Evening star., 1959-12-15
EISENHOWER
Voyage to Tunisio on Navy Cruiser
Provides RestfuI Break in Schedule
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craft-flshing boats. private
motor and sailing boats and
even rowboats-that clustered
around the ship.
Accompanying the Des
Moines was the aircraft carrier
Essex, carrying newsmen, and
the destroyer MulliniX.
The missile cruiser Boston
and three more destroyerS we're
to join the flotilla later.
A near accident almost
marred the departure from the
stadium. An accompanying
United States Navy helicopter
carrying Greek newsmen and
photographers. taking of a
minute after Mr.. Eisenhower,
hit a down draft and fell to
the ground. 1t was not damaged
and took off again a few min
utes later.
In a final luncheon toast to
King Paul, the President
saluted the monarch as 'Stal-
wart standard-bearer of the
unquenchable spirit of HELEN
ism" He said Americana Greek
friendship was "cemented in
war and in our common effort
to preserve and to amplify the
concept Of liberty, a heritage
from the ancient Greeks"
King Refers to Reds
In turn, the 58-year -old
King, in an obvious reference
to Greek Communists, said:
Should we use your efforts
to bring peace on the inter-
national scene as an excuse
slowly to relax our vigilance
against the subversive forces at
home, and surrender to them
all that is sacred to us, then we
shall have defeated our pur-
pose"
The demonstration that
greeted the Presidents speech
in Parliament far exceeded the
enthusiasm displayed in the !
Indian and Iranian Parlia- I
ments, the two legislative bodies S
he has addressed so far on his
visit to seven countries. {
Mr.. Eisenhower called on free '
nations to be strong militarily i
economically and above all spir- S
itually until they have won a
secure peace in freedom. He |
stressed the need for freedom I
In any solid East-West under 8
standing.
BY forever repudiating the .
use of aggressive force we shall 6
viii the sort of peace we want, !,
with friendship in freedom" j." !
he said. g. I mean freedom
in which, under the rule of
law, every human will have
the right and a fair chance to 7
live his own life. to choose his !
own path, to work out his own (
destiny" r
The response appeared to be |
the greatest ever given a for
eign statesman in the Greek /
Parliament. {
Reds Spring to Their Feet
Communists and other left ,
wingers Sprang to their feet !
with a roar, leading the gen.
eral ovation, when Mr.. Eisen-
hover said: ;
And now, briefly, permit me ,
to speak on a cause close to my |
heart. The cause is peace :
and friendship in freedom" !
The applause echoed and re-
echoed for almost a minute.
Until Mr.. Eisenhower reached
this point in his speech, the
Red bloc 78 strong. had been ,
sitting quietly, not joining n ,
the outbursts of applause by
the ITO members of the gov
ernment bloc and other mem
bers.
Another call by Mr.. Eisen-
hover for a dynamic peace,
freeing the world of "the in
tolerable burden of arma-
ments," went over big. The
Reds, however, showed far less
enthusiasm when Mr.. Eisen-
hover urged the free nations ,
to keep their defenses strong
until the Russians agree to
a trustworthy peace.
Talks With KaramanIis
After addressing Parliament.
Mr.. Eisenhower plunged into
a discussion of international
problems with Mr.. Karamanlis,
81, who has headed the Greek
government for four years.
The President and the Pre-
mier issued a communique de-
claring world peace must be
consolidated 'in such a way as
to guarantee the independence
Of all nations and the freedom
of the individual"
They reviewed moves to re-
duce world tensions. but also
reafirmed their steadfast sup
port of objectives of the Is
nation Atlantic Pact as well as
the United Nations.
Answering questions, White
House Press Secretary James c.
Hagerty said Mr.. Eisenhower
had asked him to say that the
United States and the Greek
government "see eye to eye on
all Greek problems"
Mr.. Eisenhower, he added,
asked him to make clear that
United States aid to Greece will
be continued ''in all forms"
There was no reference in the
communique to intermediate
range ballistic missile bases in
Greece. a question that might
have come up in talks between
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