Evening star., 1953-10-06
Dulles Reveals
Effort toA||ay
Russian Fears
Assurance Against
German Aggression
May Be Advanced
By Gornett D. Horner

gression, Secretary of State
Dulles disclosed today.
He told a news conference that
this is one aspect of an urgent
effort to try to find new ideas
for removing causes of friction
between the Soviet and free
worlds wherever they come into
close proximity.
He said the possibility of a
general non-aggression pact with
Russia is being considered, but
made clear that he believed this
was somewhat superfluouS in view
of the fact that both the United
States and Russia have pledged
themselves in the United Nations
Charter not to use force against
other countries.
Idea Put Forward Before.
The idea of negotiating nom
aggression pact-a new Locarno
with Russia has been put for
ward by a succession of leaders
of the free world in recent
months. The most recent advo-
cate was Adlai Stevenson, the
1852 Democratic presidential
candidate. British Prime Min
lister Churchill and German
Chancellor Adenauer previously
had made similar proposals.
Mr.. Dulles pointed out that
Germany is a special situation
because Germany is not a mem
ber of the United Nations and
so is not bound by the U. N.
Charter. He said Russia-as
we'll as Francis entitled to
expect assurances against any
repetition of German aggres-
sion.
He refused to give any details
about what's resulting from the
discussions under way with the
British, French and West Ger
mans on this matter. He did
not indicate whether what was
in mind was an offer of a West
German non-aggression treaty
with Russia, or broader pact
directly involving the United
States, Britain and France.
Calls Talk of Pact Vague.
Mr.. Dulles news conference,
his first in more than a month,
opened with a question about
whether the United States is
considering offering Russia a
non-aggression pact.
The Secretary said talk about
such a pact is vague and some
what meaningless because it can
be said that the United Nations
Charter itself is non-aggres-
sion pact.
He recalled the U. N. charter
pledge that "all members shall
refrain in their international re-
lationS from the threat or use of
force against the territorial in
tegrity of political independence
of any state" and said it would
be difficult to add anything to
that.
But, Mr.. Dulles went on, there,
are special situations where it
might be appropriate to develop
special procedures to ease any
Soviet fears of American inten-
tionS.
Austria and Korea Cited.
Besides Germany, he said, the
areas of greatest concern are
Austria and Korea.
He remarked that he did not
believe the Soviet had any fear
of either Austria or Korea. But
he pointed out that both coun-
tries are in strategic positions
and said the United States would
be glad to make clear that it
has no desire to use those areas
as bases for any hostile acts if
that would help solve any prob
IeNlS WIN Lne soviet.
Mr.. Dulles said developments
In recent weeks were not encour-
aging in regard to Soviet in
tentions, citing Communist dila-
tory tactics about a political con-
ference in Korea and the So
viet'S negative reaction about a
Western proposal for a confer
ence on Germany and Austria,
among other things.
But he emphasized that the
United States is not going to al
low itself to be discouraged in
the search for peace as long as
there is any possibility of sue
cess.
Covers Election Point.
In discussion of a possible nom
aggression pact with the Rus
slams. Mr.. Dulles was asked his
reaction to inslstence by Senator
Knowland, Republican, of Cali
fornia, that such a pact should
be preceded by free elections in
Soviet satellite areas.
The Secretary said he believed
that point was adequately COW
cred in his September II speech
to the United Nations General
Assembly in which he said that
mo peace can be enduring
which repudiates the concept
that government should rest on
free consent"
Mr.. Dulles refused any direct
comment on Senator Knowland'S
charges yesterday that India was
jeopardizing chances of peace
in Korea by yielding to the
Communists on point after point.
But the Secretary did say he
was not entirely happy with all
actions being taken by the So
called neutral commission headed
by India in Korea.