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have wanted Mr.. Eisenhower to
go to London for his meeting
with Mr.. Macmillan. Bermuda.
only some three hours flying
time from Washington, was an
acceptable compromise as British
territory.
During his first year in Office.
Mr.. Eisenhower few to Bermuda
in December, 1858, for a Big
Three conference with former
British Prime Minister Churchill
and former French Premier Lam
lei. At the end of that meet
ing, he flew to New York and
unveiled his atoms-for-peace
program in a major speech to
the United Nations.
An operating plan for the Suez
Canal and methods of dealing
with Algerian nationalist are ex-
pected to be high on the agenda
for the Mollet-E Eisenhower talks
in Washington.
The Suez Canal is expected to
be cleared for rs per cent of its
normal traffic-carried by ships
of 25-feet draft or less-at about
the time Premier Mollet begins
his visit.
Arrangement Hoped For
BY that time State Department
officials hope oil-short France
and Britain will have met with
United Nations Secretary Dag
Hammarskjold and Egyptian Of
f1cials to seek some interim ar
rangement for passing ships
through the canal.
At the moment Egypt is hold
ing off discussion of any Suez
operating arrangement. 'presum-
ably awaiting Israel's complete
withdrawal behind the l949
armistice lines.
The early date for Mr.. Mac
millan's trip to Bermuda to see
Mr.. Eisenhower is understood to
have been made necessary by the
new British Prime Minister'S
pressing business in London.
Trimming the defense budget is
one of Mr.. Macmillan's priority
tasks.
This involves substantial cuts
in British overseas forces, prin-
cipally in Germany. The United
States is known to fear the eff
feet of British Withdrawals at
a time when Germany is just
about to begin a buildup of its
new army, looked upon as a
vital part of NATO defenses.
Other British troop withdraw
ais from bases in Libya and Jor-
dan, are also expected to be dis
cussed.
Plans for the forthcoming sep
arate meetings with Mr.. Macmil-
Ian and Mr.. Mollet developed as
Mr.. Eisenhower was directing
American efforts to persuade Is
rael to withdraw her forces from
Egypt in compliance with a U. N.
resolution.
Mr.. Hagerty said the President
talked by telephone with Secre-
tary of State Dulles in WASH
ington of the Israeli problem
this morning. as he has at least
once daily since he flew here
last Friday afternoon.
The hot sunshine that pre-
vailed here over the week end
gave way to rain this morning,
with the temperature expected
to go into the low 70s instead
of the mid-80s as it has been
doing. Mr.. Hagerty said the
President hoped to go quail
hunting on the Humphrey PLAN
tation later today If the weather
clears UP.
Makes Nominations
Meanwhile, in some routine
business actions. Mr.. Eisenhower:
/. Nominated Fred c. Scribner,
jr., general counsel Of the Treas
ury Department since September
%, 1855, and former Republican
national committeeman from
Maine, as Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury to succeed Andrew
N. overly, resigned.
2. Nominated Mrs. Oswald B.
Lord for reappointment as the
American representative on the
Human Rights Commission Of
the Economic and Social Council
of the United Nations. and Laird
Bell for reappointment as a
member of the United States Ad-
visory Commission on Educa-
tional Exchange.
3. Signed a bill increasing by
$50 million to $3.50 million the