Evening star., 1961-09-27
Kennedy Asks johnson to Confer
With Key u. S. Officials in Paris
BY a Star Staff Writer

NEWPORT, r. l., Sept. u
(AP) president Kennedy to-
day asked Vice President john
son to confer with top Amer
lean officials in Paris on his
way back from the funeral in
Sweden of Dag HammarSkjold,
the late U. N. secretary general.
This was announced at the
Presidents vacation head
quarters here as the PreSi-
dent.set out with Mrs. Kennedy
and their two children for a
leisurely cruise around Nara
gansett Bay in the Honey Fitz,
92-foot presidential yacht.
Mr.. Kennedy was looking for
ward to rest and relaxation for
the rest of this week after a
whirlwind of official activity
here this morning and In New
York yesterday.
Press Secretary Pierre Sal
niger made public two letters
from Mr.. Kennedy to Vice
President Johnson. One thanked
Mr.. johnson for serving as his
representative at the funeral
of Mr.. Hammarskjold in Sweden
Friday.
Asks Report
In the other letter, Mr.. Ken
nedy told his Vice President
that IF circumstances make it
possible I shall be glad if you
can find time for a brief stop
in Paris on your way back"
adding:
There is much going on in
our discussions with our major
European allies and I shall
be glad to have the advantage
of your own account of discus
sions which you might have in
Paris with our senior people
there"
The President m ntioned
specifically discussions with
Ambassador James M. Gavin;
Thomas K. Finletter. American
Ambassador to NATO, and
Gen. LauriS Norstad, NATO
supreme commander, if Gen.
Norstad has not already left
for direct discussions in Wash
ington.
Mr.. Salinger said Gen. Nor
Stad would be flying to Wash
ington soon for consultations.
During a busy day in New
York before flying here yes
terday afternoon, the Pres
ident:
l. Named William C. Foster,
a Republican business execu-
tive with varied experience in
Government, to head the new /
United States Arms Control
an6 Disarmament Agency
which he hailed as offering
renewed hope for agreement
and progress in the critical i
battle for the survival of man
kind"
2. Promised President From
dizi of Argentina, during a
four-hour talk. full United
States cooperation in efforts
to speed up Argentine econ
omic development at an un-
precedented rate.
3. Announced that the
amount of enriched uranium
235 to be made available by
the United States for peaceful
purposes at home and abroad
will be increased to a total of.
10000 Kilograms, about a 40
per cent increase. j
There were some moments of
anxiety among spectators when
a landing gear tire on the Air
Force DC-6B plane bringing
President and Mrs. Kennedy
from New York blew out as
the plane landed at Quonset
Point Naval Air Station yes
terday afternoon.
Five Navy crash trucks, bear
ing fire-fighting and rescue
equipment, raced after the
plane down the runway and
followed it closely as it TAXED
back to where Rhode Island
Gov. John A. Notte, jr., waited
to greet the President.
But no emergency developed.
Mr.. Salinger said the Pres
ident was not even aware the
tire had blown out. Mr.. Sal
niger and others aboard the
presidential plane said they
neither felt nor heard anything
unusual during the landing.
Staying With Kin
DELAYED IN New York by the
Unexpectedly long conference
with Argentine President From ,
dizi, the President landed at
Quonset at 1855 pm. nearly two
hours later than scheduled.
After brief welcoming cere-
monies at the Naval Air Sta
ton, Marine helicopter flew
the President and Mrs. Ken
nedy across Narragansett Bay
to Hammersmith Farm. the
Newport home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh D. AuchincloSs, Mrs.
Kennedy's stepfather and
mother.
The Kennedys expect to stay
at the Auchincloss home the
rest of this week.
A 1,000-word communique on
the Kennedy-Frondizi talk in
New York was issued at the
temporary White House press
headquarters here after the
Presidents arrival in Newport.
The communique said Pres
ident Kennedy welcomed the
opportunity to reaffirm his