The Nome Nugget

Eisenhower's
News Conference
Highlights

WASHINGTON.
(AP) President
Eisenhower, at his Tuesday news
conference, dealt with the fol-
lowing subjects in addition to
relations with Russia:

Red China Debate -Differing
with the superintendents at West
Point and Annapolis. Eisenhower
said he would be inclined to trust
the judgment of the cadets and
midshipmen and let them publicly
debate-to their hearts content-
the question of whether the Uni-
ted States should recognize Red
China. The superintendents ruled
out debate of that question, which
had been posed as one for college
debaters to tackle this year.

Big Four Meeting--The Presi-
dent said he would not favor a
Big Three meeting with Russia
until: (1) the London and Paris
agreements have been ratified.
(2) there is promise that such a
conference would have real fruit-
fulness, and (3) adequate prepara-
tions had been made for such a
meeting. He made those remarks
in commenting on the proposal by
French Premier Mendes - France
that a Big Four conference be
held next May-after ratification
of the London and Paris agree-
ments.

The President said emphatical-
ly, however, he wanted to repeat
that whenever the United States
has any real reason to believe any
country wants to talk earnestly
about peace. the talks will be held.

Security-Eisenhower said Sec-
retary of State Dulles gave much
prayerful study to the John Paton
Davies case before deciding to fire
the career diplomat for lack of
judgment.

As for whether the Davis case
indicates any need for overhaul-
ing the administration's security
program, the President said he is
studying the matter all the time
but is not certain what kind of a
move he should make with re-
spect to any re-examination of the
program. He added nothing will
stand in the way of revision of
the program if he finds such ac-
tion is warranted.