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F } MOSCOW AGREEMENT FOR CULTURAL TALKS CALL FOR MORE BOOKS, FILMS' AND STUDENTS Mr. Macmillan will be host to MR. MACMILLAN EMPHASIZES COMMON INTEREST IN PEACE’ - From Our Special Correspondent _MOSCOW, Fes. Mr. Macmilian and Mr. Khrushjhev brushed aside the expeciation that there would be a large formal meeting of the two delegations this morning, and they met in a discussion group as smail as in the country house at the weekend. Apparently the talks at Semyonovskoye had been s0 free and easy, and bad ranged so far over many world subjects, tha! they decided lo continue in the same way to-day. When, about half-past 10. Mr, Mac- j millan drove to the Kremlin—its golden domes and cream classical buildings gicaming in the bright sunshine—he had with him Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, Sir Patrick Reilly, Mr. Con O'Neill. Assistant Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office, the two private secretaries of the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, and ao inierpreier. STRENGTHENING THE LINKS Mr, O'Neil) deals with disarmament problems as well as olher matters at the Fotcign Office, so his advice would at Band. Mr, Ralph Mortzy, Assistant Ungter-Secretary at the Foreign. Offide, was “also available” it was said aftr- wards, THE TIMES LONDON, ENGLAND FEB, 24, 1959 On the Russian side there was gn equally amall team, the same as yester- d4éy—that is to say, Mr. Khrushchév, . Mikoyan, Mr. Gromyko, and Mr. lik, the Soviet Ambassador An London. All that was divulged after the meet- ing was that it had been agreed that informal discussions should take place between experts “ on cultural matters of interest between the two countries.” Mr. Murray would represent the British side, and the Soviet Government would appoint its representative later. In these tatks ways of increasing exchanges between the two countries— more books, more films, more students, and the like—will be sought. and it will ——w will press for a full cultural convention similar to the one it bas with the Daiied States. Convention of not, Hritain i no less anxious to see such links strengthened. SHOOT CANCELLED Late this evening i became kno teat the elk shoot which, had- in ranged for Wednesda;,.at‘a ‘plate. me 75 miles from Moscow, had be neelled by agreemeni to allow further ififormal talks 10 be held. On that day have to be seen whether the Soviel Union | 4 / ‘prushchev and the senior Russi Jegates at a dacha, or country houst which the Russian Government b luced at his disposal, about half dur's drive from Moscow. This evening Mr. Khrushchev and others went for dinner to the Brilish | Embassy. which faces the Kremlin across the Moscow river. The speeches to the ‘toasts had an unmistakable warmth about them, Mr. Macmillan, who spoke first, recalled: the common. interests which Russia and Britain had when they both faced mortal danger in the war. “ When ] reflect on the present situation in the world. 1 wonder whether we have no! af least a5 great a common interest to-day. That common intere: ic menee Camehnw in enite wf all thh a5 Peete. SOMEKOw, i Spe OT aa: te difficulties and obstacles, let us combi fot peace.” BRITISH GIFTS ¢ Went on to give a slight inkling about part, at Jeast, of the talks which he and Mr. Khrushchev have had 1ogether. He said that he had already reatized how passionately Mr, Khrushchev was devoted to the great work of building up the eFonomy of The Soviet Union—~a truly constructive life's work.” So far as he knew, the rate and quality of the Soviet progress were unparalleled in history. To Mr. Khrushchev directly he said: “ Your immense grasp of detail on ' a mass of varied topics | find impressive arti fascinating.” n reply, Mr. Khrushchev was just wirm. He, too, recalled the war yeart . and said that it would be disastrous i | they could noi do something to prev pd