Evening star., 1953-04-17
Text Of EisenhoWer's
Program for Peace
Handed 10 Soviet

The United States today for
mally presented President Eisen-
hower's speech of yesterday to
the Soviet government and TO-
odd other nations around the
world as a serious and con-
structive effort" toward a long
range program for world peace.
The State Department an
nounced that the chiefs of all
American diplomatic missions
abroad were instructed to pre-
sent copies of the Presidents
speech in person to the foreign
ministers of the governments to
which they are accredited.
Points Stressed.
They were instructed to en-
phasize these points:
/. The President was setting
forth "a long range program
which the new administration
feels can contribute to world
peace, stability and the welfare
of all peoples" His speech was
"a serious and constructive ef-
fort toward those aims"
2. "The United States will &C
cept at face value concrete ac-
tions which demonstrate the
good faith of the U. S. S. r. in
bringing about a relaxation of
tension now obStructing the
road to world peace. The PreSi-
dents speech makes abundantly
clear. however, that this Gov
ernment will be impressed by
acts not words"
A spokesman said the inStruc-
tionS did not mean that the
American diplomats should limit
themselves to those points in
discussing the Eisenhower decla-
ration.
Delivered by Councillor.
The Presidents speech was de-
1ivered to the foreign Office in
Moscow by Jacob D. Beam, coun-
cilor of the American Embassy
there. Charles E. Bohlen, new
ambassador to Moscow, has not
yet presented his credentials.
Officials said the State Depart
ment was not informed yet
whether Mr.. Beam was able to
talk personally with Soviet For
eign Minister Molotov. So far
as officials could recall, the in
structions to American diplomats
abroad provided for the most
formal presentation of a Presi-
dental speech to foreign govern
ments ever undertaken on such
q worldwide scale.
Full Speech on Voice.
The Voice of America radio
system was operating under a
directive to handle the speech
fully in IS languages. English
broadcasts carried the Presi-
dents own voice to Europe, the
Middle East and Latin America
as he spoke, with rebroadcasts to
the Far East last night.
Administration officials eX-
pressed hope that the speech
would put pressure on the Rus
slams to keep them moving to-
ward peace.
But, hope aside, there is no
real sureness among officials here
about whether the Kremlin will
hold to its recent line of soft talk.
Some authorities would not be
too surprised if, for example, the
Communists declined to make
any real concessions on the pris-
oner Of war exchange issue if and
when truce negotiations start up
again in Korea.
AS diplomatic experts read the
Presidents speech, it was to be
measured in two ways-as a
basic. broad statement of foreign
policy in relation to Russia and,
second, as a stroke in the cold
War-a counter to the Soviet
peace offensive.
TOughncsS Questioned.
AS foreign policy, some foreign
diplomats wondered whether the
speech laid down terms so tough
they might discourage the
Kremlin from whatever thoughts
about settlement it might be
entertaining.
The President said truce in
Korea was the first step on the
road to peace, and on this point
Washington and Moscow appear
to be in agreement. But then,
after listing such other steps as
peace in Asia and Germany and
Austrian treaties, the President
called for an end to Soviet dom
ination over the satellites of
Eastern Europe. That, he said.
would be one of the final meas
ures leading up to disarmament
and, ultimately, the creation of
a world aid fund to which he
said the United States would
contribute a large part of its
savings from disarmament.
AS a cold war propaganda
stroke. the Eisenhower speech
climaxed several weeks of inten-
sive work by his top advisers over
what could be done to counter
act the Soviet peace offensive,
while still keeping the Russians
moving in the direction of peace
as far as they are willing to go.
Bulb Bursts, Man Dies
BEND, Oreg., April II P.-
A dropped light bulb killed Mel
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