Western Envoys Leave Moscow Reception

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28129, 19 November 1956, Page 11

Western Envoys Leave Moscow Reception

(Rec. 10 p.m.) MOSCOW, November 17. Envoys of North Atlantic Treaty countries and Israel today walked out from a Kremlin reception after a harsh attack by the Communist Party leader, Mr Nikita Khrushchev, on “the intrigues of reaction” in capitalist countries. Mr Khrushchev’s attack was made m a speech at a reception given jointly by himself. President Voroshilov and Premier Nikolai Bulganin for Mr Wladislaw Gomulka and other Polish leaders, who are in Moscow for talks with the Soviet leaders. During the speech, which ended with a toast to friendship between the Soviet and Polish peoples. Mr Khrushchev promised that the Soviet Union would do everything to develop and strengthen this friendship. Earlier he declared: “The growth of the people's independence and socialist forces arouses the furious rage of the imperialists.” He said: “The piratical attack by Britain and France and their puppet Israel on Egypt is a hopeless attempt to recpver lost positions.” But, he added: “These are no longer

the times when the imperialists could enslave weaker countries and go unpunished."

Claiming that "imperialists” were showing “fresh activity.” Mr Khrushchev said: “Fascist bands are making furious attacks on progressive organisations. on the Communist parties of France, Italy and other countries. “The bourgeoisie wants to destroy the Communist parties in order to establish an iron dictatorship over the working class and working peasantry. "But the working masses, conscious of the new dangers facing them, are mobilising their forces and would give a due rebuff to all intrigues of reaction.” he said. “A great clamour has now been raised in the capitalist countries over the so-called Hungarian problem. Exploiting the mistakes and shortcomings of the past, internal and external reaction fought to destroy the people’s democratic regime and re-establish a Fascist-Horth' r ist order.”

Mr Khrushchev repeated that the Soviet troops intervened at the request of the Hungarian Government "headed by Comrade Kadar.”

He did not mention the attack by tha Soviet Army on Budapest and other Hungarian towns 10 days earlier, at the beginning of the revolt, at the request of the now discredited former party leader. Mr Erno Gero. The Communist Party leader said the talks between the Soviet and Polish leaders were very friendly and most fruitful. "We are fully determined to develop further our friendship and will be guided by the Leninist principles of equality, mutual respect, sovereignty and national independence.” Mr Khrushchev added. The Polish Communist Party leader. Mr Gomulka, continued talks with the S rviet leaders todav at the Kremlin, according to the Polish news agency. The Polish Embassy will give a reception tomorrow.

Moscow Radio said a joint communique would be issued when the talks ended.