CHALLENGE TO SOVIET

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29240, 25 June 1960, Page 13

CHALLENGE TO SOVIET

Chinese Views On Disarming

(Rec. 10 p.m.)

GENEVA. June 23,

The British Minister of State. Mr David Orsby-Gore. challenged Russia today to repudiate a Chines.l Communist view on the new, Soviet disarmament plan. Mr Ormsby-Gore told the 10-‘ national disarmament conference that a leading Chinese official in Peking had described the plan" as a Communist trap to isolate, the United States. , ■- Russia, as represented by Mr Valerian Zorin, had nothing to say. reported American Associated-* Press; but he was observed, scribbling notes furiously as Mr Orsmby-Gore spoke.

Russia has proposed that dis-, armament should begin with the destruction of all missiles antf other means of delivery, including' planes, ships and artillery, and the liquidation of all foreign military bases.

Mr Ormsby-Gore produced all the conference a dispatch from the British Embassy in Peking. It quoted the vice-chairman otthe all-China Federation of Trade Unions, Mr Liu Chang-sheng as,.' saying on June 8 that the Communist countries did not expect the West to take the new Soviet disarmament plan seriously, Communist China supported th/ plan, said Mr Liu, but “it is in* conceivable that imperialism will accept a proposal for general and complete disarmament. “The purpose of putting forward such a proposal is to unmask the aggressive and bellicose nature of imperialism in order to isolate, as far as possible, the imperialist bloc headed by th/ United States, so that they wi'l not dare to unleash a war lightly." Mr Ormsby-Gore asked Mr Zorin: “Do you agree with thfif statement by your Chinese allies?” Mr Zorin said nothing.