Evening star., 1953-03-15
Poll Of Senate Group
Indicates Boh|en
Will Be Confirmed

A partial poll Of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
yesterday indicated Charles E.
Bohlen will get a favorable re-
port as Ambassador to Russia
after Republicans who have
raised questions about the ap-
pointment finish their research.
The seven Democrats on the
15-man committee appear to be
unanimously for the appoint
ment. Republican Leader Taft,
also committee member, said
he will vote for Mr.. Bohlen. ::
No one on the committee has
come out openly against confir-
nation, but Republican Senators
Ferguson of Michigan and
Knowland of California have not
committed themselves. 1t was
their request for more informa-
ton that postponed action on
the nomination last week.
Wants All the Facts.
Chairman Wiley, Republican
OF Wisconsin, also told a re-
porter he is waiting to hear all
the factsss before taking a po-
ssltion. ~ II -
b Mr.. Bohlen viii be called be-
fore the, committee Tuesday Tor
further questioning about his
part in the Yalta conference of
l945, which he attended as in
terpreter for the late President
Roosevelt.
Some Republicans not on the
committee are preparing to op-
pose confirmation on the general
ground that Mr.. Bohlen was a
part OF the team of former Sec
retary OF State Acheson. These
include Senators Bridges of Wis
Hampshire and Mccarthy of Wis
conSin.
The only hope of the opposi-
ton. however, is to try to per-
suade the White House to with
draw the nomination. There was
no sign that will happen.
Republican leaders will make
their regular weekly visit to
the White House tomorrow, but
Senators Taft and Bridges do not
intend to raise the Bohlen issue.
Backed by Democrats.
This is the second time with
In a month President Eisenhower
has found Senate Democrats lin
ing up almost solidly behind hlm.
while some members of his own
party were taking issue with
him in the field of foreign af-
fairs. The first occasion was on
the resolution to condemn RUS
sian enslavement of peoples be-
hind the Iron Curtain.
Senator Gillette OF Iowa. the
only democrat who joined Re-
publ1canS to produce an D W d
vote IN favor of a controversial
amendment to the anti-enslave-
ment resolution, said Mr.. Bohlen
is "aS good a selection as could
be made"
Senator Taft has told friends
he would not be for Mr.. Bohlen
II ne were being nominated for
a pollcy-maklng position,
Senators Ferguson and Know
land will wait until the COM
mittee finishes it's deliberations
before making up their minds
on Mr.. Bohlen. Senator Fergu-
son, preparing to question Mr..
Bohlen Tuesday, has asked the
administration to declassify one
OF the documents submitted to
him since the last meeting. It is
a cable sent to the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt by Averell Har-
riman while the latter was sta
toned in Russia shortly be-
fore the Yalta conference.
Calls Secrecy Silly.
Mr.. Harriman'S cable is-under-
stood to have reported on CONVEX
sationS he had with Stain
preliminary to the Yalta meet
ing and to have outlined areas
in which he thought agreements
could be made. s4
Senator Ferguson said the
message was delivered to him
with the top secret" label on
it. The Senator said he was per-
mitted to read the document but
not copy it.
II don't know of anything sill
lier than to keep a secrecy label
on a document that is nine years
DID," said the Senator. "I have
asked the State Department to
take that classification off so
that can use it in questioning
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