European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 the stars and stripes Friday March a president Mayer open Parley aboard yacht plan pushed on Aid to indo Ghiata Washington March 28 a president. Eisenhower and his., top Cabinet officers began cold War strategy talks today with French Premier Rene Mayer arid a big French delegation.". Rias the formal talks got under Way plans were already taking shape to funnel additional Amer ican military Aid to the French and indo chinese troops battling communism Iii indo Chinsu -., the meeting first of seven sched ule6 Tor the next three Days took place in a dining Oom aboard the gleaming presidential yacht the Williamsburg. Mrs Eisenhower sat at an Oval table flanked on the right by Secretary of state John Foster Dulles and Secretary of defense Charlese Wilson and on the left by Treasury Secretary. George m. Humphrey and Mutual Security Agency director Harold e.,. French officials. Directly opposite sat Mayer wit foreign minister Georges Bidault and French ambassador Henri Bonnet on his right and. Finance minister Maurice Bourges Maunoury and Jean Letourneau minister. Of Sifor Iredo Chiria on his left at his press conference today or. Eisenhower said he would talk with. Mayer about the North Atlantic treaty organization indo China wide Range of other problems affecting France or. Zeiset lower who Drew criticism in his presidential Campaign for some remarks about France had kind words for that nation recalled France s ordeal in the. Two world wars and How in the. Second War her Pride was trampled in the to ask plane s return Bonn March 26 is Czechoslovakia is sending two emissaries to Western Germany to negotiate for the return of the aircraft. And 23 passengers involved in a dra Matic to Freedom monday night. " Hico sources said the czech government advised the a Sithat its negotiators would be two Mem Bers of the foreign office. The aircraft a twin engined c47-Type, took off from Prague sup Posedly on a routine. Flight to Brno 150 Miles away with 25 Pas sengers and a Crew of four. Instead the Pilot and three other Freedom plotters took control of the aircraft and brought it to Rhine main air base. Two others passengers decided also to seek a Asylum after the plane landed hut the 23 remaining Pas " sengers have asked to be returned to Czechoslovakia ". Hico said it was unable to say Here the negotiations would be conducted and when or by what Means the aircraft and the czech remaining Loyal to the communist Regin ii would be returned. Bohlen termed est for envoy Job " continued from Page 1 of the korean fighting were in creased Steps would have to be taken to increase the flow of am munition although at present the Supply situation is perfectly sound he said he had made a personal Reheck this/.morning", to see if an ammunition shortage was to blame for american troops being driven off old Baldy and said he was informed ammunition. Had nothing to do with it l. He said the munitions Supply was satisfactory for the present scale of operations in Korea and would have to if different opera tons were undertaken. " Much of the conference was de voted to the a Bohlen Noumi Atin the president said he had been a guest in Bohlen s Home. h e had Pic lied Bohlen for the Moscow Post because he wanted a Man who was not Only qualified but was dedicated to the .. " As far As he could find Bohlen was the Best qualified Man examines officials for Bias without referring to sped fic individuals the president said that before he makes any major Federal appointment he Calls in the Poten r tial official and examines him personally for traces of Bias and doctrine which might be contrary to government policies. He said he prefers men with in ladle Omke Road philosophies an does extremists who make up their minds before they have Ali the facts. After the specific question of Bohlen was raised the president rejected the theory Olsen style Bridges . That Bohlen hav ing participated in Truman ache son foreign policy could not be expected to support or. Eisenhower s different policies. The president said that men who Coul d not give Loyal support to policies determined by the state department had Only one course to resign. Vacation pay or Truman also criticized High ranking members of the Truman administration for collecting thou Sands of dollars in accumulated vacation pay when they left office last january. ,. Or. Eisenhower said he did not see How top government officials could Lay Down their responsibilities to take a vacation and therefore could not see How they would accumulate any,1 annual leave.1 every member r of the Truman Cabinet except former. Attorney general James p. Mcgranery plus other High ranking officials