Evening star., 1954-01-16
Eisenhower
|Confers With
Atom Advisers
Proposal for Pool
Believed Major
Topic Discussed

President Eisenhower today
conferred with his advisers on
atomic policy. presumably on me-
gotiations with Russia for the
creation of an International pool
Of atomic resources for peaceful
use.
Taking part in the White
House meeting, which lasted
about an hour, were Secretary
of State Dulles, Chairman Louis
Strauss of the Atomic Energy
Commission. Deputy Secretary
of Defense Roger M. Kyes. Un-
dersecretary of State Walter
Bedell Smith, Vice Admiral Ar
thur c. Davis, director of the
Office of foreign military affairs
in the Pentagon. and c. D. jack
son. White House aide.
The White House had no COM
ment after the meeting ended.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Eagerty said there
would be nothing further as to
the subject matter taken up ag
the meeting.
1t was presumed. however,
that the major topic of discus
sion concerned the possible ne
gotiations with Russia in an eff
fort to enlist Soviet cooperation
in the atomic pool plan pro-
posed last month by Gen. Eisen-
hover.
Two Developments Due.
Two developments are in
prospect within the next two
weeks. Secretary Dulles is ex-
pected to have a second con-
ference early next week with
Soviet Ambassador Georgi Ia
roubin on arrangements for talks
on the plan between the United
States and Soviet governments.
Their first meeting was last
Monday.
/ The following week, if the
Big Four foreign ministers
meeting goes on as scheduled in
Berlin. MIR. Dulles is expected to
take up the Eisenhower plan di-
rectly with Soviet Foreign Min
lister Molotov.
| Today's White House confer
ence apparently was in prepara-
ton for these sessions with
Soviet representatives.
Informed officials say privately
that the present concern of the
President, Mr.. Dulles and other
policymakers is to try to remove
any minor obstacles that might
stall Soviet cooperation and to
determine whether the Soviet
government really is seriously in
terested in joining the proposed
pool.
Plan Offered December 8.
The plan was put forward by
Gen. Eisenhower in a speech at
the United Nations December 8.
He suggested that the worlds
atomic powers-which are prin-
cipally the United States. Russia
and Britain-contribute some
percentage of their atomic re-
sources to an international
agency which would use the ma
terial for peaceful purposes such
as power development. The idea
was that agreement on con-
trolling military use of nuclear
energy might grow out of this
international activity.
The Russians responded by
criticizing the Presidents pro-
posal as failing to offer any solu-
ton for the control of atomic
weapons. They agreed to talk
with the United States about the
whole idea but served notice that
they would insist on a proposal
OF tnelr own Tor an international
pledge not to use atomic wea-
pons.
Mr.. Dulles said in a speech
in New York Tuesday the United
States now is counting on mas
sive retaliatory power" as fur
ther deterrent" to any Commu-
mist aggression. The U. S. atomic
arsenal presumably is a major
factor in this retaliatory power.
although Secretary Dulles did
not mention is specifically.
Last night the Air Force an
nounced it will augment U. S.
forces in Germany this year with
two squadrons of guided missiles,
which are capable of carrying
atomic explosives.