Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22

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was one of the luckier Indo- Chi
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ence were worth the efforts we
had made
81 have read" he said, chat
| yesterday was the first day of
total peace In the world in many
years"
Addressing himself to sthe
men and women Of the United
States, whose love of peace is
well known to my country" Mr..
MendeS-France voiced the hope
that "the world is now entering
"a phase where the efforts of all
governments viii be more de-
voted every day to the reinforce
ment of this new and fragile,
peace and to the progress Of
mankind"
To Start on Program.
After he delivers his report on
Indo-C China to the Assembly, Mr..
Mendes-F France must start the
push for the best Of the three
point Save France" program
on which he won Office.
The most crucial point in the
program-in Western eyes is
the role France intends to play
in the disputed European De-
Tense Community (EDC). Be
fore he left Geneva, Mr.. Mendes-
France heard the United States
and Russia present last minute
arguments for and against the
international army plan to re-
arm West Germany.
First Russia's v. NJ, Molotov
caught the French PreInier,s ear
yesterday to remind him OF
Russia,s objections to the de-
Tense community idea. The
Soviet Foreign Minister appar-
emily hoped the Reds agreement
to an Indo- China peace at Gen
eva would persuade the French
the Red bear now is so docile
German troops are not needed.
But at dinner last night Under
secretary Of State Walter Bedell
Smith drew MFR. Mendes- France
aside to remind him that the
United States still feels the EDO
is the key to West Europe's de-
Tense against Communist ag-
gression.
Talked With Eden.
The French Premier also had
brief talk with British Foreign
Minister Anthony Eden. Britain
has joined the United States in
| urging that France give quick
approval to the one-uniform
army plan.
When Mr.. Mendes- France
made his dramatic bid for
Frances premiership a month
ago. he outlined a three-point
program:
1. Settlement Of the Indo-
China conflict by July 90.
2. Submission of coherent,
detailed program for internal
economic recovery. provided the
Assembly gives him the powers
necessary to implement 1T.
8. Presentation to Parliament
Of suggestions to help 1t decide
on a policy for a united Europe
lin other words, EDO.
Mr.. Mendes- France said then
he considered a new approach to
EDO in order. He called the,
plan which would put German
soldiers in uniform along with
the troops of five other West Eu-
ropean countries zone of the
gravest problems OF conscience
that has ever troubled a coun-
try" He indicated there should
be an adjustment of views with
the other signers of the pact
West Germany, Italy, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Luxeln-
bourg.
Studies Truce Terms.
The Assembly,s immediate at
tention today was focused on the
mdo- China cease-flre, which
aroused mixed emotions In
France and which Mr.. Mendes-
France himself described as
cruel sacrifice for his country.
In return for peace, France
has agreed to yield up the north
ern half of the key coastal state
Of Wet Nam, to neutralize all
the rest of Indo-C China and to
give the Communists q chance
to win the rest of Wet Nam
in elections to. be held in two
years.
The agreement - hammered
out in feverish day and night
wrangling with the Reds left
many doubts about the future.
It left many Wet Nalinese out
ragged. the United States and
other Western powers dubious
and the Communists generally
jubilant.
In France the Premier's polit-