Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-01

constituent and denials today
greeted a report In the London
Times that Prime Minister
Macmillan has given Selwyn
Lloyd to understand his days as
Foreign Secretary are limited.
A responsible British in
formant said. II can assure you
that the Prime Minister and the
Foreign Secretary have never
had any such conversation"
The Times point was that
Mr.. Macmillan had told Mr..
Lloyd he was to have another
cabinet post after the ap-
preaching parliamentary cleo
tons.
Times Sticks TO Story
The Sunday Express had said
the day before that Mr.. Lloyd
might be shifted. II an East
West summit meeting leads to
a Conservative election triumph.
the Express said. Mr.. Lloyd
could be expected to ask to be
rewarded with the post Of Lord
High Chancellor. who runs the
nations legal system.
In Geneva, where the report
caused excitement among dele
gates to the East-West foreign
ministers conference, o British
official declared 1t appeared en-
tirely out Of the question that
Mr.. Lloyd would be shifted
from his Job before general
elections due prior to next May,
perhaps in October.
But an official Of the Times.
Informed Of the stormy recep-
ton Of its story. said:
The article speaks for It
self. What 1t says is still the
view Of the Times. We can't
reveal its source, but shouldn't
worry about It."
No Formal Comment
Mr.. Lloyd. busy with q round
Of conferences in Geneva, was
not available for comment.
Nor was there any formal
comment from either the For
eign ONCE or the Prime Min
ister's residence.
Informants said Mr.. Macmil-
Ian had requested top officials
to make no comment for the
record, apparently because he
did not want to dignity the re-
port with an official denial.
The fact that the report ap-
peared in the Times, often
regarded as an authoritative
mouthpiece Of ofiicial British
thinking, created fears that 1t
would undermine the British
position at Geneva where the
foreign ministers conference Is
at a critical stage.
In the dispute over Berlin
and Germany. the Macmillan
government has attempted to
play the role Of conciliator. In
the days ahead, the chances
OF even q stopgap Berlin settle
ment could depend a lot on the
role played by Mr.. Lloyd.
Burden Of ONCE Cited
The Times article by its
political correspondent occupied
the top spot on It's main news
page and said in part:
I'VE may safely accept that
Mr.. Macmillan has lately taken
Mr.. Selwyn Lloyd's arm in a
paternal grip and led him to
one side and spoken from the
heart.
Call 1t the personal advice
"a leader offers to q favored
lieutenant or call 1t the first
unmistakable hint about the
Prime Minister'S intention II
he Is summoned to form an
other ministry after the gen.
eral election-it makes no
difference.
What matters is that Mr..
Macmillan has let Mr.. Lloyd
know that at the Foreign Of
fee in these troubled times
enough is enough"
The article added that Mr..
Macmillan mo doubt said" the
burden Of the Job Of Foreign
Secretary can't help but UNI
dermine a mans health, and
that in Mr.. Lloyd's own inter-
ests "a reasonable term must
be set to carrying on the bur-
den"
Immediate Action Doubted
The newspaper said. however.
that Mr.. Lloyd had the present
task of preparing the way to q
summit conference which Mr.,