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Berlin Berlin crisis looms as Khrushchev cools tempers
In Washington James Marlow outlines the Berlin stand off between the West and the Soviet Union. The dispute centers on control of access to West Berlin through East Germany. Khrushchev hints at a peace treaty with East Germany and demilitarization of West Berlin, while the West insists on keeping routes open under postwar understandings. A failed compromise could force either side to use force, risking broader war.
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