Evening star., 1951-09-01
u. s, Australia,
New Zealand 10
Sign Pact Today
San Francisco Rites
Curtuin- Raiser for
PorIey Next Week
BY the Assoeio.ed Press


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. L.
The United States, Australia and
New Zealand today sign a mutual
defense treaty extending this
country's security guarantees over
vast new area Of the world.
1t provides another link in q
future Pacific-wide military al
lance against the Communist
threat and is a curtain-ra for
next weeks japanese peace con-
ference.
Arriving by plane yesterday
Secretary of State Acheson in an
obvious reference to Russia said
the days ahead would show which
are the peaceful nations and
which are those that talk peace
while taking action that may i'm
pair and prevent the strengthen
ing of peace"
The tripartite pact is conceived
by its creators as raising warn.
ing flag to Moscow against any
aggressive thrust into the South
west Pacific. At the same time it
places a barrier in the way Of any
future resurgence Of japanese
Iempire-building.
Presidio Scene of Signing.
1t will be signed at the his
toric Presidio of San Francisco,
headquarters of the United States
9Th Army. in setting Of military
pomp with artillery booming 19-
gun salutes to each delegation.
Just before signatures are penned
on the three-way treaty, Deputy
Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko
is scheduled to lead Russia's go
member delegation into town for
the japanese peace treaty confer
ence. That conference will be
opened by President Truman
Tuesday night at the San Fran
cisco Memorial Opera House.
birthplace of the United Nations.
A 20-member Japanese delega-
ton to the peace treaty confer
Ience arrived in Honolulu last night
and iS due here tomorrow. The
delegation is led by Premier
Shigeru Yoshida.
Today's treaty signing, like the
conclusion in Washington Thurs
day of similar United States
Philippines defense pact, stands
with the japanese peace treaty
set for signing September S-as
/ part of g great Allied plan to se-
cure the Pacific against any ex.
tension of Communist power.
The tripartite and American
Philippines treaties are beyond
RuSsias reach. But Mr.. Gromyko
is expected to do his utmost to
wreck. stall or delay the signing
| of the japanese treaty. which the
United States and Britain are
sponsoring as the keystone of the
whole security project.
175-Man Guard Ordered.
Mr.. Acheson, Sir Carl Berend-
sen, New Zealand's Ambassador
to Washington, and Australian
Ambassador Percy c. Spender will
sign the Southwest Pacific de-
tense treaty at $3.50 pm, Pacific
daylight time $3.50 pm. EDT.
The whole program was worked
out to emphasize the essential mill
itary nature of the undertaking.
The 701st Military Police Bat
talon was ordered to mount a
175-man guard of honor for the
three delegations.
| A 19-gun artillery salute was
ordered to honor each of the three
chief delegates. The 9Th Army
Band was tuned up to play each
country's national anthem.
The signing ceremony itself was
arranged for the service center for
enlisted men and women at the
military post. The structure is
a modern building in Spanish
style with great windows opening
on San Francisco Bay.
In the ballroom of the $780,
1000 building, chairs for $50 per-
sons were drawn up about big
ita5le at which the treaty vas to
be signed.
Mr.. Acheson arrived from
Washington aboard chartered
plane with Ambassador John Fos-
ter Dulles, other members of the
American delegation to the Japa-
nese conference, advisers and staff
assistants. Among those in the
party was Charles E. Bohlen,
tSee TREATY, Page A-3.)
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