Evening star., 1950-04-07
|Acheson and Dulles
will Confer Soon on
New Adviser 'sDuties,
By John N. Hiehtower
Assoeiossd Press StafF Writer

By John M. Hiehtower
A,seeiossd Press ssatF Writer
Secretary Of State Acheson and
his new Republican advisor. John
Foster Dulles. will meet soon to
decide on the specific foreign poll
cy problems Mr.. Dulles will tackle.
This was disclosed by Mr.. Ache
son last night in a statement
which also announced that Am
bassador-at-Large Philip c. .Jessup
will lead an advance party to
Europe for the diplomatic con-
ferences to be held in London
next month.
These conferences will bring to-
gether:
l. Mr.. Acheson. British Foreign
Secretary Bevin and French
Foreign Minister Schuman for
talks on the cold war strategy of
the major Western powers and.
2. The foreign ministers Of the
II North Atlantic Treaty nations
for an effort to broaden the prac-
tical aims Of their alliance.
State Department officials ex-
pressed confidence today that as
result of the appointment of
Mr.. Dulles as Republican consult
ant to Secretary Acheson. the
American secretary will go into
the London meetings in a much
stronger position than seemed
likely a few weeks ago. This will
be due, they said, to what they
called the new evidence of a
determination by leaders of the
Truman administration and for
eign policy leaders Of the Repub-
lican Party to run this country's
foreign policy on a bipartisan
basis.
One of the underlying fears Of
Americas cold war allies always
has been that domestic political
riffs or party differences over
major foreign questions might
produce some sudden twist in
United States policy and leave
other nations out on a limb.
The Dulles appointment encour-
aged the Republican Senate group
which Senator Vandenberg, Re
publican. of Michigan has led. Sen
ator Ives. Republican. of New York
said he hopes this and other ap-
pointments will mark a phase in
which Democrats and Republicans
join to eliminate politics from for
eign affairs.
However. those Republicans who
have been most critical of the Tru-
man foreign policy and see it as a
political issue did not appear i'm
pressed. Senator Watkins, Repub-
lican, of Utah said that If the
President thinks he is pleasing all
the Republicans by picking Dulles
he is mistaken"
Political Advisers Listed.
The statement which Mr.. Ache
son issued last night after clear
ance with President Truman
showed this lineup among his prin-
cipal policy advisers:
/. DR.. Jessup. who is on leave
from Columbia University, will
eventually return to the university
and "the subject of possible sue
cessor is under consideration. ."
Whoever is chosen thus will take
over DR.. Jessup's title as Ambas-
sador at Large and his duties as
a regualr operating officer of the
Safe Department.
2. John Sherman Cooper, for
mer Republican Senator from
Kentucky. is to serve with Mr..
Acheson temporarily. as consult
ant in connection with the forth
coming London meetings.
3. Mr.. Dulles will serve in the
State Department as a consultant
ION broad problems in the field
OF foreign affairs and on specific
lines Of action which this Gov
eminent should follow" It is not
planned for him to participate in
the London meetings.
To Offer Republican Ideas.
Both Mr.. Dulles and Mr.. Cooper
were asked to take on their ad-
visory assignments after Mr..
Acheson, with the authorization
OF the President, had consulted
with Senator Vandenberg, the top
Republican member of the For
eign Relations Committee, and
Senator Connally of Texas, its
Democratic chairman.
The method of selection of
these men bore out the point that
their primary function will be to
present Republican ideas in pol
icy formation in the earliest
stages and also to maintain close
working relationships with Re-
publican leaders in the Senate.
White House confirmation Of
Mr.. Dulles appointment was made
on the heels of a denial that
spread considerable confusion
yesterday.
Presidential Secretary Charles
G. Ross said he had not meant to
deny that Mr.. Dulles would serve
as a consultant when he told re-
porters earlier "it is not So"
What he meant was that Mr..
Dulles will not hold the rank
of Ambassador at Large, Mr..
Ross told a news conference.