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Sout ER m Wee E - *. because Soviet was supplies fo Egypt were shifting the balance of power, ROGERS was very pleased With the warm welcome he received from the Hungarian Communist leaders, including ‘Janos Kadar, the rough party + regime played the: Secretary's visi€, in. low key and Kadar - had nothing to say publicly about it, Rogers felt the Hungarian Red ruler, « his foreign minister and. other Officials, were warm in their welcome and he considered the Hungarian visit “aly successful. ‘Kadar-told the Seccetaty he appreciated his visit, the first an American cabifiet minister has made to Hungary. since the Communists took over in | 1947, The Secretary explained how President Nixon’s foreign policy is aimedvat creating’ an era of negotiation and cooperation with all nations. He ,emphasized that while America feels it is necessary Be SHALE: Ke Mie wna 04 for the preservation of world peace that the United States and the Soviet Union get along, it also feels it is very important that “we improve our relations with the smaller coutitries:” Kadar apréed, THE HUNGARIAN leaders appealed to Rogers ti un- derstand the delicacy’ and difficulty of Hungary's posi- tion they’ referred to the “scars” of the ‘past and the tragic history of Hungary. The greafest mistake their aticestors ‘made, they added, Was to locaté where they did, hetween two great powers — Russia and Germany. Kadar also pointed out Hungary’s lack of resources and: its - economic dependence on the ’ Soviet bloc. What’ he séemed. - to be saying to the Secretary was “We are very happy yow are here, but take into con- sideration our situation.” Hungary is eager to expand its trade relations with the United States, which, have beer! adversely affected by ” * restrictive ‘barriers on both sides, 4 The Hungarian leadets took the initiative in proposing a quick settlement of the claims. . against Hungary for Ameri- can propérty, mostly Mobile Oil: arid: Singer" interests, ex- propriated by the Communist regime, The U.S. is claiming _ approximately $30 million, almost half of the original Claim, “IN ADDITION to signing an agreement for exchange of scientific ’ inforination, the Hungatiats agreed to négo-, tiate a cultural agreement. in line with' President Nixon's policy of promoting freer movement of people.and ideas between *the' Communist - ruled nations and the West, Vietnam and the Middle ' East were the main topics of Rogers’ talks with Yugosla- vian Eoreign Minister Mirko Pepavac in Belgrade Satur- day. Tito's position on Viet- nam is that the United States utlook Encouraging Rogers Says should just pull out and ‘et the. Communists take over. ON THE MIDDLE EAST, the Secretary urged the Yugoslavian leaders, as he had the Arab officials with - Whom he conferred in Bahrein and Kuwait, to try to persuade Egypt to enter ° direct negotiations with Israel. He pointed oyt to the Arabs, and the Yugoslavs, who are very pro-Arab, that everybody is talking to one another these days. He cited tha recent agree- “ment between North and South Korea to explore the possibility of unification and he called attention to the talks between. East and West Ger- many and between the latter and Russia and Poland, all of which, have lead to an improv- ment in relations. - He expressed the conviction that if Egypt would enter inté direct talks with Israel, the Arabs might find the Jewish state much more conciliatory about a settlement than they — think likely,