I THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE' i la LYL a1 rezhnev May Follow Khrushchev USSR Slips in Struggle with China' By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press News Analyst WASHINGTON-Red China has scored some impressive gains re- cently in its revolt against So- viet leadership of the world Com- munist movement. Peking successes are believed to be largely responsible for the grave policy crises now gripping Moscow and dominating the attention of Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrush- chev. The 69-year-old Russian leader is in a tough spot, although Wash- ington officials are convinced his control of power in the Kremlin is not presently in question. Power Weakened Khrushchev's position is weak- ened, however, by the fact that his -major policies toward China and the West have not proved strik- ingly successful and have resulted in some sensational failures. Now the strain within the Mos- cow ruling group presumably has been further increased by the of- ficially reported' illness of Frol rozlov, widely reputed to be Khrushchev's hand-picked succes- sor. Kozlov's illness introduces a new element of uncertainty into an al- ready tense political situation in which the conflict with Red China is only one source of difficulty for Khrushchev-though it is unques- tionably the major one. U.S. Conclusions These considerations have led United States authorities to con- clude: 1). The "hard line" which Khrushchev began following to- ward the West last January prob- ably will be hardened even further because he does not seem to be in any position to make accommoda- tions-with the West-even if that were his personal wish. Ma Form New Tax Cut Unit. WASHINGTON (P)-Formation of a new nationwide citizens com- mittee to help mobilize support for an early and substantial tax cut is being considered by a num- ber of labor, consumer and pro- fessional organizations. AFL-CmO leaders have express- ed interest in setting up a counter- part group to the recently-formed Business Committee for Tax Re- duction In 1963. Like the business group-organ- ized by auto industralist Henry Ford II and 33 other nationally- prominent businessmen-the pro- posed "citizens' committee' would have the blessing and help of the Treasury Department. E All moth St C''N "Alway Mot f ~ S 1 .'.V° : r Z"'"rmir.; .t rrMtr.:n, "Kr,.}tyt }:y;n;'"K+S LEONID I. 'BREZHNEV ..Khrushchev's successor? Castro officials although Castro is dependent on Khrushchev for sup- port. In Western Europe the Chinese Communists are reported to have developed strong support in the French and to some extent in the Italian, Belgian and Norwegian parties. In Eastern Europe only Albania is clearly tied to Red China but Rumania recently re- established relations with Albania. The Chinese have become inten- sively and profitably active in Af- rica. Last February in a confer- ence in Tanganyika, they out-ma- neuvered the Russian delegation to the- extent that they defeated Soviet proposals for entering an Eastern European observer delega- tion. They got their own way on some other issues as well. None of this means that the Red Chinese are about to take over leadership. It does suggest that they have made important gains at Russia's expense, have impair- ed Soviet prestige, have triggered disagreements within the Kremlin and have magnified the effects of Khrushchev's policy failures so that he has been forced into a thoroughgoing reappraisal. For example, to carry out a policy of expanding Soviet influ- ence and laying a basis for sub- versive operations against free na- tions, Khrushchev embarked on Soviet-type foreign aid program in 1954-55. His commitments to other countries, particularly in Africa and the Middle East and to some extent in Latin America have totaled $2.9 billion in military aid and $5.1 billion in economic aid. He has mostly setbacks and dis- appointments to show for this. And last year, significantly, he reduced sharply the rate of new pledges. More recently, at an interna- tional "journalist conference" in Indonesia the Chinese succeeded in excluding a Russian delegation from active participation on the ground that the Russians are not Asians. DIOAMOND CORPORATION 1209 South U. 663-7151 Ill Kozlov. Loses Place As Favorite MOSCOW (A') -The apparently grave illness of Frol R. Kozlov, the choice of Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev as his successor, has whipped up speculation as to who might be next in line. Informed sources said the 55- year-old Kozlov has a blood clot on the brain and is likely to be hospitalized for months. Most Westerners here considered the mantle of heir apparent will fall on Leonid I. Brezhnev, age 56, the hearty, beetle-browed presi- dent of the Soviet Union, if Koz- lov is eliminated from the political scene. Khrushchev Protege Brezhnev has long been a pro- tege of Khrushchev, who told a recent Kremlin gathering that old age is creeping up on him-"I am already 69 and I have the right to say so"-and that he cannot hold the Soviet helm forever. The Soviet Communist Party's central committee confirmed in an unprecedented announcement that Kozlov, one of its secretaries and a member'of the 11-member party Presidium, is ill.- Officials declined to elaborate, but the announcement at least authoritatively explained his ab- sence from the reviewing stand on Lenin's tomb at the May Day parade through Moscow's Red Square. Missed May Day "In connection with requests received," the announcement said, "the central committee of the Communist Party reports that member of the Presidium, secre- tary of the central committee of the Communist Party, F. R. Koz- lov, could not participate in the May 1 celebration because of his. illness." There is no automatic succes- sion, either in the government or in the Party. There are several deputy premiers, the most senior being Anastas I. Mikoyan. He is Khrushchev's closest friend, but is rarely considered a likely suc- cessor Brezhnev's job as president of the Presidium of the Supreme So- viet makes him a figurehead chief, of state. While virtually nothing as a job, he has been called con- stantly into the full party and gov- ernment councils under Khrush- chev. This has brought him more and more into the limelight as a potential successor, even if tem- porary, in the event Khrushchev should die or should choose to re- tire. U.S. Views N-Test Ban Talk Status1 The current impasse in nuclear test-ban negotiations is giving the United States time to reassess its position in the talks, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Soviets are expected to re- ply unfavorably to the latest Unit- ed -States-British initiative on the subject. Meanwhile, United States officials see these results from the most recent rounds of talks: 1) The variable Soviet position indicates that Russian foreign pol- icy is drifting pending the settle- ment of Premier Nikita S. Khrush- chev's power position. The Geneva talks had been seen an indicator of Soviet for- eign policy in the post-Cuban crisis era. As a result of the drift, no definitive "action" toward be- ligerence or relaxation can be taken until Khrushchev's status is finally settled. 