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TUST ten years after the

JPotsdam Conference the

Western heads of govern- ment will be meeting the Soviet Premier in Geneva on July 18. It is a coin- cidence which provokes memories, not untinged with doubts. For while valuable decisions reached at Teheran, Yalta and Potsdam for winning and winding up the war,

notably less. they were successful in settling the

peace.

Nevertheless there are

were

ren-

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course of the forthcoming

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BE NEAR Their First "Summit" Talks

Real Progress

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London, June 14.

talks will be different from After a day of marathon peace talks, alities have changed so government ministers, transport chiefs and "have the proposed methods; so has the general situation. representatives of 70,000 striking locomen When the war-time Big Three failed last night to end Britain's 16-day-old

mediate decisions about rail strike.

met they had to make im-

urgent matters of war and peace. The four heads of

A seven-hour session of almost con-

government at Geneva will tinuous separate talks among leaders of the

Indeed, in the few days at

be under no such necessity: British Transport Commission, which run their disposal, they can the nation's state-owned railways and strike scarcely try to reach hard officials, broke up without reaching agree-

and fast decisions.

But

ment.

they may be able to open up avenuex

advance of which their foreign mini-| sters can examine in greater detail.

SIR Anthony Eden

has fre-

quently contended that

there are two

But it is understood that real progress was made today. The Commission, strikers and offi- cials of the National Union of Railwaymen, which has opposed the stoppage, will meet together for the first time since the strike began. necessary Throughout yesterday Sir Walter Monckton, conditions for high level Labour Minister, was in constant contact with all talks: first, the consolida- tion of Western strength parties and presided at the final meeting-Reuter. through the Paris ugree. ments, and secondly, some sign of Soviet goodwill. Both of these conditions have been realised.

The most obvious and easy Western sign which all

atatesmen required of the Soviet Union was the con- clusion of an Austrian peace treaty. This has been done. Then there has been the extraordinary visit the Russian leaders to Bel- grade in which they ad- mitted the right of each

of

nation to its own way of life, and even to its own "road to Socialism." Third- is there is the apparent Soviet acceptance of

some of the

important Western proposals on dis- armament.

more

IN today's changed circum-

stances, which include the of the Paris existence agreements, the West Euro- pean Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisa- tion, the Western powers can match the present flexibility of Russian policy with equal flexibility. Their ualty, strength and

Mr Jim Baty, General Secretary of ASLEF, the union which has caused the rail strike.

Adenauer, Dulles Hold

A Meeting

Prince Charles and Priv cess Anne alight from air. craft after their first air. trip when they flew from Aberdeen Airport to Lon- don, after their holiday at: Balmoral The Royal children would have flown last week, but Princess Dr Konrad Adenauer, the Anne developed an ear in- West German Chancellor, fection.-London Express.

an unexpected con- ference this afternoon, with

beld

Washington, June 13.

Mr John Foster Dulles, the

Secretary of State, in adTalks To

vance of the scheduled open- ing of his talks with Presi dent Eisenhower and Mr Dulles tomorrow morning.

State Department officials said the meeting had been hurriedly arranger after Mr. Dulles returti- ed from Indiana this afternoon because the Chancellor felt that

Air Trip

More Atomic Reactors

For Britain

London, June: 13. Britain is to build six more atomic reactors design- ed to produce fissile mate- rials for military purposes as well as electricity.

Mr Geoffrey Lloyd, Minister

Ease Berlin of Fuel, fold the House of Com-

Tension

Berlin, June 13: The West Berlin City govern

mens today they would be in addition to the £300 million atomic energy programme the government announced in Feb- 12 atomic rimary under which generaling stations are to be built new reactors would be of the one-hour conterence arranged i ment today accepted a Com-

the same type as the two now: for tomorrow did not provide munist offer to negotiate on

Hall. sufficient time for all the matters easing conditions in the divided being built at Calder the statesmen had to discuss.city but said the talks should be Cumberland Mr Lloyd said.

NO AGENDA ANNOUNCED

Today's conference was made turned to Washington earlier than he had planned,

ciples need not be andan-Wants Britain possible because Mr Dulley re-

gered. They can

safely

negotiate on the unity of a

Germany without sacrificing Relieved Of

the principle of free elec tions on which that unity must be based.

Commitments subject for discussion will be the "technical unity" of the city, Reuler.

trade

relations Soviet Union

between

Trial Of 9

.

BROAD PROBLEMS ONLY

London, June 19.- Russia today cleared the last road-block to a Big Four "summit” meeting and the West gave the green light to final preparations for the July 18 Geneva parley.

The United States Ambassador to Moscow, Charles Bohlen, flew home vis London today for urgent consultations with the State Department on Russia's new peace offensive.

17

Simultaneously, the British Foreign Office announced that the Foreign Secretary, Harold Macmillan, is taking General Sir Neville Brownjohn, the De fence Ministry's chief planner, with him for Big Three talks in New York start. ing June 16.

The presence of a top military adviser on the British delegation suggested that Mr Macmillan will discuss plans for European security arrangements and dis- armament with the US Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, and the French Foreign Minister, Antoine Pinay, in advance of the Big Four parley.

Ste

ex

Sir Anthony Eden, though the limelight at the recent Bel- The Western Big Three absorbed by the strike situation, grade talks with Marshal Tito, their forthcoming meeting in The Western conference plan, New York are to malce a new immediately began turning his

Mr Molotov in assment of the Kremlin's shört attention to preparations for the approved by forthcoming conference, coicial Vienas last month and later in and long-term aims, as a basis sources said,

notes from Moscow, suggested has ro Anthony

that the Elg Four Foreign Min- for the heads of government

conference Geneva.

