Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-07
NcE|roy Sees
No Stacking
OF Cold War
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND
Star stan Writer

BY RICHARD FRYKLUND
Star stan Writer
Defense Secretary McElroy
does not believe the exchange
Of visits by President Eisen-
hover and Soviet Premier
Khrushchev is a signal that the
cold war is ending.
He told a press conference
yesterday he personally would
like to invite Mr.. Khrushchey
to see some ordinarily secret
military bases here, just so the
Soviet Union would not under
estimate Americas defensive
power. And he warned the
American public that military
spending could not be cut. ever
If the two leaders get along
swimmingly this fall.
A real relaxation Of tensions
can come, he said, only or
signing of an enforceable, in.
spectacle" disarmament agree
ment between the Western ane
Soviet worlds.
Mr.. Khrushchev already has
said he would not visit any
American military installa.
lions, even II invited. Anc
Russian Ambassador Menshi.
kov said after Mr.. McElroy''
press conference that Mr.. Khru.
shchev doesn't usually change
his mind"
It's Up 70 Khrushchev
Saying his views were only
personal. Secretary McElroy
said:
81 would be glad to show Mr.
Khrushchev some military in.
stallations. If he is to make
judgments about us he SHOULD
want to see whatever we wan
to show him about the military
capability of this country. But
it's entirely up to him."
Mr.. McElroy offered to show
Mr.. Khrushchev classified
equipment, but on urging of hi
Assistant Secretary for Public
Affairs, Murray Snyder, he ex'
planned that this would NEAR
bases, like Strategic Air Com
mand fields or the Cape Canav-
eral Fla.) missile testing site
where the American public or
dinarily is not permitted to visi'
but where reporters doing de-
tense stories are invited.
So the offer boiled down to al
Invitation to see only what HI
has been able to read about.
Fear MiscalcuIatiOn by Reds
People are concerned about
wars starting through a mis-
calculation" by the Sovie
Union. Mr.. McElroy said. Il
Mr.. Khrushchev visits some o
our military installations.
think it would be constructive
from our standpoint If he coult
learn at first hand that tn
military strength opposite hin
is sizeable and effective il
carrying out its mission"
He would open Anne rical
bases without asking reciprocal
revelations of defense capabil
ity by the Soviet Union, tn
Secretary said.
Ambassador Menshikov sal,
after a preliminary conferenc
with Undersecretary of Stat
Robert Murray that arrange
ments for the visit are in
very preliminary stage.
The Ambassador said SEIZED
uling of the cross-country tou
is difficult because there ar
so many pleasant and interest
: ing places" to visit here. In
vitations have been stackin
up, Mr.. Menshikov added.
The next defense budget, tn
; Secretary said, probably wi
be as big as the current one
Some pretty rugged decisions
about dropping some weapon
will have to be made. he sale
If spending is to be kept from
increasing. Some planes an
some missiles may have to g
when budget decisions ar
made, he said.
Failure of the Geneva Con
ference to reach agreement o
nuclear testing make it "de
sirable" to resume testing thi
fall, Mr.. McElroy said.
/, There are a number 9
, things that we could learn /
important defense areas b
further testing" he said. " :"
! have known from the beginnin
! of any negotiating on test SuS
pension that there would be
price to pay by defense.
I'VE felt we could pay tn
E price if a successful negotia
Y ton were concluded, but if
r successful negotiation is nj
concluded there are things this
are not important that "
: would like to test"
!, In answer to questions o
S other subjects, the Secretar
y said:
e The steel strike has not al
fected defense procuremer