Evening star., 1953-10-30
Reds DenounCe
u. 5. Farley
as Trick
American Emissury
Still Hopeful He
Can End Deadlock
By the Associated Press

munist diplomats today called
an American proposal for set
ting up the Korean peace con-
ference absurd a trick =.
absolutely unacceptable" and
pushed preliminary talks deeper
into deadlock
Although the Red refusal was
less cauStic than usual, they
made it clear their answer was
no to United States Ambassador
Arthur Deans plan to fix a time
and place for the conference now
and talk about its composition
later.
Unruff1ed by the Red rejection,
Mr. Dean agreed to a Communist
request that he think over their
views. The meeting recessed un-
til IL am. Saturday % pm. EST
Friday
The Communists insisted that
composition of the conference
be decided before anything else.
They have proposed that five
Observation-Disclosures, India,
Burma. PakiStan, Indonesia -
sit in on the conference.
Better Attitude" Seen.
The allies have stood firm so
far by their plan that the con-
ference include only the nations
which have fought in Korea,
plus Russia if the Chinese and
North Koreans invite her.
The unyielding Red stand on
the peace conference discussions
did not seem to mar Mr.. Deans
optimism.
He told newsmen after the ST.
minute session that despite the
lack of progress at this fifth
meeting there was generally a
better attitude in the discus
sionS."
A spokesman for the Dean
mission said: THE temperature
was lowered a great deal today"
This was in sharp contrast to
the angry words the Communists
hurled at MIR Dean yesterday.
At today's meeting Mr.. Dean
suggested the dispute over ad-
mission of nonbelligerents might
be tossed to the conference itself.
But he repeated that he is
willing to exchange views on
composition if agreement first is
reached on a time and place.
Puts simpler Subjects" First.
The American lawyer told the
Reds in soothing words that. by
negotiating first on the simpler
subjects like time and place the
rival delegates might create
more harmonious working rela-
tions."
In this way, Mr.. Dean said,
the two sides could deal with the
complex controversy over peace
conference membership in a
more favorable atmosphere"
He told the Reds: I'VE do not
know each other very well. If
we were to negotiate on simpler
subjects we might learn we could
get along together"
The North Korean Foreign
Ministry Representative, Ki Sok
Box, asked for a 15-minute re-
cess, but on re-entering the hut
declared 1--WE can find nothing
new" in Mr.. Deans remarks.
Then the Communist spokes-
man opened his attack on Mr..
Deans plan and demanded once
again that the question Of in
viting neutralS to the peace table
be the first order of business.
Denies Plan Is "Trick."
The Red delegate declared:
The agenda of your side and
the proposals of your side put
forward yesterday are absolutely
unacceptable. We flatly reject
them"
When the Communist finished,
Mr.. Dean assured him that his
plan lis no trick."
Mr.. Dean told the Reds that
in talks to decide on time, place
and procedures for the confer
ence perhaps composition will
evolve. Who knowS?"
Taking a different approach,
Mr.. Dean told the Reds:
Suppose we were to proceed
and had the political conference
just between the two sides? How
do you know we cannot agree
at the conference? Why not
try to meet together at the con-
ference itself and work together?
What can be more reasonable
than to discuss time and place
and procedure-here and now?
Spokesman for the Dean mis-
sion told the press that Mr.. Dean
had been given "a lot of freedom
to maneuver" in these talks
aimed at setting up the peace