Evening star., 1948-10-10
Plan 10 Send Vinson
To Russia Dropped,
President Reveals

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Europe. Sources close to the British
delegation in Paris declared that
such a move would have rocked
and could have wrecked the United
Nations"
Several official reports were re-
ceived at the State Department yes
terday describing the unfortunate
reactions in Paris, Gen. Marshall
said.
President Truman related that
last Tuesday. while he was COM
municating with Gen. Marshall in
Paris, he mentioned his great con-
cern over the unfriendly stand of
the Soviet representatives during
! United Nations discussions of
atomic energy control. He said he
asked Gen. Marshall whether a
possible misunderstanding" on the
part of Soviet leaders might be dis
PEELED if Chief Justice Vinson could
make them understand the SER
iousness and sincerity of the feel
ings OF the people of the United
States
Decided Against Step.
Secretary Marshall described to
me the situation which we faced in
Paris" the President continued,
and in the light of his report and
the possibilities of misunderstand-
! ing to which any unilateral action.
however otherwise desirable, could
lead at present, I decided not to
take this step"
Celebrating on this subject at his
news conference, Gen. Marshall
said the President got in touch with
him by teletype late last Tuesday
afternoon, Paris time, and indicated
deep concern over the intransigent
attitude of the Soviet Government
on the atomic problems in the
United Nations debate
After discussing the possibility
Of sending Chief Justice Vinson to
Moscow, the President decided 1T
would not be advisable to take this
action and the matter was then
dropped" the Secretary said. He
added that the matter was settled
then and there" and that, accord
ingly he was greatly surprised when
he learned on arriving here yester-
day that there had been some news
stories on the subject.
No New Proposals Planned.
The Vinson mission, Gen. Mar
shall told reporters, was to have
been confined to the atomic prob
lem and broadly to the issue of
world peace. There was no inten-
ton of having Chief Justice Vinson
i present any new proposals to Mr..
Stain, he declared.
/ Asked about reports that the
White House last Tuesday made
and later cancelled arrangements
for radio broadcast on the plan,
Gen. Marshall said he did not be-
lieve the President knew that radio
arrangements had progressed that
far.
/ Abandonment of this direct ap-
! proach plan does not mean the
United States would refuse to ne
gotiate problems. Gen. Marshall re-
marked. But he insisted that the
Berlin blockade must be lifted first.
We are perfectly ready to enter
into negotiations in the Council OF
Foreign Ministers on the Berlin
question and on the German ques-
ton if and provided first that the
blockade is raised" he declared.
AS for the possibility of an agree
ment with Russia on international
control of the atomic bomb, Gen.
Marshall said that without peace
fal intent it is not probable We
could get a Soviet commitment"
Yishinsky Urged Treaties.
It was recalled that Soviet Deputy
Foreign Minister Vishinsky urged
last week that the United Nations
Atomic Energy Commission continue
its work. He advocated simulta-
neous United Nations treaties BAN
ming atomic weapons and setting up
effective controls. Warren r. Aus
tin of the American delegation
challenged Russia to say If she is
ready to agree to effective world
wide control of atomic energy.
/ While the atomic problem stood
foremost in the Presidents state
ment and Gen. Marshall's COM
merits, numerous other problems
were discussed at yesterdays con-
ferences, the two officials an
nounced.
In connection with his denial that
any rift exists between him and
the President. Gen. Marshall de-
clared that the policies being fol-
lowed by the American delegation
in Paris were decided on by the
President before the Paris session.
Palestine, the Spanish question.
the Berlin crisis and every other
problem before the Paris sessions
were reviewed, Secretary Marshall
said.
/ Lovett Present At Talks.
The White House talks, the first
lasting Is minutes. and the second
an hour and half, were arranged
some time ago. er-secretary of
State Lovett was present Gen
Marshall said he and the President