Evening star., 1944-08-24
News Writer'S Protest
On Security Farley
Secrecy Studied
Dulles to See Hull Again
Today to Seek Agreement
On Postwar Problems
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD.

A protest against the policy
of secrecy which has been adopt
ed by the four-power conference
on postwar security at Dunbar
ton Oaks was filed today with
the heads Of the American, Brit
ish and Russian delegations by
a committee representing the
State Department Correspond
ents' Association.
Most of the discussion between
the group of reporters and Under
secretary of State Stettinius, Sir
Alexander Cadogan and Ambassa-
dor Andrei r. Gromyko was on the
record" At the end Of the confer
ence, Mr.. Stettinius said the memo
randum presented to him by the
correspondents would be taken un-
der consideration by the heads of
the three delegations.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State
Hull scheduled a second conference
late today with John Foster Dulles,
adviser on foreign policy to Gov
Thomas E. Dewey, Republican pres
idential candidate, for a further
exchange Of views on the postwar
security problem.
After a wo-and -one- half hour
talk with Mr.. Hull late yesterday
Mr.. Dulles indicated that progress
had been made in reconciling the
administration and Republican view
points, as to Americas possessive
role In the security organization, but
deferred any final conclusions until
he saw Mr.. Hull again today. Mr..
Dullis also said he thought more
information could be given out" on
the Dumbarton Oaks conference.
Hull Withholds Comment.
Mr. Hull, questioned at his noon
press conference about the policy of
secrecy, said the matter was in the
hands of Mr.. Stettinius and Michael
j. McDermott, State Department
press chief, and implied he would
not interfere. He added that if his
two aides could not work out an
arrangement with the press, the
task must be very difficult.
As to his conversations with Mr.
Dulles. Mr.. Hull said he did not
wish to comment publicly until they
were concluded. He did say, how
ever, that the only issue raised by
Mr.. Dulles was with regard to the
Qualification of some correspondence
with Gov. Dewey.
The protest drafted by the CORE
spondents was presented by John
M. Hightower of the Associated
Press, president of the State De-
partment Correspondents Associa-
ton and chairman of the commit
tee designated to confer with the
conference officials.
AS formal reply, the dele Gates
issued statement which presageo
no change in the present situation
merely promising that press officers
of the delegations would give Out
news communiques insofar as these
will not interfere with smooth anc
rapid progress" of the conference.
More Cooperation Indicated.
However, an oral statement made
by Mr.. Stettinius at the end of the
meeting gave more promise of CO.
operation with the press in keep
ing the American public informed OF
the proceedings.
Mr.. Stettinius' statement said:
II think this meeting has been
most useful from the standpoint of
every one. We will consider the
matter very carefully. I will con-
suit the other principals and see
II something cannot be worked out
in the way of meeting the conditions
that you ladies and gentlemen re-
quest.
II appreciate your attitude, which
I am sure is constructive and help
full"
Sir Alexander sought to correc,
any impression that the British and
American delegations have disagreed
On public relations policies. He said
Il was q little disturbed by one
newspaper headline which suggested
that there was q difference Of policy
in this respect between my delega-
ton and the other two delegations
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