September 1, 1957
MACMILLAN-BULGANIN: London, 2 – British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan has replied to Soviet Field Marshal Nikolai Bulganin, stating that the British government considered disarmament to be the primary means of rapprochement between the West and East. The letter, written in a moderate and friendly tone, according to the Associated Press correspondent here, neither closes the door to further exchanges of opinion nor appears to be aimed at keeping that door open forever. However, it does reject the proposal to boost trade as long as international tension remains high. Stepping up trade would mean sending military supplies to Russia… The letter went on to reiterate the West’s views on the unification of Germany, European security and the Middle East. ‘HECUBA’: The New York Herald Tribune theater critic Walter Kerr has sent his newspaper his views of a performance of Euripides’ «Hecuba» at the Herod Atticus Theater, praising Katina Paxinou in the leading role. MARIA CALLAS: Edinburgh, 2 – To the astonishment of the Edinburgh Festival organizers, soprano Maria Callas, who was in the city appearing in performances of Bellini’s opera «La Somnambula,» has left the city without warning.
