Evening star., 1953-11-23
U.N. Secretary Urges
Strong Efforts for
Secure Armistice
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Dag
Hammarskjold, Secretary Gen
eral of the United Nations, says
nothing should be permitted to
weaken the efforts of U. N. nego-
tiators at the Korean peace talks
toward the goal of peace, moth
ing but peace"
He warns against "inf1exibil-
ity'' in the forthcoming peace
conference. Saying there is a
difficult road between the truce
and real peace, he adds:
I'VE must be prepared for a
testing time. This might last
for years or it might be of short
er duration. In either case, we
should be clear and remain clear
about our primary purpose in
Korea and perSevering in all we
do toward effectuating that pur-
pose"
Urges Secure ArmiStice."
Speaking last night at the
18th anniversary dinner of Free
dom House, Mr.. Hammarskjold
continued:
Our puproSe is peace, moth
Ing but peace. And this means
to prevent a renewal of the fight
ing and to seek a settlement
that will give the Korean peo-
pie better chance to live in
freedom and security.
Our first duty, therefore, is
to use all means at our disposal
to make the armistice more Sc
cure, foreStalling developments
which might lead to a repetition
of aggression, against the prin-
ciples United Nations soldiers de-
Tended"
Pleading against pessimism re-
garding the outcome of the peace
conference. Mr.. Hammarskjold
urged that the people of the
world have calm and steady
faith in the possibility of reach
ing final understanding"
Points to Destruction.
He referred to the destruction
wrought in Korea by the three
year war, and said the free world
has a duty to aid Korea in its
restoration ION the widest at
tainable basis"
Mr.. HammarSkjold accepted
the annual freedom award" of
Freedom House in behalf of the
fighting men of II nations who
took part in the U. N. action in
Korea. Freedom House, an or
ganization dedicated to perpetu-
ating the "One World" concepts
Of the late Wendell L. Willkie,
had given it's awards to individ-
uals in past years.
President Eisenhower said in
message to the dinner, attended
by 900 persons. that Freedom
House repeatedly has demon
strate awareness that the price
of freedom for the individual
even in our Republican form of
Government-is eternal vigil
ance. The message continued:
Again this awareness is mani
tested in the dedication of the
1858 Freedom House award to
the U. N. soldiers in Korea who
gave their lives in one of his
tory's greatest examples of the
vigilance of free men; the un-
precedented collective action of
mankind against aggression and
tyranny"
Hoffman Presents Plaque.
Paul G. Hoffman. chairman of
the board of the Studebaker
Corp. former head of the Eco
nomic Cooperation Administra-
ton and a previous wiJner of
the Freedom House Award,
presented the 1853 plaque to Mr..
Hammarskjold and read PreSi-
dent Eisenhower message.
Former President Truman said
in message to the dinner that
the men who fought in Korea
for the United Nations. many at
the cost of their lives, symbolic
the courage and moral unity of
the free world" He added:
They demonstrated to the
Communists and the free world
that free peoples can stand
firmly together against organized
aggression. :"
Mr.. Truman, who had been
scheduled to speak at last nights
dinner-before he went to Mis-