Evening star., 1954-09-13
Defense Policy
Is Reaffirmed
ByEisenhower
No New Decisions
Made by Council
In Denver TuIks
By Gornett D. Homer
StoF Stoff Correspondent

by 6orneft u. f1orner
Stor Stoff Correspondent
DENVER, Sept. 13.-President
Eisenhower said today that an
unprecedented National Security
Council session here yesterday
reaffirmed policies to defend vital
American interests wherever
they may arise" but made no
specific new decisions.
The President spoke briefly to
newSmen as his secret meeting
with his top strategy advisers
left the world guessing about
just how far the United States
might let the Chinese Commu-
nists move toward Formosa
without running into American
bullets.
mo specific decisions were
advanced for action" Gen. Eli
senhower said. 1T was merely
consulting together as to the
place of the United States in
the world today in that partic-
ular area-that troubled area
of the Western Pacific-and re-
affirming our devotion to cer-
tain policies"
To Defend Interests.
He added:
"These are, of course, to de-
fend the vital interests of the
United States wherever they may
arise, to make better partners
of old friends, and to get new
friends wherever we can.
And, of course, where our
vital interests demand it, to
support them in their security
and in their own interests"
The President noted that the
Security Council session here
the first ever held outside Wash
ington was unprecedented"
but said "it was also very ma
tural."
"I had not met with the coun-
Gil for more than two weeks,
he explained, while it happened
that yesterday Secretary Dulles
reached here on his way back
from the Philippines. where he
had been conducting difficult ne
gotiations.
Get Detailed Report.
GsyTya -,,e< ~, orrla,. that o1I of
us together could have the bene-
fit of his observations and the
details of his report" !"
Chief clues to Security Coun-
Gil thinking about just how far
American policy to defend For
mosa covers outlying National
ist-held islands came from Sec
retary of State Dulles in a news
conference held just before the
three-hour extraordinary coun-
Gil session began.
His remarks tended to make
it appear doubtful that the
United States would start shoot
ing in defense of Quemoy.
But he left no doubt at all
that American forces are all set
to turn back any Communist at
tempt to conquer Formosa itself,
the seat of Chang Kai-shek's
Chinese Nationalist government.
II am convinced, in the light
of all I know" Mr.. Dulles told
reporters after private confer
ence with Gen. Eisenhower,
that it is not possible for Chi
nese Communists, under any
circumstances, to take Formosa
as against such opposition as we
would interpose."
Other Main Points.
Mr.. Dulles made these other
main points:
l. He is very hopeful that
the United States will not be-
come involved in any general
war in the Far East"
2. Present military dispositions
of the Chinese Communists "do
not suggest that they have plans
for any early attempt to invade
FormoSa." The Reds have had
considerable forces around Annoy,
mainland port city opposite For
mosa, for long time and his
information does not indicate
any spectacular buildup in re-
cent weeks.
8. The Southeast Asia Security
Treaty completed by eight ma
tions in Manila last week has
strengthened an solidified" the
situation in that part of the
world.
4. The Pacific Charter, also
adopted at the Manila confer
ence to make clear that the
Western powers no longer stand
for colonialism in the old sense
of that word" may go down in
history as the most significant
aspect of the conference.
Persistent questioning by re-
porters failed to bring any clear
cut answer from Mr.. Dulles as
(see EISENHOWER, Page A-3)