Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-22

eminent chiefs agree 70 Q
meeting with Premier Nikita
8. Khrushchev.
The West German Foreign |
Minister ducked when asked
IL ne had formal assurance from
the Western Big Three that
they would refuse TO attend a |
summit parley II the S0viets
would not assure Western
rights in Berlin. Mr.. Herter al
ready has warned Mr.. 0romyko
that President Eisenhower win
refuse TO attend q summit con-
ference II the Russians set some
new deadline for 4 Communist
squeeze play on Berlin.
Gromyke Gets warning
Mr. Khrushchev originally
demanded that the Western
powers withdraw their sarri-
sons by May ~. He postponed
the deadline indefinitely to
clear the way for the Big Four
conferences to discuss the future
of Germany and the Berlin
issue.
As the second week OF the
Big Four conference drew 10 a
! close, the Western ministers
expected Mr.. 0romyko to
: abandon his sharp attacks on
allied military policy after get
ting q stiff warning from Mr..
Herter.
The American Secretary's
rebuke at the conference yes
terday implied that Mr. Gro
myko would poison the atmos-
, phere of the sessions and en-
/. danger the prospects Of q sum-
! NIT meeting II he continued to
: denounce the Western alliance
; as aggressive.
The Western ministers called
. q strategy meeting this morn
: ing to consider whether to try
, to wind up the deadlocked de-
bate on 4 German peace set
Element and get the confer
, ence into negotiations on the
! Berlin crisis.
More Argument on Deadlock
, Barring some unexpected
! change Of signals. the formal
, Big Four session in the Palace
. of Nations this afternoon was
J slated to bring another spate of
, speeches on details of the con-
/ Trajectory Western and Soviet
proposals for Germany.
The central point of the dead
lock is that the Soviet Union
wants to sign an immediate
peace treaty with East and
West Germany while the West
J ern powers insist Germany
must be unified first. Mr.. Gro
: myko and the Western minis
I tiers have now stated their cases
: extensively, and neither side
has given an inch on the CEN
trail conflict.
Disagreement over how long
this seemingly fruitless debate
e should be prolonged was re-
e ported developing again within
the Western camp. Informants
& said Mr.. COVE de Murville, on
/, instructions from President
e Charles de Gaulle. was stand
S ing firm against any move to
n shelve the full Western pack
: age proposal and negotiate
n with Mr.. Gromyko for a stop
e gap arrangement on Berlin
d In exchange for Western agree
S ment to attend q summit con-
ference.
The French insist that the
Russians must make the first
n move and modify their demand
: that th~ sllins get out of West
- Berlin. But Mr.. Lloyd is reported
4 to feel the West has played the
. waiting game long enough. He
4 Is said to favor Mr.. Herter tax
: ing the lead in trying to get the
is conference into a new phase
. early next week.
70 Secret Negotiations Due
Western diplomats said this
would mean the much-talked-oI
secret diplcmacy-dcwn- to-
!. earth discussions between the
" Big Four and their closest ad-
4 vlsers, neither the East MOI
: West Germans present, and nc
NJ extensive reporting by either
n side of what was said to the
. outside world.
# There had been considerable
r. speculation that these secret
negotiations would start last
|. night, when Mr.. Herter enter.
:. tanned the other three foreign
!. ministers and two advisers each
l. at dinner at his villa.
n The gathering lasted more
h than 3 hours. United State.
!. spokesman reported the gath.
n ering was purely social. British
w and French informants said thu
e work Of the conference wa
discussed but no visible prog.
DC ress toward agreement wa
49, made.
~ Mr.. Gromyko did pick up thu
y dinner party technique. HI
~ invited the same group to DIM
with him next Tuesday.
Qualified informants said TIL
~ ministers in fact agreed to hole
- a series Of informal talks in al
effort to narrow their differ
ences.
=, After Mr.. Gromyko's party
:. they said, another get-togethe
" is likely at the residence o
either Mr.. Lloyd or Mr.. Cow
de Muryille. They considered
this might be the conference
- turning point.
Is