Kishi “Elated” At Success Of Talks

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29108, 21 January 1960, Page 13

Kishi “Elated” At Success Of Talks

(Rec, 10 p.m.) WASHINGTON, January 19. The Prime Minister of Japan (Mr Kishi) was authoritatively reported to be elated at the success he scored in yesterday’s White House talks in obtaining from President Eisenhower an assurance that the United States had “no intention of acting in a manner contrary to the wishes of the Japanese Government” on consultation matters under the new security treaty.

which Mr Kishi is expected to make today for the President to visit Tokyo would mean that Mr Kishi had achieved his two main goals and would, observers believe. return home with heightened political prestige.

Presiden* Eisenhower’s assurance regarding consultations, given in the official joint communique released after talks between the two leaders, was seen as being designed to smooth ratification of the new Japanese-United States security treaty by the Japa.iese Diet. One of the most controversial issues involving the security treaty has been the charge by man. Japanese that the United States would be able to drag Japan into hostilities >n the Far East against its wishes. Under the treaty, both countries agreed that an attack on either party in territories administered by Japan would be considered a threat to the peace and safety of the other. The pact does not oblige Japan to come to the assistance of the United States in the event of an attack outside the treaty area. An exchange of letters accompanying the treaty provide for

consultation before the United States made major changes in the deployment of its forces in Japan; e ;uipped them with nuclear weapons: or used its bases in Japan for the deployment of forces engaged in combat operations outside the treaty area. Mr Kishi had an invitation in his pocket when he conferred with the President at the White House yesterday prior to the signing ' f x he treaty. But he did not have the opportunity to present it to the President and another conference between them was arranged for this afternoon.

At a press conference later Mr Kishi was told by reporters that the communique did not mention the possibility of an exchange of visits between President Eisenhower and Crown Prince Akihito of Japan. Mr Kishi replied: “This matter was not touched on in today s discussion but I am to hold another conference with President Eisenhower tomorrow and I will have an opportunity to discuss with him those matters which had happened to be left out (of the communique).”