GERMAN ROLE IN EUROPE
U.S. View Of Soviet Plans (N.Z. Press luoeiatton—CovyrieM) (R»c. 9 p.m.) WASHINGTON, March 26. The United States Secretary’ of State (Mr Acheson) said to-day that the United States did not intend to let the Soviet Union’s proposals for a German peace conference slow the creation of a strong, unified, and free EuropeMr Acheson said that the Soviet proposal “points the way to the past” and encouraged the continuance of national rivalries. He said that Germany must be allowed to play its part in building a strong European community capable of developing its freedoms and of defending itself from aggression or subversion. He challenged the Soviet to agree to the Austrian Peace Treaty proposals sponsored by the Western Big Three, to show that it m willing at last to restore Germany’s freedom. The United States firmly believed that the creation of a strong and unified Europe represented the best way of eliminating dangerous tensions.
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Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26692, 28 March 1952, Page 7
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