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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Pravda editorial states Soviet readiness for discussions with the West to resolve controversies, responding to Eisenhower's April 16 speech, but rejects preconditions and reaffirms Soviet foreign policy positions while criticizing Dulles.
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MOSCOW, (P) - The official newspaper of the Communist party declared Saturday that Russia is ready to enter into "business like" discussions with the West to end great world controversies but made it clear the Soviet Union is not retreating anywhere along the line of foreign policy.
The Russian reply to President Eisenhower's April 16 foreign policy speech was spread across the entire front page of Pravda in an editorial. At the same time the text of the President's speech was printed on an inside page.
The whole tone of the Pravda reply was sharp and argumentative, but it was not vituperative or belligerent.
It took issue with the President on several points and vigorously criticized Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. It definitely reaffirmed previous Soviet positions on many issues that have created tension with the West, and it took exception to certain principles of American policy.
But it declared:
"The Soviet government will welcome any step of the American government or any other government if it is directed at the friendly settlement of difficult questions."
The editorial particularly rejected what it said were preconditions laid down by Eisenhower for such discussions. It declared Russia was laying down no such pre-conditions, and was ready for lots of discussion, but indicated it would have conditions to advance later on.
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Moscow
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Saturday
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the soviet union is ready for business-like discussions with the west to end controversies without preconditions, but reaffirms previous positions on foreign policy issues and criticizes american policy.
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The official Communist party newspaper Pravda published an editorial on its front page responding to President Eisenhower's April 16 foreign policy speech, printed inside. The reply was sharp and argumentative, rejecting preconditions for discussions, criticizing Secretary of State Dulles, and welcoming steps toward friendly settlement of difficult questions while indicating conditions to advance later.