Evening star., 1953-05-22
Dulles Leaves India
For Pakistan, Calls
For Red Sincerity
BY the Associoted Press

NEW DELHI, India. May o.
United States Secretary of State
Dulles called on the Russians
today to show the sincerity of
their peace oVertures on three
fronts-Korea, Laos and Aus
tria.
AS President Eisenhower, Brit
ish Prime Minister Churchill and
the French government prepared
for Big Three meeting on East
West questions next month in
Bermuda, Mr.. Dulles told the
first press conference of his Mid
die East tour:
II doubt very important re-
suits could come out of any
high level conference including
the leaders of Soviet Russia so
long as the Soviet bloc con-
tinueS are promoting a war Of
aggression in Indo- o-China-
against Laos, so long as in Eu-
rope they refuse to restore the
independence of Austria and
withdraw their occupation troops
from that small and inoffenSiVe
country.
PakiStan Next Stop.
(The invasion of the French
backed ndo-Chinese kingdom
of Laos by the Communicated
Wet Mimi rebels ended this
week when the last major Red
units pulled back into coastal
Wet Nam.
Representatives of Britain,
the United States, France and
the Soviet Union are due to
meet in London May 27 to re-
sumo the long-deadlocked Aus
trian negotiations.
CTruce negotiations on Ko-
rea are due to resume at Pan
munjom on MondayO
Mr.. Dulles met with some 100
Indian and foreign newsmen as
he wound up a three-day visit
here prior to his departure for
Karachi. capital of neighboring
PakiStan.
Denies Fearing Red Bloc.
To a left-wing journalist who
implied that the United States
feared the Soviet Union. Mr..
Dulles retorted, The United
States is not afraid of the Com
munist block. We are entirely
confident of our strength and
power"
Mr.. Dulles told another news
man that the United States "of
course" is not satisfied with the
present stalemate of distrust.
LAS long as the Korean war
goes on" he declared, 1T is diff
f1cult not to have distrust. The
Soviet Communists could bring
about a stoppage of aggression
in Laos. They could sign an
Austrian treaty. The United
States has made concession after
concession on the Austrian queS-
ton"
The United States secretary
also Endorsed a suggestion by
Indian Vice President Sarvapalli
Radhakrishnan that Moscow
should dissolve the Cominform
''as an indication that they
will cease endlessly conSpiring
against the freedom of indie
pendent nations"
Answers Prepared Questions.
All Mr.. Dulles answers were
prepared in advance on the basis
of questions submitted to him
and he refused to answer on
the-Spot queries. procedure
which aroused considerable re-
sentiment among the Indian
neWSmen.
Although India attempts to be
neutral in the East-West cold
war, Mr.. Dulles said he did not
find the nation neutral ION the
question Of democracy VS.. totali-
tarianism in the world"
II am thoroughly convinced"
he declared, that India is act
ing according to it's best judg-
ment to promote democracy in
the world and prevent the spread
Of totalitarianism. There can be
differences of opinion concern
ing some methods employed, but |
I feel your government and the
vast majority Of your people are
opposed to totalitarianism."
Full Exchange of Views.
Mr.. Dulles took off by plane |
for Karachi after farewell pri-
vate lunch at the home of Prime
iefn NAIoryV IIIk1il0