London, Oct. 20.
The situation today presented the leaders of all nations with a terrible dilemma, said Mr. Kennedy in his speech last night.
know of no one nation," Mr. Kennedy declared, "which can stop this vicious circle of misdirected en-orgy. We are going to have to get together," he continued, "if we are to maintain a standard of living anything like that which we now enjoy, The "American people look forward to the day when the nations of the world will realize that they must agree upon limitation of armaments."
Mr, Kennedy declared that it was unpróductive for democratic and dic-later countries to widen the division between them by emphasising their differences. He suggested that, instead, they could advantageously bend their energies towards solving their common problems andgestablishing good relations on a world basis.—Reuter.
Trade talks between Great Britain and America have reached the stage where the most difficult points are being discussed, says Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent, These are, in many respects, the most important points on which the success or failure of the projected agreement depends. Negotiations are proceeding but they may be prolonged.
lr is understood that the. British are seeking more substantial reductions, particularly on textiles, leather and finished goods, which American interests are opposing.
At the. same time, the Americans, among other difficult considerations, are seeking to form preferential di on American cars, which the Brit are opposing on the ground that the treaty would be on the "most favoured motion" tities, This, it is felt, would iniply that the coutitry would be swamped, for example, by cars from Germany, to the detriment of British manufactürers, Washington Ühconvincéd Further Conéessions Needed Washitigton, Oct. 19.
United States Government officials consider the Four-Power Munich Conference decision neither a lasting agreement for peace nor a settlement of issues involved, a high Ad" ministration officer told the United Press today.
Because of this contention, the United States plans to concentrate, in the interest of peace, efforts in the western hemisphere at directing a policy of consolidation of the efforts of all American republics to safeguard and maintain their democratic institutions and govertiinents.
The United States foreign policy will not be materially changed nor will drastic changes be contemplated, a Government spokesman said.
The United States hopes that Europe would settle all controversies pacifically as this would morally encourage regional conferences, although it was not believed that an international conference would result, the spokesman said in outlining the principal points of the U.S, foreign policy.
There was little hope existing among U.S, Government officials that international disarmament would ever be established,
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