Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
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Camp David Talks Called Good;
: Premier Sees Eisenhower Farm
Continued From First Page

ueDdClnB WIFI Tie 0OVleL FTe-
mier about 10 am.
mfr. Hagertysaid he knows OF
no plans for the Russian lead
er. an avowed atheistic Com
munist, to go to church with
the President.
The President and his guest
are scheduled to end their
mountain top conference at
noon and depart by automobile
for Washington. Mr.. Khru-
shehev plans to take of for
Moscow at 10 pm. after a press
conference at 4 pm. and q 6
pm. television speech over
NBC.
Mr.. Hagerty had mo COM
ment" on whether the Presi-
dent plans an early personal
report to the Nation on the
results Of his talks with the
Soviet Premier.
For all serious purposes. Mr..
Hagerty's account Of the day
at Camp David indicated that
the big Two" leaders recessed
their debate until tomorrow
when they sat down to
+. delayed luncheon with a group
Of top aides ct 2:l4 pm.
Talk Alone for Three Hours
Alone together except for
their interpreters. the Presi-
dent and Premier had talked
intensively for more than three
housekeeping the luncheon
that had been scheduled origi-
nally for pm.
After lunch, the President
rested for an hour, then took
Mr.. Khrushchev on surprise
helicopter visit to his farm.
This was reported as more Of
a sociable tour than a contin-
uation of serious discussion.
When the President and his
guest got back to Camp David,
they visited" for a while with
their advisers and then ad-
journed to their bedrooms in
Aspen lodge to freshen up for
dinner.
Herter, Gromyk0 In Huddle
While they were at the Els
enhower farm. key aides Of the
President and Soviet Premier
met in a working session at
Camp David. Secretary Of
State Herter and Soviet For |
eign Minister Gromyko led this
discussion.
Mr.. Hagerty said the Herter-
Gromyko discussions touched
on possible exchange agree
ment and nuclear test suspen-
sion issues. He said other topics
were discussed, too. but re-
fused to name them, or indi-
cate whether any progress was
made.
Asked If Mr.. Herter brought
up the question of Communist
pressure in Laos. Mr.. Hagerty
said 81 can't go any further
than ! have"
Mr.. Hagerty also refused to
say whether either Mr..
Khrushchev or Mr.. Eisenhower
put forward any new proposal
regarding Berlin and Germany
in their private talks.
II think we just have to
wait on matters Of this ma
ture." he told a questioner.
The fact that the two leaders
initial private talk today was
unexpectedly long had been
viewed as possibly an encourag-
ing sign.
After a preliminary discus
sion with key advisers, the
President and the Soviet Pre-
mier talked alone together. ex-
cept for their Interpreters. for
more than three hours-most
of the time from l0:45 am.
until 2:10 pm. /
Sees EisenhOwer's Farm
The helicopter visit to the
Presidents farm was COM
plete surprise.
Riding with the President
and Premier Khrushchev were
Mai. John Eisenhower, Capt.
E. P. Aurand. the Presidents
Naval aide, and Oleg Troyan-
ovsky, Mr.. Khrushchev's in
terpreter.
Reporters learned Of the
visit only after the party was !
back at Camp David.
Mrs. Anne Wheaton, associate
White House press secretary.
said the small group left Camp |
David by helicopter at 4:37
pm, arrived at the Eisenhower
farm at 4:45 pm, left at 5:55 |
pm. and landed back at Camp |
David at 6:l0 pm.
She said the President showed
Mr.. Khrushchev around a
part of his farm and introduced |
to him his four grandchildren.
Mai. John Eisenhower'S home
Is nearby.
The President and Soviet
Premier talked for a while on
the porch of the Presidents
farm home before boarding the,
helicopter for the return fight
to Camp David. /
At his brieflng earlier in the
day, Mr.. Hagerty said both
sides are presenting and
talking about these things
seriously and honestly and try
ing to lay it out on the table"
Despite the lack of evidence of
actual progress toward a COM
promise Of East-West differ