2) The neutral members of the Geneva disarmament committee have learned nuclear arms control is more complex than ambiguous Russian proposals make it seem. 3) World opinion has shifted' more toward the United States po- sition. "Testing no longer hurts us as it once did" at the United Nations, American diplomats re- port. The talk's failure is seen as a joint United States-Soviet re- sponsibility in the eyes of the' world. 4) The impasses have taken the United States off the diplomatic hook both abroad and at home., French President Charles de Gaul- le's desire to build his own nu- clear striking force and Congres- sional opposition to a treaty with limited on-site inspection had put the United States in a difficult spot. Meanwhile, the State Depart- ment is closely watching a Latin American proposal for an atom- free zone in the region. While giv- ing it "faint praise," it is con- cerned that a denuclearized zone will impair the strategic defense+ of the hemisphere. Red Terrorists Hit Army Post CARACAS (P)-Armed terrorists set fire to an army commissary yesterday while others hoisted flags of their pro-Communist or- ganization in various parts of Caracas. Extremists hoisted flags of their self-styled armed forces of na- tional liberation from buildings in various sections of the city. Unofficial sources said police made more than 100 arrests. BONN (M-)-A conflict looms be- tween France and West Germany this week on the Common Mar- ket's approach to world trade. One major issue: What stand should the six member nations take in the talks that start in Geneva May 16 with the Unitedf States and the other major trad- ing nations on plans for the next big round of international tariff- cutting? Europeans are already calling these negotiations, which start next year, the Kennedy round. That stems from the fact Presi- dent John F. Kennedy is empow- ered to cut almost all United States tariffs by 50 per cent. Prospects for the negotiations have worsened because of a dis- agreement within the Common failTo1'0 End' Vale Strife Efforts by the United States and Britain to help India and Pakistan resolve their Kashmir dispute have been balked and settlement talks are about to break off, the New York Times reported yesterday. The talks began last December at the urging of the United States, which has been worried that the dispute would open the way for Communist Chinese advances upon Indian territory. The talks, currently being con- ducted between Pakistan and In- dia at New Delhi over territory rights to the Vale of Kashmir, will be broken off May 15, the report says. Secretary of State Dean Rusk in visits yesterday with Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and members of the Indian parlia- ment urged a settlement "as a practical move in the defense of this subcontinent." Rusk was reported to have made it clear that "political precon- ditions" had not accompanied United States arms aid to India but that "from the point of view of United States interests" the abortive attempts to settlemeint have created "extreme distress." COMMON MARKET DEBATE: French, Germans To Collide Market, typified by France's veto of Britain's bid for membership. Foreign ministers of the six Common Market nations-France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg - will meet in Brussels Wednesday and Thursday. The ministers make up the council that rules the or-j ganization. Ministers Meet West German Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder and French; Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville will try to smooth over differences in the spirit of the new Paris-Bonn treaty, but it will be uphill'work. "French-German relations do not consist exclusively of prom- enades in a garden of roses," a West German official observed. West Germany is eager for an agreement that will widen markets for its industrial products. As a big food importer, it has no ob- jection to American insistence on including farm products in the tariff cutting. France Reluctant France, traditionally a high tar- iff country, is much less eager to make a deal. When it comes to farm products, France wants to increase sale of its surpluses with- in the Common Market and shut out the United States as much as possible. For the Brussels meeting West Germany gives first place to the need for reaching an agreement among the six members on a poli- cy for the Geneva talks. In the German proposal is a plan to set up a system for regular consultation between the six and Britain. The French are known to be cool to any such plan. Delay Agreement The West German program would put off for a year an agree- ment within the Common Market on the marketing of beef, dairy products and rice. The French are pressing for a quick agreement. They want to know where they stand on these major products be- fore going into the Geneva talks. Among West German officials there is a feeling their country is making too much of a contri- bution to the Common Market and France is getting too many of the benefits. OUT TOMORROW! 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BELGRADE-Secretary of State Dean Rusk conferred with Yugo- slav President Josip B. Tito last night on improving United States- Yugoslav relations and handed the Communist leader a personal letter from President John F. Ken- nedy. The message was believed to contain Kennedy's renewed assur- ances that his administration would seek to restroe Yugoslavia's most favored nation trade status with the United States. Congress cancelled Yugoslavia's favored status last year when Tito's re- gime seemed to be swinging back toward the Soviet camp. WASHINGTON - A potentially explosive document in the hands of a House subcommittee is re- ported to lay down administration guidelines for restricting the movements of American corres- pondents covering the warfare in South Viet Nam. Its reported ad- vice : keep American reporters away from areas where fighting is being done entirely or almost entirely by United States troops; and away from any area which will show the extent of President Ngo Dinh Diem's failure to attract the full allegiance of the South Vietnamese people. * * . NEW YORK - Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion pro- posed yesterday that the United States and the Soviet Union join in a mutual guarantee of Israel's borders to assure stability in the Middle East. He said there can be no stability in the Middle East asI long as Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser maintains a state of war with Israel in violation of the United Nations charter. WASHINGTON - Rep. Adam Clayton Powell (D-NY) predicted yesterday that Washington may have one of the worst race riots in American history unless Negro equality is achieved soon. 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