Evening star., 1953-07-08
Red TruceT
0. K. Deepens
Crisis in j. n.
President Again Tries
To Soothe Rhee, Key
To Military Safety

President Eisenhower today
publicly assured President Syng-
man Rhee of South Korea that
the United States looks forward
to reunification. of Korea by
peaceful means and intends to
work for it after an armistice.
He spoke after Communist will
ingness to proceed with final
Korean truce arrangements
brought the armistice negotia-
tions to a new peak of crisis.
But he made clear he is not
ready to go along with a demand
by President Rhee that this
country agree to resume fight
Ing to unity Korea if a unifica-
ton agreement is not worked
out within 80 days after a truce.
Gen. Eisenhower explained at
news conference that the ques-
ton OF trying to accomplish
objectives by warfare is some
thing that has to be weighed
against the future Of the United
Nations. which he hopes will be
a success.
Talks Little on Rhee Shift.
The President gave no direct
answer to a question asking if
he had any indication If Mr..
Rhee now was willing to go
along with truce on American
terms. He replied that there
was little more to be said than
had appeared in the papers
already.
Conceding that there are diff
cult questions in negotiations
with Mr.. Rhee. the President
said he hoped efforts to come to
an understanding would be
successful. But he said no one
can foretell how the situation
is going to come out.
He noted at the start OF his
news conference that the Com
munists had accepted a u. N.
suggestion for resumption Of
talks looking toward an armistice
despite South Korean opposition.
Gen. senhower said he
wanted to make it clear that
every one in the United States
understands the aspirations Of
Mr.. Rhee for reunifying his
country.
Comment on Other Spheres.
On other foreign affairs prob
lens, the President said:
1. He favors pushing ahead
with the European Defense Com
munity project for integrating
German forces into a Western
European army and at the same
time supporting aspirations for
reunification Of Germany.
2. He thinks it significant that
the presidents of the AFL and the
CIO have recommended that the
workers of the world protest at
the situation in East Germany
and other Soviet satellites. This
shows that workers in East Ger
many. supposed to be a paradise.
really are treated unjustiflably.
8. He has no real personal feel
ing one way or the other whether
the postponed Big Three confer
ence with the Prime Ministers Of
Great Britain and France should
be held in Bermuda or London.
But no proposal for switching the
site to London has come to him.
Not Willing to Shelve EDO.
A German correspondent asked
the President if. in view of the
uprisings in Communist con -
trolled East Germany, he be-
lieved the EDO project should
be put aside and all efforts
concentrated on trying to achieve
German unity.
Gen. Eisenhower replied that
he did not believe the EDO was
incompatible with German unity
aspirations. Rather than put
ting the EDO aside, he said he
was for pushing ahead with it
while striving for German unity.
Earlier today, top-ranking
Government official said a truce
"has got to happen in Korea"
but conceded no formula yet
found is acceptable to Mr.. Rhee.
The high official, who asked
not to be named. evidently was
expressing an administration de-
termination to go to great
lengths to obtain an armistice.
1t was reported these might
include an appeal to Britain and