EDEN RETURNS TO GENEVA

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27400, 13 July 1954, Page 11

EDEN RETURNS TO GENEVA

Decisive Phase Of PeaceJTalks (N.Z. Press Assoexation-Copvrtoht) (Rec. 11.15 p.m.) GENEVA July 12 to be the decisive phase of the lonn wJoi; < • “ in Indo-China. Ong search for Peace France) Arrival l’’’*" 1 * Minister (Mr Mendes ' stages r of E the nine-weeks^oh? 1 P important - part in the earlier make early contact with Mr Molotov 6 expected to Indo-China talks. Molotov, his co-chairman at the Mr Chou En-lai, the Commiinid j i . . on kis way back to Geneva. Chlna dele S ate ’ >s also

effort, lo ?^-* 111 ?. d “ favour ° n Frencl Co° m r^u^ts make a deal ” with th a VnHt ed in S w te . aloofness has caused a split m Western ranks at the conb?t + Mr Mendes-France to give away so much to that would permanently injure the alliance between France and America. T TrfitJX a Q h t ir J ™ essa B e said that the United States today showed no signs of bowing to reported heavy pressure from France and Britain to send a n J g °tiator to the climax of the Geneva talks. S ‘? te Department spokesman said that the United States Government was deeply concerned about IndoChina, but the feeling was that no real progress would result from sending the Secretary of State or his deputy, Mr Walter Bedell Smith, to Geneva, as France and Britain wished. . S, Whited- Press said it appeared that Mr Dulles was waiting first to see w hat kind of reports were submitted by the French and Communist military representatives who have been trying to work out an armistice. TT .P c ? the reports were submitted the United States representatives now attending the conference could send word to Washington on whether the Communists seemed willing to join in an armistice acceptable to the United States.

With that information in hand Mr Dulles could decide whether he or Mr Smith should return.