The

Am- aggerated hopes of the chances sters should meet a few days in

reports from their of the top-level get-together, adve

advance, also in Geneva, to pre-bestadors will provide additional but believes it wil give a "new pate for the top-level mesting are for the Minister's Impetus to efforts for relaxation But no final decision so far has preparations," officials said

taken

on this issue

Minis- The Big Four Foreign convene in San Francisco next ters may decide on it when they week for the United Nations Federal amiversary celebrations.

of East-West tension, the sources edded.

Sir Anthony was reported to expect his scheduled weekend cousultations with Chancellor Konrad-Adenauer" to be both useful and productive,

Text Of Note

Moscow, June 13 Following by the text of the note accepting the Western Invitation *summit.conference

of

Geneva on July 18, This le the

the other nole la France, were identical, "The USSR Ministry Foreign Affairs - payi.

the respects to

French Embassy and in connection with the note of the Embase of June: 6 has the honour

1t

of informing, the following: "In its nude of May 20,

reply to the note of the French

government of Mar 10, the Soviet Loverminent already stated its post- tive attitude toward convening

alm of

been

It full agreement on techal calities of the Geneva top-levti parley is reached in San Fran cisco, the Ministers may dispense with a further meeting betee the heads of government con- vene, informed sources said to- day.

ง

LOWEEN

day

to-

The Western Big:Three are June 19 for the San Francisco scheduled to leave New York, on United Nations anniversary cele brations and

meeting with the Soviet Foreign Minister,

The German Federal Chan- cellor, Konrad Adenauerat sent on a visit to the US. was expected to meet incom ference with the Big Three Ministers in Stork Plater this week.

The British Foreign Office

Ofice sild

Foreign

New

The West also has made was graded at oncow's 20- clear that the "summit meetme ceptance of the West-proposed is not designed to reach Frescate and place for the top-level

colhiment ments on the important issues talk. It declined in the East-West cold war

however, on Moscow's exclusion They

ly discuss the ran the falls of the European broad

East-West satellites United tension and give directives to their Foreign Ministers

ou what problems they are to take up and on how to tackle them.

While the top-level meeting is

primarily designed to

to deal with European moblems, informed sources, considered it feasible that some For Eastern issues may also be "touched upon."

Recent suggestions from be

bind the Iron Curtain indicated

DUKE TO FLY HELICOPTER

London, June 13. 'The Duke of Edinburgh, 'who travels to as many of his public engagement as helicopter, is to learn to by one possible by

himself.

ante" of the heads of that the Soviet may propose a of France, the five-power conference, including Soviet Union, the USA and

Red Chi

Chite, to deal with the His first lesson will take place Great Britain Bearing European conflict,

to

later this week. His Instructor mind that the

the

will be a New Zealander, conference is the lessening of

Li-Car Maxwell Hubert Simpson International tension and the

of the Royal Navy, who was strengthening of mutual trust As Mr Bohlen new to report bora In Napier but who has livet. in relations

states, the

to Mr Dalles and President most of his life in Britain. Soviet

agreta Eisenhower on

on Russia's latest The Insson's wi: be

But it was not likely that firm decisions would be taken either way, the informants said.

that the conference" of the peace offensive, Britain sum White Waltham Royal Air Force heads of governments of the moned its Ambassador in Bel-station, near London where the Four Powers should open an grade, Sir Frank Roberts, to re-hike 0! Edinburgh learned to July 18 in Genevs.

port on the recent Russian mis- fly a a plane. sion to Marshal Tito of Yugo Because he is an experienced "the "Duke of Edinburgh is Phot The US Ambassador in Bel- expected to be able to ra grade, J. W. Rikberger, new helicopter solo after five hotza to Washington last week for chral Instructions · with "Li-Căr similar coagulations

Simpson China Mail Special

"In this connection, however, the Soviet Government ein- not fail to mention that the note of the French government of June & shows Anxiety that the conference should last three to four days at the #ame

time by-passing

Bilerice

the important" · "ques- tion of the tasks of the afore- mentioned conference pored in the Soviet government's note

May 18, the present

aftantion the efforts of all the Four Powers

participating in the

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The talks will be the first and nearness to the chemical processing plant at Winscale, amelal negotiations between the Cumberland two City administrations since

the work Mr Lloyd said the city" was split.

would go "full speed ahead." It The The State Department has not;

Communist offer. was would produce a "useful con- announced any agenda for the made by the East Berlin Mayor, tribution" to the nation's elec talks with Dr Adenauer. But it Otto Suhr, proposing talks to tricity supplies within the life-In is expected that the most urgent discuss questions dealing with time of the present parliament' It is, of course, possible to

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Labour Member of Parlia-many-Reuter.

that negotiations should many; the concessions

be con- ducted only by technical experts Yugoslavia may have been ment, Mr Reginald Paget,

to avoid governmental recogni meant to promote a belt of contended in the House of

tion મ. the East Zone regime. benevolent neutrals around Commons tonight.

The spokesman said that date had been set for the talks

Bratislava radio, At the same time, the

allocated another The radio said the accused. government 1,000,000 marks. (US$250,000) to former members of the bourgeois pay, exorbitant Communist road classes and

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London," June 13.

Federal Germany away had the courage to say this to from the Western alliance. the Commonwealth," he said. The Western representatives Mr Paget was speaking in Sir Anthony Eden today filled will enter the negotiations the debate on the government's four minor government posts.

The new minor appointments fully aware of such Soviet new legislative programme out- designs. They have not lined in the Queen's Speech announced today included: suddenly unlearned the last week.

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