Evening star., 1952-11-20
President-E|ect and Eden Talk
At Lunch; Stassen Also Visitor
Former Minnesota
Governor Confers
More Than Hour
By Robert K. Walsh
Stor Stoff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-PreSi-
dent-elect Eisenhower announced
today that he has selected John
Foster Dulles of New York to be
Secretary of State in the new
cabinet.
He said also that, after the
January 20 Inauguration, he would
send to the Senate the following
other nominations for cabinet
positions:
Charles E. Wilson of Detroit,
president of the General Motors
Corp, for Secretary Of Defense.
Gov. Douglas Mckay of Oregon,
for Secretary of the Interior.
Lynch With Eden.
The announcement was issued
early this afternoon while the
President-elect was lunching at
his Commodore Hotel headquar-
tiers with British Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden.
Earlier today Mr.. Dulles, a
former Senator from New York
and for several years a top
G. o. P. adviser on foreign affairs,
conferred for two hours with Gen.
Eisenhower. When he emerged
from the conference, he turned
aside all questions as to whether
he had been asked to-, take a
cabinet job. His answers were so
restrained that reporters were
led to believe that a statement
soon would be Forthcoming con-
corning an appointment to the
cabinet.
Mr.. Wilson, it was learned, met
with Gen Eisenhower late yester-
day at the headquarters here. He
had not been listed on the ap-I
pointment schedule and it was mott
generally known until this morn-l
ing that he visited the general.
Con3ers With Stassen.
Shortly before the announce
ment was read by Press Secretary
James c. Haggerty, another cab
met possibility. former Gov. Har-
old E. Stassen of Minnesota, met
with Gen. Eisenhower for more
than an hour. Mr.. .Stessen gave
no indication of the purpose of
his visit. He has frequently been
mentioned as possible appointee
as Secretary Of Labor.
Foreign Secretary Eden arrived
promptly at 1890 pm. for his
luncheon engagement with the
President-elect. He smilingly re-
fused to comment in advance of
the meeting and there was no
assurance that he or Gen. Eisen-
hover would have any public
statement later.
The meeting, however, offered
an opportunity for an exchange
of views on the Korean crisis,
particularly the prisoner-o war
problem.
The generals first visitor today
was DR.. Albert Plessman, presi-
dent of the Royal Dutch Airlines.
DR.. Plessman said the meeting
had nothing to do with the gen.
erals forthcoming trip to Korea.
"I am not. a travelling sales
man." he said. This was merely
a personal call on Gen. Eisen-
hover. whom I met in Paris early
this year. I expressed my ideas
on what might be done for world
cooperation"
Gen. Eisenhower's final sched-
uled appointment today is with
Sinclair Weeks, Republican finance
chairman.
Conferences Tomorrow.
Further conferences are being
scheduled for tomorrow and Sat-
urday at the Eisenhower head
quarters in the Commodore Hotel.
Neither Gen. Eisenhower nor any
of his aides or visitors is saying
when he might go to Korea. Mr..
Hagerty mentioned that there
might be some more appoint
ments next week. but he laughed
when asked where.
The visit of Mr.. Eden with
Gen. Eisenhower took on added
interest in view of a statement
late yesterday that the President
elect "re-emphasized his agree
ment with the principle Of no
forcible repatriation Of Commu-
mist prisoners" in Korea.
That statement was announced
by Senator Wiley of Wisconsin
when he came from a conference
with Gen. Eisenhower.
The Wisconsin Senator, here as
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