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...however, did not agree with Spaak that the "whys and wherefores" of Soviet relaxation were unimportant. The U.S. noted soberly that Molotov's conciliation was born of Soviet weakness and Western pressure. This was the gist of Dulles' speech at San Francisco (see below), and the key to the frame of mind that President Eisenhower would carry to the Parley at the Summit. The U.S. waited to be shown what tangible results could be distilled from the new optimism at San Francisco...
...would like to begin," said Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, "by expressing our sincere appreciation to Mr. Robinson, the mayor of San Francisco, for the hospitality accorded to us in this marvelous city." His voice was flat and expressionless; before him in anxious rows sat New Zealanders, Nicaraguans and Norwegians, Pakistanis, Panamanians and Paraguayans; the western suits of the Yemenites showed from beneath their Arab robes...
...should not ignore the fact," Molotov was droning on, "that present-day international relations are marked by considerable tensions which are aggravated periodically by propaganda for a new war . . . constant stockpiling of atomic and hydrogen weapons . . . large-scale construction of military bases . . ." By contrast, said Molotov, it was the "peace-loving countries" that had terminated the wars in Korea and Indo-China, the deadlock on the Austrian State Treaty, the long quarrel with Tito's Yugoslavia...
...warmongers enjoy no confidence and no credit nowadays," Molotov continued, his words punctuated at times by applause from supporters in the public gallery. Molotov demanded Formosa and U.N. membership for Red China: "It must not be forgotten that the country in question has a population of 600 'million and that one out of every four persons living on this globe is a Chinese." He demanded that the U.S. dismantle its overseas bases and quit its embargo on trade in strategic materials with the Communist empire...
...Make the Next Move." Moving briskly to his "action passage," Molotov chose to restate the Soviet disarmament plan presented in London on May 10. It was a clever document, advocating 1) a reduction in conventional armaments (Russia, Red China and the U.S. down to 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 men each, Britain and France to 650,000) and 2) a world conference to prohibit atomic weapons...