Evening star., 1954-12-27

President Schedules Budget. Economic
Messages. Pose A-3
ton If necessary to take part
in mapping new plans for add
ing German manpower to the
Vests defense system without
French approval If the Paris vot-
ing goes against the allied
project.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty told reporters
there was no final decision as yet
on whether the President would
fly back to Washington immedi-
ately or summon Mr.. Dulles and
possibly other key advisers to
Augusta in case of an adverse
French vote today.
Hope for Reversal.
Gen. Eisenhower and Mr..
Dulles hoped no emergency ac-
ton would be necessary-that
the French Assembly would re-
verse a tentative decision of last
Friday against ratification of the
German rearmament agreement.
Pressure for such action was
renewed in a statement from the
little White House here yester-
day, accomplishing that the
President feels the initial French
vote reflects "a situation of the
utmost seriousness to the free
world"
Mr.. Hagerty said Gen. Eisen-
hover talked by long g-distance
telephone for about is minutes
with Mr.. Dulles this morning.
The Secretary told the President,
Mr.. Hagerty said. that he had
"very little information" at that.
time. "We are just going to have
to sit and wait" he added.
Asked If the administration
planned consultation with a BIZ
partisan group of congressional
leaders before deciding on fur
ther action in case Of an adverse
French vote today, Mr.. Hagerty
told reporters I'VE are not going
to say anything on further
plans until we see what hap
pens"
London Flight Rumored.
There was a rumor the Presi-
dent might fly to London for
personal conferences with British
Prime Minister Churchill. Mr..
Hagerty had nothing at all"
to say in response to questions
about whether such a meeting
was being considered.
Mr.. Hagerty would not go
beyond a formal statement he
read to reporters yesterday
afternoon following a new tele-
phone consultation between
Gen. Eisenhower and Secretary
of State Dulles in Washington
This statement said:
"As you know. the President
and the Secretary of State have
been in conference several times
daily since the adverse vote to
the French Chamber of Dep
uties last week.
"On Friday the President said
that he considered this vote to
reflect situation of the utmost
seriousness to the free world. He
also expressed the hope of our
Government that the vote would
not represent the final French
decision in this matter.
Would Reconsider Plans.
'If. contrary to our hope, this
should unhappily be the case, the
President would naturally re-
consider his present plans to re-
main here at Augusta, where he
had originally intended to con-
centrate on the preparation of
his State-of the Union message,
the submission Of the budget and
economic report and other spe-
cial messages to Congress"
The President flew here last
Thursday with Mrs. Eisenhower
and her mother, Mrs. John s.
Doud, intending to stay through
the New Year holiday and return
to Washington about next Mon
day.
The Eisenhowers are staying
in their cottage on the Augusta
National Golf Club grounds,
where the President has been
getting in daily golf games since
his arrival. He works In his
temporary Office on the second
floor Of the club pro shop.
Won't Discuss Alternatives.
White House officials here
would not discuss the course of
alternative action intended by
this Government If France final
" rejects the Paris agreemsns
for rearming West Germany as
. partner In an enlarged West
ern European Union.
But it has been made clear In
Washington and London that
the United States and Great
Britain viii 60 ahead without
France II necessary to work out
plans for adding German man
power to the defenses Of West
ern Europe.
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