Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-19
Defies Red Threat
Accepts U.S.. Arms Offer
Eisenhower
Sees War as
Less Likely
BY GARNETT D. HoRNER

Less Likely
BY GARNETT d. HORNER ;
star star Correspondent
PARIS. Dec. lo.-President
Eisenhower headed homeward
tonight after hailing decisions
reached at the NATo summit
meeting here as making war
less likely and peace more sure.
Promising In q goodbye state
ment to the French people at
Orly Airfield to 'see you again"
the President took of In his
personal plane. Columbine III.
for Washington at 6:l5 pm.
OHIO EST. He expects to
land at National Airport about
$50 am. tomorrow.
The President got about as
lively q farewell from Parisians
as he did q welcome here last
Saturday. Tens Of thousands
lined the streets and cheered
rs Mr.. Eisenhower rode by ON
his way from the American
Embassy residence to the air.
port. He kept his bubbletop
limousine closed against the
chill night air. But the people
could see him through the plas-
tic top.
French President Rene coty
drove TO the airport TO bid q
formal farewell to Mr.. Eisen-
hover.
Our unity Of effort and pur-
pose has been STRENGTHENED"
the President asserted in q
statement issued soon after the
final session Of the four-day
meeting Of heads Of govern
ments Of the NATo countries.
He added:
Now we must carry forward
the results Of our deliberations
here. / return home confident
that the American people. like
the people Of all NATO ma
tons. win indorse and support
the decisions made here for q
stronger North Atlantic Ali.
The decisions promise far
reaching results. and should
make war less likely. peace
more sure" !,
speech Set Monday
Mr.. Eisenhower i prepared 70
report 10 the American people
Monday night that NATOs
first summit meeting was q
success-that it lived up to his
Press Secretary James c.
told newsmen soon
after the final conference
communique was issued that
The President. Secretary Of
State Dulles and others in the
delegation were
highly pleased" with the re-
suits achieved herein private
talks as wen as in the con-
ference decisions.
DR.. Howard M. Snyder. the
Presidents personal physician.
reported. Mr.. Hagerty said.
that Mr.. Eisenhower was
fine" after all his activity
here.
Asks Silent Prayer
The President returned to
American Ambassador Amory
Houghton's residence about 2
pm. today from the final
session. After a
private lunch with his son
John. he took his usual mid
day nap. Mr.. Hagerty said.
Just before the meeting end
ed. Mr.. Eisenhower suggested
that all the council chamber
bow their heads in half a min
ute Of silent prayer lin order
that we might end our delibera-
tons on the highest note i
in order that we might hope
that our labors and our efforts
might have the approval OF the
people and maybe a higher
The President and Secretary
Dulles plan to televise and
broadcast a joint report on the
conference from the White
House at $3.50 pm. Monday.
Prestige Risk Seen
Mr.. Eisenhower planned to
take of from Orly Airfield In
his personal plane, Columbine
III. about 6 pm. tonight moon
EST. After q refueling stop
at the United States Air Force
base at Kefiavik. Iceland, he
expects to land at Washington
Airport about $50
am. CEST) tomorrow.
The President had risked a
prestige as a leader OF
the free world as well as his
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