Evening star., 1953-02-09
Dulles Is Back,
Encouraged by
European Talks
Secretary Reports
To Eisenhower on
7-Nution Mission
By Gornett D. Homer

COuIdScu over prospects 1Or
early creation of unified West
ern European defense force.
Mr.. Dulles and Mutual Secu-
rity Director Harold E. StasSen
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Text Of Dulles Statement on Return
From European Trip. Pose Az
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landed at National Airport at
$50 am. after a Today tour of
key allied capitals during which
they stressed a need for urgency
in completing the European de-
fense community project.
The Secretary and Mr.. Stas-
sen went directly to the White
House, where they spent an hour
with President Eisenhower. Mr..
Dulles was to give a report
on his trip to members OF Con-
greSS as soon as meetings can
be arranged.
Silent on Blockade.
Mr.. Dulles brushed aside ques-
tions about the possibility of a
naval blockade of Communist
China and other matters not
connected with his European
mission.
He refused to say whether he
thought a blockade of the Red
China coast was a good idea. He
said that would be something
that would be discussed in
Washington.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on Far Eastern
Policy has scheduled an early
discussion with Mr.. Dulles about
reports that the administration
is considering a blockade.
The subcommittee also wants
him to clarity the Presidents
order removing the ban against
Chinese Nationalist attacks on
Communist China.
In a 600-word statement is
sued on his arrival, Mr.. Dulles
pointed out that a treaty to bring
the projected European defense
community into being was signed
last May but has not been ratified
yet by any of the six nations
involved.
Object of Mission.
He said he and Mr.. Stassen
went to Europe primarily to as
certain the prospects for maxi
ing the EDO reality because
we cannot wisely shape our own
programs without knowing what
are the intentions of our Euro
pean friends"
He added that 1--WE are. on the
whole, encouraged by what we
have been told by the leaders"
Of the six EDO countries.
I'VE do not minimize the diff
cultieS confronted by those who
have undertaken this great prof.
ect," he said, "but we believe that
there is responsible determina-
ton to bring the project to COM
pletion."
Mr.. Dulles and Mr.. Stassen
are understood to have made
it clear to the Allied leaders that
this country will balk at con-
tinued large scale appropria-
tions for aid to Europe unless
there is definite progress soon
toward the unity considered
necessary for adequate defense.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.
Of West Germany. said last week
Mr.. Dulles had set April / as
the deadline for getting "clear
and visible" signs that the EDO
treaty will be ratified.
Plan Called Indispensable.
The treaty provides for inte-
grafton of West German forces
into six-nation army. Mr..
Dulles declared today that such
a plan for making Germany's
economic and military potential
available is indispensable to an
effective continental defense"
He added that the EDO project
would create unification where,
in the past, divisions have been
disastrous.
In a separate statement Mr..
Stassen said "the days of this
journey will be known in future
years as 10 great days of service
by the Secretary of State to the
cause of peace and freedom"
He pledged that the Mutual
Security Program will be co-or-
dinated in the closest possible
(See DULLES. Page A-2.)