Evening star., 1961-01-03
KENNEDY
McCIoyIs First Head of Disarmament
Unit Set ii in State Department

tlOIlS III NEW York IuurSoay,
Mr.. Kennedy plans to fly to
Washington late Friday, ar
irving in the Capital around
5 pm. Mr.. Salinger said Mr..
Kennedy expects to see MFR.
Rusk soon after I, reaching
Washington, ~
In Boston Monday
The President-elect will have
q full schedule of conferences
In Washington Saturday be-
fore flying back to New York in
mid-afternoon that day, Mr..
Salinger added.
Mr.. Kennedy plans to fly
from New York to Boston Mon
day to attend q meeting Of the
Harvard University Board of
Overseers. He probably will
have one or two other engage
ments in Boston before return
ing to New York Monday night,
Mr.. Salinger said.
The President-elect's plans
for next week after Monday
are not yet firm. but he is ex-
pected to fly back to Palm
Beach to spend a few days
more at his fathers seaside
villa before going to Washing
ton the following Sunday or
Monday for a busy round of &C
tivities preceding his inaugura-
ton on January 20.
Works on Correspondence
Mr.. Salinger said the Pres
ident-elect. with no business
engagements here today, was
spending the morning working
on correspondence and con-
sulting by telephone with his
cabinet appointees and other
advisers about potential ap-
pointments to key posts still
to be filled in his administra-
ton.
Mr.. Kennedy planned to
play golf this afternoon. BY
going to the Orange Bowl foot
ball game in Miami yesterday
he missed playing golf for the
f1rst day since he arrived here
December 16.
Mrs. Kennedy also was work.
ing on correspondence today,
Mr.. Salinger said, with her
secretary, Mrs. Mary Gallagher
OF Alexandria, Va, who ar
rived in Palm Beach last night.
Mrs. Kennedy will remain here
during the President-elect's
visits to New York, Washing
ton and Boston.
McCloy Named
Mr.. Kennedy. meanwhile. an
nounced last night his appoint
ment Of John j. McCloy, 65,
who resigned last week as board
chairman Of the Chase-Man-
haitian Bank in New York. to
be director Of the United
States Disarmament Admins
tration.
Mr.. Kennedy said Mr..
McCloy's long time interest
in the subject Of disarmament,
his realistic approach to the
key issues facing the world
today. will assure the United
States the ablest leadership in
this critical field"
Held Post in Germany
Mr.. McCloy served as an
Assistant Secretary Of War in
1945. president Of the World
Bank in 1947-49, and then was
the first United States high
commissioner in West Ger
many-a job that required
constant dealings with Soviet
oficials-before leaving Gov
ernment service for the bank
ing business in New York.
His selection was the second
action taken by the President
elect in little over q week to
"beef-up" for his administra-
ton the American team he
hopes can help develop policies
that could lead to achieving an
effective disarmament agree
ment with Russia.
Mite to Help
In announcing on Christmas
Eve his selection Of Paul Mite,
a former director Of the State
Departments policy planning
staff, as Assistant Secretary of
Defense, Mr.. Kennedy said he
wanted the United States to
"do considerably more in the
field Of disarmament, and Mr..
Nitze would play a key role in
the development of new dis
armament plans"
Mr.. Salinger said in con.lec-
ton with the McCloy appoint
ment that disarmament will
be given the highest possible
priority" in the new admins
tration.
Mr.. Salinger said the admin
istration Mr.. McCloy will head
is intended to be the central
planning agency on disarma-
ment matters. 1t will initiate
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