The Nome Nugget

Russian Leaders Get Warm Official Welcome on Arrival in London

By COLIN FROST

LONDON, (Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin and Communist Party Chief Nikita Khrushchev arrived in London today jaunty and full of smiles and extended a hand of friendship to Britain and the rest of the world.

"We all have to live together on one planet," Bulganin told a crowd of cheering, jeering, and laughing Londoners who came to welcome the Russian leaders at Victoria Railway Station at the start of a 10-day official visit.

Prime Minister Eden, wreathed in smiles, stepped forward to shake hands with the Russian statesmen as they stepped from the express train which brought them to the capital from the port of Portsmouth.

Outside in the packed streets, thousands of Britons in holiday mood cheered and laughed-and booed-as the Russians' train arrived.

Eden made a brief speech of welcome under the glistening batteries of television cameramen.

"In greeting . . . I express the hope that we shall, by our work and by our decision, improve relations between our countries and our peoples." he said.

Bulganin, beaming broadly, then stepped to the microphone and replied through an interpreter:

"We offer our greetings to Her Majesty's Government and the British people. The Soviet people have a deep respect for the British people and revere their cultured and scientific achievements. The Soviet government seeks to have friendly relations with Britain, as well as the United States, France and other countries.

"The social and political systems in our countries are different, but provided there is reasonable understanding of the fact that we have to live together on one planet, differences in political structure should not be a hindrance to us living as good neighbors . . ."

Bulganin and Khrushchev are here at Eden's invitation extended at last year's Big Four summit conference in Geneva. They will be entertained at tea by Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle and given a whirl around the country, but most of the time they will be at a conference table with Eden and his top advisers.