Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-13
Dulles SaysFate
OF Europe Rests
.0nNidd|eEast
Reds Would Win
Continent Without
War, He Testifies
BY J. A. O'LEARY

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If the Communists get control
Of the Middle East they will
have gotten Western Europe
without a war;" Secretary of
State Dulles has warned.
This was part of the picture
he painted for the House Foreign
Affairs Committee in closed ses-
sion Wednesday. He was testify
ing on the Administrations re-
quest for legislation authorizing
the President to extend military
and economic aid to Middle East
nations requesting it.
HighIights Listed
A censored version of his testi-
mony. made public by the COM
mittee last night, contained these
other highlightS:
/. Mr.. Dulles thinks Egypt and
Syria probably have already ex-
plored the possibility of getting
aid from Russia to meet the
economic crisis resulting from
the blocking of the Suez Canal.
2. The Secretary doubts that
the Soviet Union will spend
much hard money" in that area.
because of pressures it is under
in its satellite areas. But he
fears the Communists may take
advantage of any general eco
nomic deterioration in the Mid
die East to seek control of the
area.
8. Mr.. Dulles frowned on a
suggestion by Representative
Zablocki. Democrat of Wiscon-
sin, that President Eisenhower
pay personal visit to the Middle
East. as he did to Korea after
his first election, for its psyche
logical value III keeping that area
nOn-COmmunlSt.
4. Mr.. Dulles does not believe
any of the countries of the
Middle East want to become
Soviet satellites. having SO re-
Gently emerged from colonial
status to independence. He be-
llieves that if they get American
aid on terms that will keep their
governments strong they will
like the situation" But he said
it may take time to realize it.
VOrys Concerned
Another development yester-
day was an expression of some
concern by Representative Vorys,
Republican of Ohio. over the
decision of the Democrats on the
House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee to caucus separately tomor-
row morning on the Middle East
situation.
In calling the meeting Chair
man Gordon. Democrat of Illi-
nois. gave assurances that it
will not in any way constitute
a departure from our non-par-
tisan approach to this important
matter"
But Mr.. Vorys said he does not
see "how you can have a Demo-
cratic caucus and still talk about
a bipartisan approach" His
concern was based partly on the
fact that some Democrats are
planning to advocate a non
binding concurrent resolution,
which would merely express the
sentiment of Congress. as a SUBJ
stitute for the Presidents re-
quest for joint resolution. which
would have the force of law.
Mr.. Vorys said that if the
Democrats should decide in a
party caucus to offer the nom
binding type of resolution there
would be no way for the Repub-
licanS to bring up the original
Eisenhower resolution.
/ Debate over the Middle East
situation will switch to the Sem
ate side tomorrow. when Mr.
Dulles becomes the first witness
at joint hearings before the For
elgn Relations and Armed Serv-
ices Committees.
Thirty top-ranking Senators
make up these two committees
and their questions will give the
first intimation of how senti-
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