Northern (N): General (N). Political Relations between West and Countries of Eastern Europe

A file of correspondence and reports on East-West political relations. Subjects covered in the file include a Spectator article on the relationship between Western socialists and the communist blocs of the East; and extracts from a speech by president Eisenhower at the "People-to-People" conference, which included calls to "widen every possible chink in the Iron Curtain" through educational exchanges, technical assistance, travel, medical assistance, and trade unions. Further commentary concerns foreign diplomats in London and includes comments by the Swedish and Norwegian ambassadors on Suez; the attendance of the Norwegian ambassador at a Soviet party; and an anti-Russian remark made by the Bulgarian minister to the Turkish ambassador.