Evening star., 1953-03-08

IeHt or SommunIQueS on pHtISn ono
American ToIks. Pooe At
late yesterday at the end of four
days of conference between Brit
ish Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden and Secretary of State
Dulles at the State Department
A separate communique on
concurrent top-level economic
talks proclaimed reason to
hope" for progress in promoting
freer trade and currency ex-
change among nations of the
free world, but foresaw several
months" more of conferences
and study on these problems.
New Appeal to Iran.
The Eden-Dulles talks ranged
from an exchange Of undiS-
closed views regarding develop
ments in Russia following
Stains death to an indirect new
appeal to Iranian Prime Minis
ter Mossadegh to accept Brit
aims latest proposals for settle
ment of her oil dispute with
Iran.
But the announcement of new
moves to tighten an economic
blockade of Communist China
emerged as the major news OF
the conferences for which Mr..
Eden and British Chancellor of
the Exchequer Richard A. Butler
came to Washington Wednesday.
This was taken as an indica-
ton that the Eisenhower admin
istration has decided to push
such embargo measures in place
of a naval blockade of the China
coast which has been urged by
some Republicans in Congress.
License System Planned.
Britain's breakdown on ship
ping benefitting the Reds in
wolves:
/. A new licensing system to
prevent any ships flying the
British flag carrying strategic
materials from non-British
sources to the Chinese Reds.
2 Additional steps designed
to ensure that no ships of the
Soviet bloc or other nationality
carrying strategic cargoes to
China should be bunkered in a
British port
It also was announced that the
United States and Britain will
concert their efforts" to secure
cooperation of other countries
in the moves to cut off shipment
of strategic materials to the Chi
nese Communists.
Decided by Cabinet.
Stepped-up American efforts to
prevent war supplies reaching
China from the free world were
announced only last Monday by
Mutual Security Director Harold
E. Stassen, who took part in the
talks with the British leaders.
Mr.. StaSsen emphasized moves to
"Stop the sly movement of ships
carrying strategic materials on a
trans-shipment basis from the
West to the Communist area"
The British Cabinet decided to
impose new controls on shipping
before Mr.. Eden came here, 1t
was learned. But announcement
of the decision was held up until
Mr.. Eden informed Mr.. Dulles.
Britain already bans shipment
from her own ports of a long list
of strategic materials to the
Chinese Reds, in line with a
United Nations embargo. She
has been shipping China some
goods classed as non-strategic.
British spokesman said this trade
will be cut down by putting more
Things on the embargo uSC.
Aimed at Few Ships.
The new shipping controls are
aimed primarily at a few ships
flying the British flag which have
been reported carrying goods to
China from ports outside British
control Officials said they be-
lieve only a trickle of trade is
involved, but that any ships en-
gaging IN it would lose their
British registry under the new
licensing system.
Mr.. Dulles left New York, to
attend some United Nations
General Assembly sessions this
week, after conclusion of the
talks with the British.