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Bal gatas - Sn re eta an nate . * * '@ pea tonal -situation, the. Government of the United States of _ America follows a different path. It is impossible to ex- ~~ ¢ clude the thought that, apparently, the two Governments view differently the necessity for improving relations be- ’ tween our countries and for creation of a favorable ground for the success of the forthcoming summit meeting. The Soviet Government, as well as all of the Soviet peo- ple, considered that the personal meetings and discussions with the President of the United States of America and other American official figures which the Chairman of the ” Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- publics bad during his visit in the United States of Amer- ica, made a good beginning in the cause of normalizing Soviet-American relations and therefore the improvement of the entire international situation as well. However, the latest actions of American authorities apparently seek to return the state of American—Soviet relations to the worst times of the “cold war’ and to poison the interna- onal situation before the summit meeting. The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Re publics cannot avoid pointing out that the State Depart- ment’s statement, which is unprecedented in its cyni- cism, not only justifies provocative flights of aircraft of the armed forces of the United States of America but also acknowledges that such actions are “a normal phenome- non” and thus in fact states that in the future the United States intends to continue provocative invasions into the confines of the airspace of the Soviet Union for the pur- pose of intelligence. Thus the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics concludes that the announcement of the State Department that the flight was carried out without the knowledge and permission of the Government of the United States of America does not correspond to reality, since in the very same announcement the necessity for carrying on intelligence activities against the Soviet Union is justified. This means that espionage activities of American aircraft are carried on with the sanction of the Government of the United States of America. The Government of the Soviet Union makes an em- phatic protest to the Government of the United States of America in connection with aggressive acts of American aviation and warns that, if similar provocations are re- peated, it will be obliged to take retaliatory measures, responsibility for the consequences of which will rest on the governments of states committing aggression against other countries. The Soviet Government would sincerely like to hope that the Government of the United States of America recognizes in the final analysis that the interests of pre- serving and strengthening peace among peoples including the interests of the American people itself, whose striving for peace was well demonstrated during the visit of the head of the Soviet Government, N. 8. Khrushchev, to the United States of America, would be served by cessation of the aforementioned dangerous provocative activities 854 ae os ee Me ae ce ey eae with regard to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republits- ty. éeasation Of the “cold~ war,”--and--by—a—search— through joint efforts with the Soviet Union and with other inter- ested states for solution of unsettled international prob- lems, on a mutually acceptable basis, which is awaited by all peoples, U.S. Rejects Cuban Charges Department Statement Press release 267 dated May 14 Dr. Enrique Patterson, Cuban Chargé d’Af- faires, was called to the-Department of State this afternoon [May 14] and informed of the Depart- ment’s astonishment at the claim made by Prime Minister Castro that a Cuban patrol] boat “fired” on 8 U.S. submarine on the high seas and “chased it for 30 miles.” The United States Government, in accordance with its desire not to add to the tensions in the Caribbean area, has previously made no reference to an incident in which the Commander of the submarine U.S.S. Sea Poacher reported that while running on the surface on the high seas, and in a recognized and well-traveled sea lane, a Cuban patrol craft had apparently tried to signal him with red flares but that the message was unreadable. Neither the submarine commander nor this Government could take seri- ously what appeared to be a question of identifica- tion at sea and a failure of communications, The Department vigorously rejected the further repetition by Prime Minister Castro of charges and implications that the United States coun- tenances plans for aggression against the Govern- ment of Cuba and once again expressed regret that he should seek this course in view of the United States Governments oft-repeated desire to achieve a fair understanding between our two Gov- ernments through normal diplomatic negotiations, a desire also publicly voiced on various occasions by high officials of the Government of Cuba. The Department requested that an explanation be provided as to the reasons why an armed vessel of the Cuban Navy fired, without provocation, on the U.S.S. Sea Poacher while the latter was pur- suing a peaceful passage on the high seas.