Evening star., 1948-10-09

and Undersecretary Lovett will
return to the White House dur
ing the afternoon for further
conferences with President
Truman, it was announced
shortly before / pm. today.
The hour of the meeting was
not given.
President Truman and Secre-
tary of State Marshall conferred
on the international situation for
45 minutes at the White House
today, shortly after both had re-
turned to Washington.
The conference ended without any
official confirmation or denial of a
sensational report that Mr.. Truman
had proposed-and then abandoned
plans to send Chief Justice Vinson
on a peace mission to Moscow.
Eben A. Ayres, assistant White
House press secretary. said he did
not know whether further confer
ences would be held during the day.
Lovett at Conference.
Gen. Marshall came back from the
United Nations meeting in Paris, at
Mr. Truman's request. for the con-
ference on grave international issues
revolving around relations with Rus
sia. Undersecretary of State Robert
A. Lovett took part in the confer
ence.
Gen. Marshall and Mr.. Lovett left
the White House through side door
without seeing reporters.
There was no comment from the
White House or the State Depart
ment on what was discussed in the
45-minute meeting.
Mr.. Truman returned from a
three-day election swing into the
East at 9:46 am. and told reporters
at the Union Station that he had
mot a word" of comment on the
reported Vinson peace mission or his
conference with Gen. Marshall.
Meets Marshall at Airport.
The President drove to the White
House to leave Mrs. Truman and
then went to National Airport to
meet Gen. Marshall.
The President reached the air.
port just as The Independence
the special presidential DC-6 sent
to Paris to bring Gen. Marshall
home-touched the runway at 1910
am. after circling the airport for
about 10 minutes to give Mr.. Tru-
man time to arrive there.
If Gen. Marshall was angered or
annoyed by the Vinson report, he
gave no evidence of it in his meet
ing with the President.
Walks Across Runway.
Mr.. Truman walked across the
runway as The Independence" tax
led up to the Military Air Transport
Service terminal, accompanied by
Admiral William D. Leahy and his
military and naval aides.
Gen. Marshall. first down the
ramp of the plane, was smiling
when he greeted the President.
Il just got in," Mr.. Truman said,
adding that he wanted Gen. Mar
shall and Mr. Lovett to ride back
to the White House with him.
100 Spectators on Hand.
They continued to smile and
shake hands as photographers
snapped their picture. A crowd of
about 100 spectators, including
French Ambassador Bonnet, was on
hand to witness the meeting.
Soon after the Presidents car
rolled up to the White House, Mr.
Truman and Gen. Marshall closeted
themselves in the Presidents Office
Mr.. Lovett did not join them i'm
mediately.
There was no evidence that Gen.
Marshall had been forewarned of
the publication of reports, but it
was learned that informed
diplomats now consider that this
idea has been definitely and finally
abandoned as being entirely out of
line with present American policy
toward Russia. It was not, there
fore, considered an issue in the talks
between Gen. Marshall and Mr..
Truman.
What could be established in spite
Of the marked silence of the White
(See MARSHALL, Page A-3.)