Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
TRAVELLING MAN
Dulles Sees Trips
As Efficiency Aids

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at home in Rock Greek Park.
He can relax in the air as he can
in the pool, or over those dishes in
the kitchen sink. which he.regards
as great palliative for tangled
nerves.
While abroad, Mr.. Dulles reli-
giously sets aside few hours a day
to handle State Department admin
istrative chores. These are accumu-
lated by cable, and since they come
from men whom he knows and un-
derstands much better than foreign
diplomats, he feels his face-to-face
work with other statesmen leaves
him fewer shots in the dark than
a home-based operation would i'm
pose.
Take, for instance, q typical trip
abroad with a 6 pm. takeoh. Air
Force pilots have learned by now
that Mr.. Dulles sets his watch by
the wheels-up time-not by the
time the crew chief closes the door
on the taxiway.
Once airborne, Mr.. Dulles I'M
faStens his Seatbelt and digs into q
folder of work papers. He seats
himself at green-felt-covered
card table. At his side, usually, is
his private secretary, Miss Eunice
Bernau, to take dictation.
Across from the Secretary sits
Bill Macomber, his personal secre-
tary, who describes himself as an
animated pair of I'm" and out"
boxes. He is the manager of the
work flow. keeping urgent business
before the Secretary, deferring
items that can wait, frequently
letting himself in for a bawling-
out from some impatient cabinet
member.
Prepares for Discussions
If the Secretary is headed for an
international conferences NATO
Foreign Ministers Council meeting,
for instance-he spends most of
his time preparing for the discus
SionS there. He purpoSely defers
consideration of most of his con-
ference business until he gets into
the air. reserving his time on the
ground to handle State Department
administration chores, and what
ever other Washington business he
is able to anticipate in advance.
After an hours work aboard
ship, the Secretary usually knocks
off for dinner. He Shuns all buSi-
ness then. He takes pride in his
ability to rivet his attention on
business during working hours and
then to relax completely before he
becomes overtired.
If the trip is eastward, of course
the plane flies into the rising sun,
and loses five or six hours. So
the Secretary is likely, on flights
to Europe, to go to bed soon after
dinner to get proper amount of
sleep.
Sometimes, however, he takes a
half-hour out for bridge. Although
his reputation is not so widespread
as the Presidents, his intimates
maintain that Mr.. Dulles is q
formidable bridge player.
But a half hour is the limit for
bridge. Then he hits the hay, if
he is going to Europe. or returns
to work if he is headed westward
to the Far East.
Mr.. Dulles likes to get a full
eight hours sleep in the air-and
he is a relaxed sleeper. He recalls
one of the few times he was awak-
ened during the night, to find him.
self suspended horizontally in mid
air above his bunk when the plane
hit a particularly deep air pocket.
The Secretary'S usual soporiflc is
a detective story, which has him
doing in five minutes.
Mr.. Dulles sets his watch before
he goes to bed at the time OF the
host airport. He sleeps until 6 am,
host time.
After awakening but before he
dresses, he reaches for his always
: handy pad of yellow paper and
quickly charts his day-the confer
ences, the time schedule, the issues.
the special points of emphasis for
his talks with foreign statesmen.
Then breakfast in pajamas and
dressing gown.
A half-hour before wheels down.
Mr.. Dulles dresses. Punctuality is
again stressed. The Secretary likes
to avoid-and lets his pilots know
he likes to avoid-letting reception
parties wait at the airport.
On return flights, Mr.. Dulles puts
the past behind him. Recrimina-
lions and Monday-morning quarter
backing are rarely INDUCED in.