Press Clipping - Moscow Reaction to U-2 Incident

14 SPY PLANE LONDON (AP)-WITH KEAVY IRONY, A MOSCOW RADIO COMMENTATOR TODAY TOOK UP SECRETARY HERTER'S STATEMENT THAT THE U2 SPY PLANE EPISODE MIGHT HELP RATHER THAN HINDER THE PARIS SUMMIT TALKS. REFERRING TO HERTER'S STATEMENT OF MONDAY, THE COMMENTATOR SAID IN AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE BROADCAST BEAMED TO TRE UNITED STATES: "NOT ONLY WILL THE PROVOCATIVE INVASION OF SOVIET AIR SPACE BY U. S. AIRPLANES NOT DAMAGE THE IMPENDING TOP-LEVEL MEETING HE SAID BUT IT WILL HELP TO REACH DECISIONS AIMED AT STRENGTHENING THE PEACE (WHAT HERTER SAID WAS: "FAR FROM BEING DAMAGING TO THE FORTNCOMING MEETING IN PARIS. THIS INCIDENT SHOULD SERVE TO UNDERLINE THE IMPORTANCE TO THE WORLD OF AN EARNEST ATTEMPT THERE TO ACHIEVE AGREED AND EFFECTIVE SAFEGUARDS AGAINST SURPRISE ATTACK AND AGGRESSION .") ACTING ON THAT STRANGE LOGIC," THE COMMENTATOR CONCLUDED, "THE U. S. S. R. SHOULD DISPATCH 10 OR MORE AIRPLANES TO THE U. S. A. TO INSURE THE PROGRESS OF THE TALKS IF ANY DIFFICULTIES SHOULD ÁRISE AT THE CONFERENCE ON ACCOUNT OF THE U. S. POSITION. WE945AED 5/13 C