As a cardinal point in its foreign policy, the Kennedy Administration remains determined to see if there is any chance for meaningful negotiations with the Soviet Union over the future of West Berlin. In Manhattan last week, Secretary of State Dean Rusk sat down for a lunch with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to find out if that chance was still left. The answer: well, maybe.
Rusk prepared a long time for the lunch. A fortnight ago, he met in Washington with the foreign ministers of Britain, France and West Germany to discuss what stand he should take with...
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