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had accumulated in the area war
material far in excess of that
needed for an assault on the off,
shore islands. he believed he
would be justified in considering
it aimed at Formosa itself.
The President added that it
should be remembered that the
Chinese Communists never have
talked about capturing the off,
shore islands. He said their
threatening talk has been about
capturing Formosa.
No Progress on Cease-Fire
Mr.. Eisenhower told question
ers that there is no progress to
report in regard to possible talks
between this Government and
the Chinese Reds about cease
fire in the Formosa area. He
added this country now has a
sort of wait-and-see attitude
about that.
Chinese Communist Premier
Chou En-lai recently suggested
direct talks with this country
about easing tensions in the
area, and the President and Sec
rotary of State Dulles said last
week they would be glad to en-
gage in such talks. Mr.. Dulles
emphasized that the first move
was to see if the Reds were sin
cere in their offer to negotiate.
When Mr.. Eisenhower was
asked today if he was consider
ing placing American ground
forces-in addition to a training
mission already thereon For
mosa, he replied that he had
thought of everything that might
be needed. But he added that
he had not heard any recon-
mendation to make Formosa a
permanent station for American
ground forces.
Sees Stable Era in Europe
On other matters in the inter-
national field, the President told
his news conference:
/. He has had no additional
communication with Soviet De-
Tense Minister Zhukov since the
recent secret personal CORE
spondence which he disclosed
last week he hoped might lead
to some betterment OF the world
situation.
2. He believes the removal of
some of the causes of mutual
hostility between France and
Germany through the coming
into effect of new agreements
restoring West German sover-
eighty and bringing that coun-
try into the NATO defense sys-
tenn will lead to new era of
stability and prosperity for
Western Europe.
3. Military appropriation bills
now coming out of congressional
committees show that progress
is being made in getting accept
ance of his ideas for cutting the
Army's active strength while
building up a proper reserve
program, and he applauds them.
4. The President said he never
was consulted during the war
about any postwar matter. He
made that remark when asked
about Republican charge that
Averell Hartman, now New
York Democratic Governor, was
the real architect of the Yalta
agreements Mr.. Hartman was
Ambassador to Moscow at the
time of the 1854 Yalta meeting of
President Roosevelt. Prime
Minister Churchill of Britain
and Soviet Premier Stain. MIR.
Eisenhower said he was not in
a position to comment because
he, himself, had nothing at all
to do with the Yalta conference.
Meanwhile. three countries
have stepped up with mediation
offers relating to a possible con-
ference on a FormoSa cease-f1re.
Relays Report
Pakistan, whose Premier Mo-
named Ali has volunteered to
mediate with Peiping, has re-
layed to the State Department a
report on his talks with Chou
at Banding, Indonesia.
The British foreign Office has
said Humphrey Trevelyan, Brit
ish representative at Peiping, has
orders to do what he can about
arranging a United States-Red
China talk.
Similarly. Indian Prime Minis
ter Nehru told his Parliament
last Saturday that his top for
eign adviser. v. K. Krishna
Menon, would go to Peiping to
take up the question with the
Red Chinese. United States AM
bassador John Sherman Cooper
conferred Monday with Krishna
Menon at New Delhi.
Mr.. Eisenhower got q report
? a