17. Editorial Note
During his press conference at 11 a.m. on September 28, President Eisenhower reported that, in addition to the statement on Berlin in the joint U.S.-Soviet communiqué (see Tab 2, Document 16), he and Khrushchev had agreed to reopen negotiations on Berlin. The negotiations would not be prolonged indefinitely nor would there be a time limit placed on them. For text of this statement, see Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959, pages 694–702.
The Embassy in Moscow transmitted a copy of this statement to Gromyko on September 28. (Telegram 1014 from Moscow; Department of State, Central Files, 762.00/9–2859) On September 30, the Soviet press carried Khrushchev’s statement that the President had correctly characterized the content of the agreement reached at Camp David.