Vice President Richard Nixon implied that, during his talks in Moscow with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, he discussed with the Soviet leader also the suppression of Jewish communal life in the Soviet Union, a cable from Moscow said today.
At a press conference held prior to his departure yesterday from the Soviet Union, Mr. Nixon was asked by Alexander Parkson, of the Jewish Daily Forward of New York, whether, in his talks with Khrushchev and other Soviet leaders he had a chance “to touch on the reported discrimination against Jews in the Soviet Union.” Mr. Nixon replied:
“I recognize that there is a legitimate interest among members of the press in the subjects that I did discuss with Mr. Khrushchev and the other leaders, but I have always followed the practice of not disclosing the substance of such talks or indicating the subjects covered. I think this is the only proper course to follow and this way we encourage a very frank exchange of views when talks of this type do take place.”
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