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...Macmillan in Bonn...
...part, Khrushchev has received first-hand the information that his word is given little value abroad, and that his granting sovereignty to East Germany deludes no one as to her continued dependence on Russia. More important, Macmillan made it clear to him that the allies were determined and united on the subject of Berlin. For the first time, Khrushchev has been personally told by a Western leader that continuance of a present policy may lead to world conflict...
...from his ultimatum to hand over the corridors to Berlin to the East German government on May 27. He has done this by backing down and accepting Western demands for a conference of Foreign Ministers, which would presumably negotiate plans for Berlin, Central Europe and a summit meeting. Thus, Macmillan's most important achievement is that by convincing Khrushchev that solutions may be reached by negotiation rather than by ultimatums and force, he has made the international situation less explosive...
...Prime Minister's trip has also been valuable to Britain domestically. Khrushchev's efforts to annoy and embarrass Macmillan, and so to weaken his position in the impending British elections by depicting the Moscow trip as a failure, only served to set off Macmillan's courtesy and firmness, and actually seem to have helped him at home. While Macmillan demonstrated his good faith by pushing for increases in trade and cultural exchanges, he still remained firm in rejecting a pact which would close United States air bases in England...
...Although Macmillan's rising influence does not seem to have warmed the hearts of de Gaulle or Adenauer, it is fortunate that he has begun to gather the reins of Western leadership at a time when, as The Times of London put it, "age and sickness have overtaken America's leading statesmen...