Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
Reossures Macmillan He Won't
Deal SecretIyWith Khrushchev
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I'm Jnree~pOWeT mcoSdgS 10
Moscow this week invited the
Soviets to join in an early APP
preach to the United Nations
with the idea Of getting nego-
tiations started In Geneva early
In 1860. A lo-power conference
1--we allied and five Red coun-
tftes-would do the negotiating.
'!sTalk Alone Several Times
Mr.. Eisenhower and Mr.. Mac
milan talked alone several
TIMES during the afternoon at
the 600-year-old country house
80 miles outside London.
They also heard reports on
preparatory discussions from
Secretary of State Christian A.
.Herter and British Foreign Sec
rotary Selwyn Lloyd.
Referring to the secret talks.
White House Press Secretary
Hagerty said:
lSI"They we're alone, and they
did not tell anybody what they
talked about"
However, Mr.. Hagerty told a
'hews conference later:
{. Mr.. Eisenhower and Mr..
Macmillan examined 1.-THE prob
lens caused by Soviet or Com
rraunist movements against the
free world"
va. The Presidents forthcom-
ing meetings with Soviet Pre-
mier Khrushchev came into the
talks. THE President repeated
what he has been saying pub
licly since the announcement of
the exchange of visits" Mr..
Hagerty said.
Discussed Berlin
-. The answer to a question
AS to whether they discussed
Berlin, he said. was indeed,
yes"
"A. The President has invited
Nine. Lakshmi Pandit. Indian
high commissioner in London,
t0.tea next Tuesday afternoon.
> Correspondents have repeat
edly asked whether the news
from the Far East-where
Prime Minister Nehru reported
Indian troops have clashed
with Red Chinese infantry on
the border-had come into the
talks between the United States
and British leaders or those be-
tween their chief aides on for
eign problems.
An ofiicial at India House In
London said Nine. Pandit had
asked to see the President and
he kindly agreed" Mr.. Hag-
erty had said Mr.. Eisenhower
issued the invitation. Mime.
Pandit's name had not pre-
viously been on the list of Dip
lomats scheduled tn see Mr..
Eisenhower while he Is in
Britain.
Mr.. Hagerty described the
meeting Tuesday as a social &C.
casion and the India House
spokesman called it "a meeting
between friends" They did not
say whether the dangerous de-
velopments ON the Indian 'front.'
tier would be discussed.
No News on India Visit
At a London news conference
earlier today, United States AS
sistant Secretary Of State An
drew H. Berding said he had no
information as to whether the
President intended to visit New
Delhi following his journey to
Moscow to meet Premier
Khrushchev.
AS to other topics taken up
by Mr.. Eisenhower and Mr.
Macmillan and their aides to-
day, Mr.. Hagerty said:
This was the start Of con-
versations and the report by
the foreign secretaries to the
principals"
He said Algeria was men,
toned just "in passing" The
Algerian rebellion has over
100000 French troops engaged
and has affected the role of
France in NATO.
On the matter of possible
new approaches to disarma-
ment talks with the Soviet
Union, Mr.. Hagerty said:
IT would not say there was
a discussion. That does not
mean there is not going to be-"
Talked Of NATO Problems
Mr.. Hsgerty said NATO
problems came into the talks.
But when asked whether the
two heads of government talked
about withdrawal of French
planes and the French fleet
in the Mediterranean, he said:
mo, they did not. They
spoke about NATO in very gen.
eral terms, the need for SUBJ
porting and strengthening the
NATO organization as much
as humanity possible by our
two countries"
A tight security network was
drawn around the meet ug
place of the American and
British statesmen.
American Secret Service
agents, Scotland Yard detec- /,
tives, and special police guard
ed the house. inside and out. |
A team of police dogs was OH
leash at points around the
grounds.
Chequers. 80 miles from Lon
don, is the official country resi-
dence of British Prime
Ministers.
The President few from
Balmoral, Scotland. where heI
was the guest of Queen Eliza
beth II. to the Royal Air Force
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