-2- 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 2 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 ison REPRODUCED AT THE DWIGHTD. EISENHOWER LIBRARY 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?