collected Cash for unused vacation tune on leaving the government. Total payments came to $709,538. The payments have been ruled Legal but or Eisenhower evidently Felt they were at least unethical. Vishinsky Back in by. New York March 35 map former soviet foreign. Minister Andrei y Vishinsky arrived. Here today aboard the Queen Mary to assume his new Post As head of the soviet United nations Dele fighting spotlights key Heights arc 20 Mes. . Chinese troops launched attacks on banker Hill near Pun Man a John while Allied planes arid artillery pounded reds who drove Vii troops off of map shows key Heights on front ". Up map red Slatnich a few attacks continued from Paye 1 sure on old Baldy almost obscured by the dust and smoke raised by Allied artillery mortar fire and bombs since american and colombian troops abandoned it ear-1 her. To the chinese. All Day Long old Baldy the strategic height guarding the Itjin Valley route to Seoul was subjected to intense fire As the. Americans tried to Root out the stubborn communists who handed United nations troops their worst beating since they were thrown off the Kumhwa ridges five months . 7th inf div pulled out at Nightfall dynamite no its trenches. As yet there were no estimates of the casualties suffered by Amer ican and colombian troops of . 7th.div, ins reported. Front dispatches said that the Allied losses were severe though the Chi Nese casualties far outnumbered them. It col Alberto Ruiz Novoa com Mander of the colombian battalion attached to the 7th div said we just did not have enough reserves to hold old Baldy " j there is a serious shortage of United nations manpower in Korea the South american com Mander asserted. It is a serious situation. It will be More serious if the United nations does hot act on it.". Reber ends . Talks leaves for Germany Washington March 26 a Samuel Reber. Deputy High commissioner in Germany has left for German after a week of consultations with top state depart ment officials. Reber s visit officials said was aimed at preparations for the arrival. In the. Next month of West German Chancellor Konra Adenauer -.-. Pm teleo Mehoke Vaihinger March 26 a borne by. H e a r s To Windso Castle 23 Miles up the tame River from London for private funeral services attended by High Royalty and diplomats of Many nations. Then the Queen will toe entombed by her husband King George a in St. George s Chapel. Millions Are expected to watch the procession Here arid the funeral in Windsor by television. In St. Paul s Cathedral Here per haps 3,000 of London s Humble and great will gather tuesday in me Morial service to the regal old Queen beloved by britons for her gracious dignity. Tour Calls troops finest in world continued from Page u cd of the 7th army and during the last eight months As their commander in chief. Without your belief in me and your Confidence at a time when i -1 was preaching a tired for urgency i " and without the magnificent help i received from you in putting Over the program i Laid Down we t Jive accomplished what we have in the past 2% years jew declared j think we have the finest Army in the world he told them adding lie was t trying to. Draw a comparison to the forces in Korea whose Mission he described Asen tirely different from the one Here. But i do think we have an army Here that could Well carry out the same Type of Mission being performed in Korea if we were forced into it he went on to Praise the discipline military Courtesy and appear Ance of the troops Here and termed their behaviour As exemplary. "our1 awol rate is Only one seventh of what the army As a whole has and our serious incident rate shows a continuing lower rate each month v we also have some of the Best. Informed soldiers. It s difficult to find any Soldier Over Here who does t know Why he s Here Why he has to be subjected to hard work and certain inconveniences and restrictions he said. In tracing the military picture from the time of his arrival Here to the present Eddy said he s seen the army grow from a Mere police Force to what he considers a mighty combat Hlili tary Force ready for any eventuality. As late As Early 1950 the. And its allies had no real cohesive defense in Western Europe but to Day they do have one he said. Eddy closed by praising his sue Cessor to be it Gen Charles l. Bolte present 7th army cd i know of no one id rather turn Over the command to than Genera Bolte he said. He s a splendid officer and a file Man and warrants the same support you gave me. I know you will give it to Thayer quit Munich As. Consul continued from Page a Hamburg Zurich Moscow. Belg id and Bonn before coming Here in his Book bears in the Cut a her related Many Humo Roia few tents involved in setting a
