Evening star., 1955-02-07
Meetings Hint
New Formosa
Truce Moves
Eisenhower, Dulles,
New Zealand, British
ENJOYS Involved
BY the Associated Press

The Eisenhower administra-
ton, in close consultation with
Britain and New Zealand.
weighed possible new moves to-
day to ease the tense Formosa
situation.
President Eisenhower and
Secretary of State Dulles had
long conference at the White
House. Afterward Mr.. Dulles
went to the State Department
for meetings with Sir Leslie
Knox Munro, New zealand's
Ambassador and chief United
Nations delegate, and Sir Roger
Makins, the British Ambassador.
There was no official hint as
to what might be under con-
sideration. Reports from Lon
don, however, said the possibility
of some kind of unwritten cease
fire agreement was being ex-
plored in diplomatic talks.
Senators to Quiz Dulles.
Later this afternoon Mr..
Dulles was to face new questions
on the Far Eastern situation in
Congress, where he was to seek
Senate committee approval of a
mutual defense treaty with Ma
tionalist China.
Mr.. Dulles conference with
the President ran 80 minutes.
1t apparently lasted longer than
they had anticipated. for Sir
Leslie was kept waiting at the
State Department past his ap-
pointment time.
The New Zealand Ambassador
entered Mr.. Dulles Office hold
ing typewriter paper and re-
mained about Is minutes.
+ .."I have been in to see the Sec
retary of State and I've had a
full discussion of the situation
in the Far East" Sir Leslie told
newsmen. Il am not prepared to
say anything more"
Sir Roger, arriving for his ap-
pointment, parried questions
from newsmen by referring them
to what Sir Anthony Eden had
to say just an hour or two ago.
which is that diplomacy should
be given its chance.
Orders sending the powerful
7th Fleet within range of Com
munist guns for the Tachen
evacuation were issued Saturday
amid expressed hopes for peace
and Navy warning that any
Red attack will be considered
as interference with the mission
of the fleet"
The American Government
took unprecedented steps to let
the Communists know the power
that could be unleashed If they
interfered with the evacuation.
Secrecy on Fleet Ends.
The Navy. abruptly pigeon
holing orders requiring tight
secrecy regarding battle-ready
forces, spelled out publicly and
precisely the size, nature, orders
and location of the 7th Fleet.
This reversal of strict orders
governing military security
seemed to indicate that top ad-
ministrative and diplomatic off,
cials had directed that the Reds
be advised, in detail, of the
magnitude of power to be ap-
piled if the need arose. 1t was
the most direct challenge to Red
militarism since the United
States entered the Korean war
almost five years ago.
Mr.. Dulles. who returned last
night from a vacation in the
Bahamas, faced almost certain
questioning not only about the
evacuation but also about the
entire Far Eastern situation
at closed hearing this after
noon before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee.
The hearing was called to con-
slider the mutual defense pact
signed December 2 between this
country and Nationalist China
under which the United States
pledged its aid "in accordance
with. it's constitutional proceed
ures" if Communist forces should
(See policy PAGE A-aN