Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-04
Dulles and Churchill
Meet After British
Protest on Forrnosa
BY Inc Assoelalsd Press


LONDON, Feb. 4.-Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles had
lunch today with Prime Minis
ter. Church. Informed sources
said Mr.. Dulles has been told
Britain strongly disapproves Of
the United States action deneu-
Trailing Formosa.
Mr.. Dulles met privately before
the luncheon with Foreign Sec
rotary Anthony Eden, who out
lined Britain's fears regarding
the move which leaves Chinese
Nationalist free to raid their
Communicated homeland.
Mr.. Dulles reply was not dis
closed. He was expected to as
sure the British the new United
States administration has no in
tention to expand the Korean
war.
Stassen and Holmes Present.
Present also at the luncheon
at Mr.. Churchill's official resi-
dence were Mr.. Eden. Mutual
Security Administrator Harold
Stassen and United States
Charge d'Affaires julius G.
Holmes. The general Far East
ern situation was discussed there.
Twice during the day Ameri-
can and British leaders, with
their advisers, went into full
scale conference at the Foreign
ONCE on several other aspects
of their foreign and economic
policies.
Britain already has told the
United States it fears "un-
fortunate political repercus-
sions" will flow from the changed
American policy towards For
moSa.
A Foreign once spokesman
told reporters at daily news
conference - held while Mr..
Dulles and Mr.. Eden were meet
ing-that Britain's expressions
Of concern had not been an
swered with any American asSur-
anceS.
Allied Involvement Feared.
This country fears that If .
new shooting area opens up be-
tween Chinese Communists and
Nationalist the allies run the
risk Of embodiment.
The informants said British
representations to. Washington
on FormoSa included an express
sion Of strong disapproval as well
as concern. Both were repeated
in the talks with Mr.. Dulles to-
day.
The British House Of Com
mons Is to have an emergency
debate tomorrow on Formosa
and the Far Eastern situation In
general.
Mr.. Dulles arrived from Paris |
yesterday in the midst Of q
heated House of Commons argu-
ment over the FormoSa move.
The Foreign Secretary told the
tense House that Britain fears
the freeing Of Chang Kai-shek's
forces for attacks on the Com
muniSt mainland will have "un-
fortunate political repercusSions
without compromising military
advantages" He gave no fur
ther explanation.
Press Comment ResentfuI.
Touchy sections of the British
press also protested today
against Mr.. Dulles recent re-
mark that the United States
may do some "rethinking' on
its policy toward Western Eu-
rope unless France, Germany
and Britain can get together for
mutual defense.
Lord Beaverbrook's Daily Ex-
press described this as q slap
in the face"
Newspapers also continued to
complaints many members Of
Commons did yesterday - that
the FormoSa decision may spread
the war in the Far East.
In Commons yesterday, Mr..
Eden disclosed that before the
Presidents decision was an
nounced, Britain had expressed
hope through diplomatic chan
nels that the United States had
no intention of abandoning its
naturalization policy.
Faced with a barrage Of ques-
tons from excited opposition
Laborite members. Mr.. Eden said
in view Of Mr.. Dulles visit and
the mot tnconsiderable delicacy
between ourselves and America"
on the Formosa issue, he hoped
members would show. ''some
reticence in further comment"