Evening star., 1959-12-09
EISENHOWER t.7e%
% Pledge for Peace
Given by Leaders

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us win our peace. can say
that this friendship has been
firmly established in this ooun-
try You are an instru-
ment for making it stronger,
durable. more lasting
The Indian leader said he
hoped Mr.. Eisenhower could
travel around and see at first
hand his country's "moaImen-
tai endeavors" to lift the liv-
ing standards of its 400 mil
lion people.
Even so. he said, Mr.. Fisen-
hover will be able to see that
India is really engaged in
working for peace and that the
Indian people are anxious for
this not only for themselves
but for the whole world.
/ The Presidents big let air
liner came down at Palam Air,
port at SOS pm, 1885 am.
EST. -
The fight from Kabul-across
the Hindu Kush Mountains and
the historic Khyber Pass-took
an hour and 81 minutes.
In less than IL hours Mr..
Eisenhower had trod the soil
Of three nations on his IL.
nation goodwill tour,
Flies 1898 Miles
He wound up a triumphal
visit tn allied PakiStan at sea-
level Karachi, few to mile
high Kabul for a meeting with
Afghanistan officials and sped
on to New Delhi, at the heart
of the Indian subcontinent. In
the days fight he logged 1895.
miles.
Long before the Presidents
Boeing TOT jet appeared in the
crystal sunshine above New
Delhi, virtually every foot of
his 11-mile route into the capi-
tai was lined by ranks of cheer
ing Indians.
Mr.. Nehru called on his
people to welcome President
Eisenhower, the messenger of
peace" with all their hearts.
The government made it easy |
for them to respond.
Seven hundred buses and
trucks and more than 800 bull !
lock carts provided round trips
free to spots along the route
from Palam Airport to RASH |
trapati Bhavan, the 340-room |
palace of President Prasad.
where Mr.. Eisenhower will !!
spend his five nights in India.
Nine special trains brought
spectators from points as far
away as 200 miles. Thols" nds I,
upon thousands came by foot. I
Schools and Offices closed az
noon. /
Flags Are Joined /
More than 5000 pairs of
flagS-the Stars and Stripes |
and the orange, white and green |
banner of India-f1apped to-
gether along the route from the
airport to the presidential
palace.
Merchants who normally |
decorate only for Diwali-the
Hindu festival of lights in Oc-
toher-strung thousands upon
thousands Of light bulbs to
turn the Indian. dusk into a
glittering fairyland of color.
Why such a big welcome for
this first visit by an American
President to this birthplace of
nonalignment? 4
Mr.. Nehru said it is because
Mr.. Eisenhower was a mes
senger Of peace. He has been
tremendously pleased by Mr.!
Eisenhower's recent efforts to-
ward United ,States-Soviet
understanding. He called this
a new lead in world affairs,
and said he looked forward to
talking with Mr.. Eisenhower
about it.
But Mr.. Nehru expects to
discuss anything Mr.. EiSen-
hover wants to talk about, in
Guiding midas border troubles
with Red China. disarmament, |,
and summit meetings. {:
Red China Issue
There was a general belief
here that. they would especially
talk about what Mr.. Nehru yes
terday called a cruel paradox:
The fact that Communist
China, whom India so long sup
ported as an Asian partner in
peaceful coexistence, has now
seized 5000 square miles of
territory claimed by India,
claimed 10000 square miles
more and killed a dozen Indian
policemen.
Ike viii assure India OF aid
against China" a banner head
line proclaimed in the Indian
Though it is unlikely that Mr..
Eisenhower would give such an
assurance in writing, Mr.. Nehru
has often made clear his as
sumption, widely shared by In
dians, that if India ever called
for help against Communist
aggression. the United States
would respond. !