Evening star., 1961-01-18
Kennedy Names Military, AT Aides;
Will See Eisenhower Tomorrow
BY GARNETT d. HORNER
Star Staff Writer

named Brig, Gen. CneSCer ".
Clifton as his military aide
and Col. Godfrey T. McHugh
as his Air Force aide.
These appointments were an
nounced as a full schedule Of
business and social activities
for Mr.. Kennedy the rest Of
this week. before and after his
Inauguration as President FRI
day, was disclosed.
The new White House mill
tary and Air Force aides will
join the President-elect in q
meeting with President Eisen-
hover and the State, Defense
and Treasury Secretaries of the
two administrations at the
White House tomorrow.
Gen. Clifton. Al, a 1895 West
Point graduate who lives at
2743 Raleigh road. Annandale,
Va, now is serving as deputy
chief Of information of the
Army Department.
Speaks French, Spanish
Col. McHugh, q bachelor. q
Jet as well as q conventional
pilot. now Is deputy chief Of
the long-range objective group
on the Air Force headquarters
planning staff. Educated in
Paris and at Columbia Univer-
sity, he speaks fluent French
and Spanish.
The President-elect has not
yet selected his White House
naval aide.
Mr.. Kennedy met at his one
day Carlyle Hotel headquarters
here this morning with Gov.
Luis Munoz Marin Of Puerto
Rico for a discussion of what
he called various ways in
which the role of Puerto Rico
and the Governor may Be
expanded"
I'VE are agreed" Mr.. Ken
nedy said in a statement issued
after his conference with Gov.
Munoz Marin, upon the need
for a clearer recognition that
the United States deeply un-
derStands the hemisphere's need
for q fundamental efforts
revolutionary effort in the best
sense-to satisfy the desire of
the Latin American peoples for
q civilization that shall be great
materially as it already is
spiritually"
Offer Believed Rejected
He added that he agreed
with Gov. Munez Marin on
measures to expand availability
Of Puerto Rico's facilities "for
Q meeting place and workshop
where we in the United States
and our neighbors in Latin
America may learn more about
our mutual problems and the
possibilities for the great
achievements that we can at
tain by working together"
There had been reports that
Mr.. Kennedy had offered the
Puerto Rican Governor the
post Of Assistant Secretary of
State for Inter-American AZ
fairs and that the Governor
had turned it down.
Pierre Salinger. the Presi-
deflt-elect'S press secretary,
said he did not believe there
had been such an offer. But
he said II couldn't possibly
comment" when asked if Gov.
Munoz Marin might be offered
o position in the new admins
tration.
Mr.. Salinger told newsmen
Mr.. Kennedy had instructed
all members of his White House
staff to appear at the White
House for work at 8 am.
Saturday-his first full day
In office as President.
Due Here Late Today
The President-elect, who
flew here early today. arranged
to fly back to Washington late
this afternoon-arriving there
about 5 or $50 pm.
He is due at the White
House at 8 am. tomorrow for
q private meeting with Pres
1dent Eisenhower, to be fol-
lowed by q conference of the
two men in the Cabinet Room
with Secretary Of State Herter.
Secretary Of Defense Gates,
Secretary Of the Treasury
Anderson and their opposite
numbers in the incoming ad-
ministration - Dean Rusk,
Robert 8. McNamara and
Douglas Dillon.
This conference is designed
to smooth the way for the
change in administrations Fri
day. especially in the field Of
national security affairs.
Before leaving New York,
MIR. Kennedy was going this
afternoon to the home of
Averell Hartman, former
New York Governor who he
has named Ambassador at
large. for a luncheon meeting.
Lunches with Gaitskell
Hugh Gaitskell, leader of the
British Labor Party was one of
the luncheon guests. Others
included Michael Forrestal, New
York lawyer and son of the late
Secretary Of Defense James
Forrestal. and Jonathan Bing-
ham, another New York lawyer
who was secretary to Mr.. Harri-
man when he was Governor.
On his arrival in Washing
ton this afternoon, Mr.. Ken
nedy planned to go to his home
at 1907 N street NV.
Mr.. Salinger said he expects
to make a brief appearance at
q reception at the Statler-
Hilton Hotel this evening hon.
oring Vice President elect
johnson.
l.