Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-25
u. S. Approves Policy
L or Disarmament Ta|ks
Eisenhower
OKs Orders
For Stus;sen
BY ROBERT X. WALSH

decided on a unified but still
flexible" administration pro-
gram of disarmament proposals
to be presented in London next
week by Harold E. Stassen.
At a 2@-hour White House
meeting of top-level Government
officials concerned directly with
the disarmament problem, Mr..
Eisenhower laid down what was
described as a firm order resolv-
ing some of the reported dis
agreements on the subject within
the administration.
Secretary of State Dulles told
reporters later, that the basic
program approved by the Pres
ident contains some new in
structions for Mr.. Stassen. The
Presidents disarmament aide
leaves for London tomorrow to
present the proposals at the five
nation U. N. disarmament sub
committee meeting.
Details Not Disclosed
Mr.. Dulles and others at the
White House session today did
not disclose details of the plan.
The Secretary said that the pro-
.posals will be discussed with this
country's allies.
THE President has laid down
decisions which will be en-
bodied in further instructions
to guide Mr.. Stassen as he re-
turns to the disarmament talks
in London" Mr.. Dulles said.
These instructions will, of
course. be discussed with our
allies so far as they are involved.
and, of course. will require con-
sent of any other nation involved
in any potential inspection area.
The positions embodied in the
guidance to Mr.. Stassen are
flexible. They are designed to
establish limits which will safe
guard the vital interests of the
United States. At the same
time they should afford reason
able opportunity for Substantial
progress to be made to establish
safeguards against armed attack
and in moving in the direction
of limitation Of arriiaments.s9 -
Silent on open Skies"
Mr.. Dulles would not discuss
specific questions such as pre-
posals for "open skies inspection
over Soviet and United States
areas. or possible bans on pro-
duction of nuclear weapons.
But it is implicit in what I
have said" he told reporters,
that if we are going to restrict
the spread of weapons to places
where they are not now, and
reduce them where they are
now"
Despite statements earlier this
week that an open skies" in
spection area might be limited
to the North Pole region. at least
at the start. Mr.. Dulles declared:
mo inspection area is so
rigidly fixed in our present con-
temptation that / could define
by name the countries that
might be involved in any agree
ment."
With the President at the con-
ference in the Cabinet Room
were Secretary Dulles. Under
secretary Of State Christian
Herter. Mr.. Stassen. Allan Dulles,
Central Intelligence Agency di-
rector: Lewis Strauss. Atomic
Energy Commission chairman;
Donald Quarles. Deputy eSecre-
tary of Defense: Admiral Arthur
w. Radford, Joint Chiefs of staff
chairman. and Robert Cutler.
the Presidents aide for national
security matters.
Proposed First STEP
The new American disarma-
ment ideas which Mr.. Stassen
is expected to take back to Lon
don are believed to cover such
matters as the location of one
or more zones for mutual aerial
inspection. A proposed first
step" disarmament treaty also
would involve cutting ornaments.
military manpower and military
budgets by 10 to is per cent.
The proposed provision which
would limit the possession Of
nuclear weapons to the coun-
Itries.which already have them
the United States. Russia and
Britain.
Those are three of the five
nations participating in the Lon
don meetings which began two
months ago and may go on for
many more months. The other
two participants are France and
Canada. The five nations con-
stitute the United Nations Sub
committee on Disarmament.