Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-02

Within 10 Days
Adlai r. Stevenson said to-
day he probably will finish hiS
job as administration consult!
ant on Western unity within 4
week or 10 days.
Mr.. Stevenson issued q state4
ment in response to questions
about how long he planned 10
stay at his State Departments
desk TO review and comment
on United States plans fof
strengthening the North At
lantic Treaty ORGANIZATION.
MY situation is unehangedR
he said. implying that his
schedule is about in line with
previous expectations.
Mr.. Stevenson said he ex-
pected the administration to
complete formulating its NATO
proposals soon and within ans
other week or 10 days I should
be able to express my views on
them and also give the Secre- :
tary CDulles) any other sugees-
tions ! may wish to make. T..
think that will complete my
assignment" -
Speeches Suggested
william M. Blair, law part
ner and aide to the twice.
defeated Democratic presiden.
tial candidate. said Mr.. Steven
son had not yet decided how he
would make his views on ad-.
ministration plans public. But
Mr.. Blair said one or more
speeches would provide a likely
channel. ~
He said Mr.. Stevenson's only
speaking engagement in the
next several weeks is his ad-
dress next Monday to the New
York County Lawyers ASsocia-
ton, and observed that this
speech might be the vehicle for
Mr.. Stevenson.
The former Illinois Cover
nor said when he took the
assignment as consultant that
he would support and do mis-
sionary work-both public and
private-for those administra-
ton proposals he thought wise.
Mr.. Blair said Mr.. Stevenson
conferred this morning with
House Speaker Rayburn, DEM
ocrat of Texas, and has been
in touch with all the Demos
cratic leaders.
Will Attend Meeting
The aide said it was not clear
what Mr.. Stevenson's role
would be at tomorrow's White
House conference Of Demo-
cratic and Republican Con-
gressional leaders. except that
he would sit in only on discus
sions dealing with NATO.
Mr.. Blair reiterated that the
question Of Mr.. Stevenson at
tending the December is NATO
conference In Paris with the
United States delegation had
not been discussed with the adj
ministration. and that Mr..
Stevenson would be glad to
consider" such a proposal if
the request were made.
He said Mr.. Stevenson viii
withhold public comment on
administration NATO plans
until the appropriate" time
presumably after he leaves his
desk at the State Department.
Mr.. Stevenson recalled in his
statement that 81 was asked to
give the President and Seere-
tary Of State my views on the
NATO meeting and / have re-
viewed and commented to the
Secretary on the material de-
veloped to date" :
Qualification Due
State Department Press Of
ticer Lincoln White said he did
not know for sure whether Nh
Stevenson had been invited 70
attend the Paris meeting. but
said he understood the request
had not been made.
Mr.. White added that thu
question of the Paris trip might
be clarified" after tomorrow
meeting Of the Congressional
leaders at the White House.
Asked II Mr.. Stevenson's plans
to conclude his assignment
within q week or ten days dis
appointed Secretary Dulles. Mr..
White said that point. too,
might be clarified after to-.
morrow.
A reporter had noted that
Mr.. Dulles recently said he
hoped Mr.. Stevenson would
help with legislative chores
during the 1858 session Of Con-
greSS. Presumably. Mr.. Steven
son might still do this even
after leaving his temporal.