Evening star., 1954-10-28
Adenauer and Dulles
Confer Briefly Before
White House Lunch
BY jones E. Roper

West German Chancellor Kon-
rad Adenauer conferred for more
than an hour today with Sec
retary Of State Dulles and then
Joined Americas top defense Of
ficials at White House lunch
con given by President Eisen-
hover.
Mr.. Adenauer, accompanied
by his chief aides, talked with
Mr.. Dulles informally at the
State Department. Then he left
by back elevator, avoiding re-
porters, and headed for the
White House.
Invited to the luncheon, in
addition to Mr.. Adenauer and
MI. Dulles, were Secretary of
the Treasury Humphrey, Secre-
tary of Defense Wilson, Chair
man Arthur w. Radford on the
Joint Chiefs of Staff. Atomic
Energy Commission chief Lewis
L. Strauss, the ranking Repub-
lican and Democratic members
of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee and Robert Cut
Ter. special White House assist
ant for National Security Coun-
Gil affairs.
Multitude of Problems.
The conversations between
Mr.. Adenauer and American Of
ficials could range over a
multitude of political. and de-
fense problems of Europe, as
well as strictly. German -Amer,-
can matters. but United States
officials insisted that relations
were so smooth between Wash
ington and Bonn that no really
pressing problem need mar the
talks.
Mr.. Dulles went to National
Airport late yesterday to greet
Mr.. Adenauer as he arrived dur
ing a rainstorm in a United
States Air Force Constellation.
- Praise From Dulles.
Mr.. Dulles welcomed Mr..
Adenauer as lone of the truly
great men of our time" He said
he hoped the American people
would give him warm welcome
wherever he travels in this
country.
Mr.. Adenauer replied that his
people "are unanimous in want
ing to live in lasting and cordial
friendship with the American
people"
Then Mr.. Adenauer, protected
by an extraordinary security de-
tail. and Mr.. Dulles bundled into
a limousine that flew the Stars
and Stripes from one fender and
the red-black-and-gold flag Of
Germany on the other. They
drove to Blair House, where Mr..
Adenauer is staying until he
leaves on Saturday.
The fleet of cars included five
Cadillacs and, at the. rear. one
German-made Mercedes. like a
symbol of West Germany's in
dustrial resurgence. 2
The welcoming crowd at the
Military Air Transport Terminal
listened almost unbelievingly as
Germans-some bearing dueling
scars and almost all wearing
black Homburgs, spoke langu-
age that seldom has been heard
in official Washington in recent
years.
When Mr.. Adenauer and Mr..
Dulles entered the MATS termi-
nal to speak their greetings for
newsreel cameras. they stood in
the same bare, utilitarian room
from whence many Americans
few to Europe to fight the Ger
mans in World War II.
Close Security Check.
The State Department threw
an especially-vigorous security
detail around the Adenauer party
during the arrival ceremonies
yesterday. After Mr.. Adenauer's
group left the field, photograph
ers and reporters who felt they
had been pushed around stood
protesting noisily to State De-
partment representatives for Is
minutes.
Fox Movietone cameraman H
M. Lambert said one security Of
f1cer used profanity in speaking
to him. Stanley Tretick. photo
grapher for the United Press,
said a security officer threatened
to punch him. Several reporters
complained that they were under
restrictions more stringent than
at any airport arrival in recent
years.