SOVIET REACTION TO 10 JUNE SPEECH OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY

Created: 6/11/1963

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the soviets here fav0sa3ly surprisedhe tenor of presidentune speech because itroad progressive

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approach toward solving current prgsleks. the atmosphere createdhis speech is now such that the possibilities of agreeingest's ban treaty are very good. ho chis7tate would makepeech unlessire completely. ccirvisced that agreement was probable, the ci'ly psobleil in the past whichest ban treaty was soviet doubt of the sincerity of united states intentions to enter ibto such as agreement. if the soviets were sure of united states sincerity, these wouldno pr03leksthat of inspectionswhich could not be solved. presidentpeech hasay to'jard assuaging soviet doubts of united states sincerity.

lthough the soviets generally liked the speech very much, they definitely disliked the fact that president kennedy mentionednists as being sources of world tension, the Soviets also dis- iked the comments relevant tc jeit 3erlin. however, in spite of these objections, the soviets feel that the speech has created an excellent atmosphere. soviet secretariat employees believe that

premier khrushchev willesture in response to this speech.

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0. contrary to what hayt, PRESIDENTpeech will NOT increase tension between the soviets AND COHHUNIST CHINA. negotiations with the west in ilQSCOS will BE taking PLACE at ABOUT THE same tike that delegates from CCIIKUSIST china will BE arriving IN moscow. the_ NEGOTIATIONS with the west will actually HELPJTHE DIALOGUE BETWEEN

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the soviets and the chinese. the CHINESE ARE not COMING to azsoov TO discuss THEIR differences with tic SOVIETS but to "PATCH"

these differences UP.

a. the soviet secretariat employee QUESTIONED WHYSHOULD want tc introduce THE problem of ues7 BERLIN ANDuALLisiting the hallIES when HIS SPEECH HASa favorable AfJD responsive climate IN the SOVIETemphasizing theF 'jest berlin AND THE BERLINxeknedy would simply create KE'J TENSIONS ANDt^OsPHERE.

t. ah employee of tie soviet permanent mission to theonune made essentially the sake remarks asve about presidentpeech, almost WORD FOR WORD, he;

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also said, in responseuestion aboutone contention IK sIKc-soviet efforts toetente, that the rift sasr03lei: between china AMD THE soviets AND thatwould motauseetween THE TyO. country wouldosition to have whatever relationship IT choose with yugoslavia. he added that the soviets could NOTdelighting the t'estthe spectaclehicok-soviet rift,THE meeting in moscow between the chinese AND the soviets can tep'fcrward./

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