoting
cooperation in developing North-
ern territories, and agreed to
-expand the exchange of experi-
ence in this field. The two sides

“believe that they ‘‘bear special
responsibilities and correspond-
ing rights with respect to ensur-
ing the security of navigation
and preserving the natural bal-
ance in the Arctic regions.”

The governments of the two
countries stressed the import-
ance of extensive development
of international cooperation for
the solution of the problems of
the human environment.

The communique states that
the talks were held in an atmos-
phere of frankness and cordial-
ity. The exchange of opinions
showed that on a number of in-
ternational problems the Soviet
Union and Canada hold similar
views.

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