Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-14

RiOTiCo IOI NI. ElhCtltiuWCt. t1C
came to Paris In 1914 as the
supreme commander Of con-
quering allied armies driving
out the Nazis. He last visited
here in 1852 as the first SUI
preme commander OF allied
forces organized under the
lNATO banner TO head Of the
post Nazi threat Of Communist
aggression.
Harder Job This Time
Now. the Presidents task Is
| In some respects an even tough
er one than those that brought
him to Paris before. II Is. by
the force Of his personality and
pleas for closer cooperation in
such things as missile bases and
scientific research. TO lead the
way In a modernization OF
lNATO to met Russia's space
age challenge.
Mr.. Eisenhower considered
the Job to be done here Of such
overriding Importance that he
few from Washington for a
six-day stay in the midst Of a
ousy period OF preparing for the
opening Of Congress next
month. despite the fact that
he is not completely over the
effects Of his latest Illness.
The Presidents doctors eSti-
mate 1t may take at least an
other month for him to recover
completely from his latest III
ness. which left the slight
speech trouble. They agreed
however, that his recovery
progress permitted him to at
tend the NATO summit meet
ten dthe NATO.
Only symptom OF the recu-
perating President'S ailment
was a slight speech difficulty
This has improved SO much
that his doctors reported Tues.
day II was noticeable only BY
trained observers.
The world will have a chance
to check for itself whatever
speech impeachment Mr.. Essen
hover may have when he de-
liverS a l0-minute speech a.
an opening session.
Speeches by the Presiden
and the heads OF the Frenci
and Luxembourg government
will be broadcast world-wid,
during the hali-hour publ,
. session at the Palais de Chail
lot, NA'rO Council headquar
tiers here. Monday noon Is am
J Washington timel. .
To Confer With Gaillard
Mr.. Eisenhower is expected
, 10 confer with French Premie
I Gaillard tomorrow afternoon
starting a series OF persona
, consultations with the othe
allied government chiefs her
for the NATO sessions
His aides were arranging APP
pointments for the PreSiden
with British Prime Ministe
Macmillan for Monday morn
ing. and with West Germal
Chancellor Adenauer for Tues
day morning.
He planned conferences owe
the week end with Secretar,
Dulles and other key aides Y
|. whip into final shape the Amer
! lean program to be submitte
to the NATO allies next week
Goal Is Interdependence
The main theme Of this con
/, ference of the allied govern
r ment heads. in the America
view. is interdependence-th
. objective 10 build an ever-in
creasing sense OF partnershi
{ among the NATO members.
The idea is that only by com
bining their resources can tn
free countries hope 10 produc
n an adequate answer TO SoviC
/, advances in missiles and othe
i space-age weapons.
United States proposals a.
o ready circulated among NAT,
: diplomats call for such thint
! as establishing bases for Amer
, lean intermediate range mi:
. sileS on the territory OF allie
n close to Russia. stockpiling nj
! clear weapons in some cor
y tinential countries. promotir
" Western European productio
!, from American blueprints. an
. a general pooling Of scientif
! information.
The NATO meeting is scheC
= uled to end Wednesday evenir
4 after three afternoon seer,
! sessions Of about two hou
!, each. Much Of the actu
: spadework toward whatev,
! agreement is achieved Is e.
4 pected to be done in priva
4 conferences outside the coul
y Gil chamber itself.
. Mr.. Eisenhower plans TO n
n main in Paris until ThursdS
h night. "a hours after the er
: of the formal meeting. to gir
i. time for private talks with 9
h the other Allied governmel
heads gathered here. He is dl
: back in Washington sometin
!, next Friday.
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