The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-31
DENIES ACCUSATION
OF UNDERMINING
DETECTIVES OF
FOREIGN POLICY
sY G. MILTON KELLY

WASHINGTON R-Sen. MeCar-
thy (R-Wis) said today he looks to
President Eisenhower to back his
dramatic move aimed at reducing
free world trade with Communist
areas.
Mccarthy told reporters he was
amazed" by angry accusations of
Harold E. Stassen, mutual security
director, that the senator and his
Senate investigations subcommittee
were undermining detectives of
U. S. foreign policy.
Stassen, at a televised public
hearing yesterday, flung the accu.
sation in broadside denunciation
Of Saturdays announcement that
McCarthy's subcommittee staff
had negotiated agreements with
Greek owners Of 242 ships TO carry
no more cargoes to Red China,
North Korea or from one Commu-
mist port to another.
Vice President Nixon, to whom
Eisenhower has assigned some
Notwithstanding assignments on
Capitol Hill, goes to the White
House today to attend a meeting
Of the National Security Council.
A highly placed source, declining
to be named, said in an interview
Nixon has been briefed thoroughly
on issues in the Mccarthy -StaSsen
dispute, and would report to Eisen-
hover at that time. The informant
said the result may be a presiden-
tial decision in McCarthy's favor,
but not necessarily an immediate
one. Both Nixon and Mccarthy
declined to discuss it.
Eisenhower told his news con-
ference last week he would not
seek to interfere with McCarthy's
Investigations as 'ong as the sena-
tor sincerely believes he is doing
the right thing.
Both the White House and the
State Department withheld COM
ment, meanwhile, on McCarthy's
agreement with the Greek ship
owners. The Constitution gives the
president authority 10 conduct for
eign policy moves-an assignment
delegated in turn 20 the State De-
partment.
Stassen argued heatedly yester-
day that Mccarthy and the SUBJ
committee had infringed on State
Department duties in making the
agreement. He and his aides ques-
toned its effectiveness. Mccarthy,
with equal heat, denied any inter-
ference, and he told Stassen:
81 wouldn't take your word for
il. i"
Mccarthy added that Stassen
was overlooking a big point--that
the State Department can negotiate
with governments, but not with
individuals.
Mccarthy insisted that ''three
young men, on his subcommittee
staff had done what the State De-
partment had failed to do for
years. first Under Secretary of
State Dean Acheson and now under
John Foster Dulles
He said the men who got the
Greeks agreement are Francis D.
Flanagan, chief counsel of the SUBJ
committee; Robert F Kennedy, an
investigator and brother of Sen.
John F. Kennedy fD-Massl, and
William A. Leece, who has been a
subcommittee assistant counsel.
Mccarthy told Stassen he intends
TO continue signing any willing
ship owners TO agreements to
cease or reduce the carrying of
goods to the Communists any
where.
And TO a news conference he
added
II am still hopeful that we win
sign up the Greek owners of $50
or more ships flying the British
nag to Just such agreements. If
the State Department is willing to
take over the negotiations for the
agreements. I'm willing to hand
II over 10 them. But Mr.. StaSsen
tells us that the State Department.
just as We believed. cannot nego.
tate with individuals "
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