Evening star., 1955-02-24
Asian PorIey Sets Up Council
At Headquarters in Bangkok
Delegates Also Approve Military Committee
And Attaches Stort Work on Problems

and overall economic problems
in this part Of the world.
United States Secretary Of
State Dulles told the conference
that a general answer to Red
subversion would not be found
in the present meeting. But he
said the United States would be
prepared to designate a security
representative to sit with other
nations and work out details of
future plans.
A working paper submitted to
the conference called for mu-
tual assistance, exchange of in
formation on suspected persons
and their activities. propaganda.
and exchange of information on
the movements of known Com
munists.
The antisubversion subcom-
committee would meet anywhere
in the SEATO area when called
upon by the council.
Economic Plans Submitted.
Three economic plans were
submitted.
One, from Pakistan. suggested
a separate economic body meet
IN Karachi for its first meeting.
The Philippines submitted a
modified economic plan, and
France submitted a third.
A spokesman said none of the
plans had been adopted.
Harold Stassen, chief of the
United States Foreign Opera
tions Administration arrived
from Manila just before the
economic question were taken
UP.
Mr.. Stassen told the confer
ence the United States recog-
nlzed the Importance of eco
nomic work in the SEATO area,
and would cooperate with the
other nations.
But the FOA chief said that
while the United States would
give preference to the Manila
pact nations, it would continue
to aid such other Asian nations
as Japan, Nationalist China,
South Korea. Indo-China and
India.
Defense to Be Emphasized.
Mr.. stassen said that eco
nomic aid In general would be
supplied each member nation,
with the emphasis on defense
problems.
Australia's minister of external
affairs, Richard G. Casey, said
that no country at the moment
was trying to meet the economic
needs Of Southeast Asia. He
added that the treaty organiza-
tion must consider the countries
most directly threatened--Laos,
Cambodia and South Wet Nam.
Mr.. Dulles gave a dinner for
British Foreign Minister An
thony Eden and MIR. Casey. Be-
forehand, Sir Anthony told
newsmen he expected the ques-
tion Of Formosa to be discussed,
but there were no reports how
the conversation went.
Mr.. Dulles stressed the impor-
tance of Formosa to the overall
defense of Southeast Asia in his
talk to the closed conference
yesterday.
In a sweeping review of the
Far East situation he said
potentially greater dangers face
the free world now because of
internal pressures on the Com
munist hierarchy.
In the face of these dangers,
he stressed, not only the le-
sources Of Formosa but those of
South Korea, Japan and Indo
China are deeply involved in
Southeast Asia security and he
wished they were represented
at the Bangkok conference.
Twenty South Korean divi-
sions and 100000 Nationalist
Chinese troops ready to fight
in Formosa and the offshore
islands put a damper on Red
China's warlike ambition in the
Far East, he declared.
He made it plain that Chang
Kai-shek's government on For
mosa and Syngman Rhee's Re-
public of Korea must be main
tanned as barriers against Red
Chinese aggression.
Mr.. Dulles will visit Rangoon,
capital of neutralist Burma, on
Saturday. He will look in on
troubled Laos on Sunday and
visit Cambodia and South Wet
Nam on Monday. then will fly
to the Philippines for a confer
ence of American Far Eastern
at Baguio Tues
day. - =.
His itinerary beyond the
Philippines has not been made
public but there are strong in
dications that he may visit
FormoSa.