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this aim, slow down procress on a joint research program tor such period
of time as the moratorium was in effect.
QUST To.
Hr. President, is the United States goin:
to resume testin= under-
ground regardless of wnat happens in the Geneva test ban nepytiations?
JOSWER
I believe my statement of December 2° males our position on this
matter quite clear. ‘ie are free to resume tests at any time, but we
will cive prior notification of our intention to do so before any
testing is conducted.
Tin UATIOD DOTo.oT a TALES
im, President, the heads of the delecations of the five nations
to the March disarmament tallis ars necting here in Vasninugton. Uould
you tell us whether tie Unire? Staces will table for consideration at
this meeting any netr disarmament prop-sals?
aIS
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pestleplas
We ere still in the process of developing disarmament policy and
any ideas we put forward will, cf course, be tentative until we receive
the views of our allies,
The meetings thus far, T misht add, have been extremely useful and
have rermitted a frarl exchanre of views on the objectives and seom cf
Vester: cisarranent orepesels, Bvertually, threach these mectines, we
expect to develcr a unified Vestern nosition on disarmavot fer aaa
sideration in the Ven ation tisarnament Conference.
QEST AON
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it. President,
the Ten ‘atica Weorcaie tallts are onl
“bout oa
wena evay.,
Me cnited States is evidently still formulatin its cise
armament policy. Are ve polling up develomment cf a unified
Vestern
disermanent rolicy?