‘Agreement Near’ On Test Ban

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30043, 30 January 1963, Page 11

‘Agreement Near’ On Test Ban

(N .Z.P-A.-Reuter—Coppripht) NEW YORK, January 29. American, British and Soviet negotiators return to the bargaining table in New York today in a bid to hammer out agreement on an international nuclear test ban treaty.

No details have been disclosed after earlier sessions in New York and Washington, but a Soviet source said yesterday the two sides—the United States and Britain are presenting a joint argument against the Soviet Union—were "near agreement." The source indicated that the Russians were looking for a possible compromise

solution in advance of the scheduled February 12 resumption of the 18-nation disarmament conference at

Geneva. In Washington, State Department officials declined comment on the Soviet appraisal They pointed out the areas of disagreement, including the crucial ones of the number of on-site inspections to be conducted annually and the number of seismic recording stations to be installed in each country. President Kennedy has ordered the suspension of American underground tests while the talks continue.

Strike At Nevada Testing Grounds

fN.ZJ’jt.-Reater—CopyrtoM) NEVADA TEST SITE, Jan. 28.

Office workers walked off their jobs today at the American nuclear testing ground. Projects U the lasting ground stowed to a nearhalt when an estimated 2300 of the 3900 workers refused to cross picket tines. The office workers, about AM. struck because of sMmtostion of travel tone and a reduction in subnet snrs pay. United Press Intecnational reported.

Tug far New Esalt nd—-A new type of fire-fighting and lowing tug to serve tbeWhangarei Harbour Board was launched at Lowestoft (Suffolk) today. She is the Parahafct, which wM go to New Troland under her own power.—London, January 28.