The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-10

State Dulles last night as the point
Of origin Of a number of recent
newspaper stories on Far Eastern
policy.
A story on Korea and Formosa
published by the New York Times
was denied by the White House
yesterday, leading Sen. Knowland
(R-CalifD to call for an inyestiga-
ton as to where it originated.
On separate CHS broadcasts last
night. commentators Eric Seva-
reid and Bill Costello said the
stories had their origin in back
ground session which Dulles held
with a number of correspondents.
Each said he was not present at
The session.
"There must be by now many
hundreds of persons in Washington
who know the source of the sto-
ries," Sevareid said. at was the
secretary Of state, himself.
''Mr. Dulles discussed the whole
problem of post-armistice Korea
and Formosa; ne specifically au-
thorized that State Department
thinking on these matters could be
printed, conditioned only by the
familiar restriction against naming
the source"
Dulles could not be reached for
comment on Sevareid's broadcast.
The New York Times said in
. Washington dispatch yesterday
that the Eisenhower administration
Is willing to accept boundary at
the waist Of the Korean Peninsula,
some so miles north of the present
battle lines. The same dispatch
said the administration was con-
sidering the possibility of United
Nations trusteeship for Formosa
with Formosan republic as its
ultimate goal.
Some hours after this was pub
Lshed, White House Press Secre-
tary James c. Hagerty issued a
statement saying the administra-
ton "a has never reached any
conclusion that = permanent divi.
sion OF Korea is desirable or con-
sistent with decisions of the U. N,
and (2) has given no consideration
to U. N. trustecship for For
mosa.
Arthur Krock, the Washington
correspondent Of The Times, com.
mented that his paper was "only
one Of several reputable newspa-
pers and press associations that
published the story"
ut is another instance of the
administration getting its wires
crossed and blaming the conse-
quences on the press Krock said,
Knowland, Republican policy
leader in the Senate, told his col
leagues It seemed inconceivable to
him that any decision had been
reached on a permanent division
Of Korea. Calling foI an inquiry
as to the point OF origin of what
he termed inspired stories. Know
land said:
ut is extremely important that
this kind Of loophole be stopped
now because this nation cannot
have two secretaries OF state. II
must speak with one voice through
President Eisenhower and Secre-
tary Dulles"
Later, after discussing the situs.
ton with Eisenhower at the White
House. Knowland declined to tell
newsmen what the President had
to say. He added, however, that
Dulles had assured him "thc story
in the New York Times did not
represent his lDulles1 point Of
view relative to policy in Korea
and FormoSa.
However, he said that he knew
Anthony Leviero. who wrote the
Times story yesterday, sis an
able, resourcefnl reporter twhol
must have felt he had a responsible
source" He added that Leviero
s'doeS not deal in rumoTs.
He said his conclusion. after the
White House talk. was that the
incident did not represent a new
policy By the United States,
Leviero told Knowland ether
newspapers had printed similar
stories and that al seemed to have
the same source.
The Associated Press version OF
the story was published in after
noon newspapers q Wednesday.
The story. written BY AP Diplo.
matte Renorler john NJ, Hlghtow.
erl discussed plans for a perman.
ent peace 10 Korea and said:
Zone idea receiving official con.
sideration. 4 was understood 10.
day. is that any IoHg1erm peace
arrangements should provide for a
nnrth.South dividing line al the
marrow waist Of the peninsula aboa
50 miles north Of present battle
lines
The White House statement did
NOS deny that such . policy vas
receiving official consideration, =
The various stories about q post.
arngstice division q karea touched