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THE CHINA, MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1955.

OPTIMISM IN WASHINGTON

But Opening Russian Proposal Frowned On

By Warron Duffee

Washington, July 19.

Congressmen keeping a long-distance watch on develop- ments at Geneva were generally optimistic today over the Big Four meeting's opening tones of co-operation. But some frowned critically at Soviet Russia's opening proposal for European security

Senator John J. Sparkman, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that the Soviet Prime Minister, Marshal Nikolai Bulganin's proposal for liquidating the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is "impossible for us to agree to" without some kind of workable arms control plan for Europe.

Senator Homer E. Capehart, Another Committee nember, sold, "I'm not in favour of

But Jiquidating NATO."

he Baid

nol think the he did

RICE TRADE

DOWN ON

RECORD

Washingtoy, July 19.

at

Russian proposal "closes the dour" to possible progress the Big Four talks,

FROM NIXON Congressional leaders ox- pected to get their first report on developments to- day from the Vice- President, Mr Richard M. Nixon. it

was agreed at

White House meeting last "week that Congressional leader would receive special progress reports on the Geneva talks.

Many Senators voiced open optimism about prospects for success at Geneva in the light of the opening statements by the

The US Agriculture De-Big Four. There was strong partment said on Tuesday eight-point

praise for President Eisenhower's programme. And international rice trade in some were especially interested the 1964

arms control plan for erop year in the totalled 104 billion pounds, Eden, the British Prime Minister. Europe presented by Sir Anthony an increase of three per The Chairman of the Senate cent over the preceding year Foreign Relations group, Mr but still below the postwar Walter F. George, sald that as 4 first p." Sir Anthony's plan might well be kept under

step." record

consideration." Ho saidi

that once there can be an agreement, Keneral, some progress may be possible."

of 11 billion 300 million pounds in 1952.

Exports from Asta increas: one on 122 million pounds, of it from Nunn which contributed

billion one million pounds of the fotul in- crease. erease,

The

00

-TSX Departmens

Foreign Agricultural Service said Thol- lund's exports of two billion 607 million pounds Included the disposal of 400 million pounds of inferior rice from previously reported stocks. This was con- sidered a "favourable aspect" of Tholland's trade.

US GREATEST

even

Mr

generally mild toe of Marshal Bulganin's speech.

"I hope he'll implement it by Ekenhower's considering" Mr

"proposals walch form a sound.

ing board for possible success in laying the groundwork" for permanent lossening of ten-

sions.

Sen, Walter F. George said today Russia's willingness

to

sut German reunification at

the top of the Big Four agenzia Is

"hopeful Li

and very significant" sign.

The Georgia Democrat, Chairman of the Senate

Foreign Relations Committee, told reporters "If any progress is made thiere, it will affect

Germany itse and the kind of security reciments that will involve Russia and the West."

Cabinet members will hear

Herbert Hoover, Jr. who a report on the talks on Friday from Under-Secretary of State serving as Acting Head of the State Department in Secretary John Foster Dulles absence.

16

has

con-

EDEN HOLDS

STAG PARTY?

Geneva. July 18. British and Soviet lead- ers dined at the palailai lakeelde villa of Ste An thony Eden, British Prima Minister, here tonight.

Bir Anthony, who wartime Foreign Secretary Moscow for Journeye? to

talks with Marshal Statin, Wha bost to ·Russia' new ratery on the second day of the "summit" con- ference.

His invllation brought to the table x Soviet stairs- meti including Marshal Nikolat Bulganin, Prime Minister and Mr Nikita Khrushchev, First Secre- tary

of the Communist

Parly.

The other Soviet ruenta were Mr Vyacheslav Moto- lov, Foreign Minister, Marshal George Zhukov, Defence Minister, and Mr Jacob Malik, Ambassador in London.

Tho British guests the "sing party" were Mr Harold Macmillan, Foreign Secretary;

Norman

Bir

Brook, Cabinet Secretary; Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick, Civil Service head of

of the Foreign Office, Bir Harold Caccia, Foreign Offico ex- pers on political questions;

Willian Harter, Ambassador to Russia:

and

senior private of the Prime secretary Minster. Interpreters were also present,

Bir

Anthony kept the both

dinner Informal

host and guéris wearing day suits-Renter,

No Compromise On Belgian School Bill

Brussels, July 10.

The Belgian

today refused