WHITE HOUSE TALKS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON SALT

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• Publication Date: May 28, 1978
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RI "zCLE APP ARM WASHINGTON STAR
ON PAGE./ 28 MAY 1.978
WHITE HOUSE TALCS MAKE LIME PROGRESS_ON SALT
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By Henry S. Bradsher rights in the Soviet Union, was overshadowed in
Washin" Star scattwthee public comments by controversy on Africa.
U.S. and Soviet officials disagreed The controversy focused on possible Cuban in-!
sharply yesterday over the' Soviet . volvement in the invasion of Zaire's Shaba prow
.and *.Cuban role in Africa during ince by Katangan rebels two weeks ago.
I lengthy discussions that failed to On the broader question of superpower relations
make much progress on strategic in Africa, Gromyko told reporters he did not think
arms limitations. there would be a confrontation.
President Carter and senior for- "We have no intention of grabbing either the
eign policy and defense aides spent whole of Africa or its parts," he said. "We don't
four hours talking to Soviet Foreign need it."
Minister Andrei A. Gromyko at tie Gromyko emerged from the White House and
White House - double the scheduled said that he and Carter had held a "useful and
time. Gromyko -later lunched with essential" discussion on Africa. "We do have our
Secretary of State Cyrus R.. Vance at differences" on what is happening there. he said.
the State. Department. "I think notably that the information that the
After the apparently-tense and President has at his disposal is not correct. This is.
our assessment !
tough White House meeting, Carter's
national security adviser,, Zbigniew., He did not elaborof t," the foreign minister said.
Brzezinski, leaked the- results of his
recent visit to China.- . . GROMYKO'S* REMARK followed administra-
Brzezinski's timing in making pub? tion statements that the Soviet Union and Cuba
lic the similarity of U.S. and Chinese have been stirring up trouble in Africa and endan-
interests in opposing the Soviet Union ggering detente. Carter has repeatedly warned pub.
seemed intended to bring pressure. on licly, and he repeated privately to Gromyko, that
Moscow to be more flexible in its Soviet activities are making it difficult to win
African policy and in negotiations for. American support for new arms control agree
a new strategic. arms limitations menu with Moscow
treaty, SALT II. = In the past A he Cuban President Fidel Castro has denied that
Kremlin has reacted angrily to such his country had any direct or indirect involvement
pressure. in the Shaba invasion. But Carter said Thursday
that Cuba shares "a burden and a responsibility"
MOST OF THE time in yesterday's 1 for thi vasionn.Its forces "played a key role in
meetings was spent on SALT. But raining eq piling the attackers, Carter
that complex blend of technical and said, and Cuba knew of their plans but `obviously
political issues, plus briefer talk did nothing to restrain them. ..'."_ The administration's evidence for this has not
been disclosed. The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee has called CIA Director Stanfield
Turner to testify this week on it"~?
romy o seemed to be deliberately entering
this dispute, although he did not specifically refer CONTINUED
toil.
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