French Rep With New ortedly Satisfied Disarmament Plan Attacks Space. Program WASHINGTON VP) Deep dis- satisfaction with the way the na- tion's space program is being run was -expressed yesterday by a key official appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to help run lhe £id$igan Da Second Front Page Friday, March 11, 1960 Eas t-West Taks Open Next Week Hint Compromise Reached by Group PARIS (JP)-Five Western pow- ers yesterday handed their North Atlantic allies loosely packaged proposals for consideration prior to the East-West disarmament talks next week. The Western plan was presented to a special meeting of the NATO permanent council by the United States, Britain, France, Canada and Italy. After referring the plan to their governments, the NATO perman- ent representatives will meet again Saturday for final discussion and expected general approval. The East-West talks begin Tuesday in Geneva.- Compromise Seen The five Western powers arrived at a compromise plan after a series of experts' meetings in Washington and Paris. Although the proposals were presented as a "commonly agreed" document to the NATO council, the French expressed reservations on two points. The French reser- vations and the plan itself were not made public. French sources said however, that the final plan takes into account certain French sugges- tions which would permit "real and substantial nuclear disarma- ment." - French Happy The French were obviously hap- py with the over-all outcome of the negotiations, which apparently went a long way in meeting their concern in the nuclear question. From the beginning the five Western powers agreed in princi- ple on a final goal of nuclear dis- armament, but there had been a distinct difference between France and the other four powers on the way toward this goal. The French insisted that any true disarmament plan must in- elude measures for prompt de- struction -of nuclear weapons stocks and the vehicles to deliver the weapons. As long as the weapons and such delivery means as missiles and bombers exist, the French said, disarmament would be an empty word. Favor Successive Steps The United States and the other three powers were said to have favored a step-by-step approach,j with preliminary stages including the halting of nuclear tests. Sources close to the French and other delegations describedt thed plan presented yesterday as aa compromise on reconciliation of these two approaches. It was suggested that the West is now prepared to give a higher priority to the French contention that nuclear stocks and vehiclest should be tackled quickly in anyx disarmament program. The five Western experts will meet in Geneva with experts from - the Soviet Union, Poland, Czecho- slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. The Russian position, laid down by Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev before the United Nations last September, is for total disarma- ment during a four-year period. Short of this, Khrushchev called for a number of part-way meas- ures, including a denuclearized zone in central Europe and a non- aggression pact between the NATO and the Russian-led Warsaw Pact powers. Demonstrations in Lansing Ben- Gurion Asks Help I. -Associated Press Wirephoto MARCH ON CAPITOL--Civil rights demonstrators held a rally outside the Capitol in Lansing Wednesday to urge state civil rights legislation be extended to cover housing, public accommodations and education. State Representative Lloyd Gibbs (R-Portland), chairman of the House committee considering such bills, left the Capitol before the committee could vote on releasing the bills for debate. In Mid-East WASHINGTON (P)-Prime Min- ister David Ben-Gurion carried to President Dwight D. Eisenhower yesterday Israel's hope that West- ern nations would publicly pledge to protect existing Middle East frontiers. Informed authorities said, how- ever, it was highly unlikely the United States would agree to such a new declaration at this time. Top officials were reported not sharing Ben-Gurion's alarm about Middle East developments includ- ing recent Arab-Israeli clashes and troop movements near Israel's borders. Meets with Ike Ben-Gurion met with Eisen- hower for two hours in the Is- raeli's announced role as an un- official visitor to this country. He followed up the White House meeting with a sweeping review of the Mideast outlook with Un- der Secretary of State Douglas Dillon who substituted for an ail- ing Secretary of State Christian A. Herter. The White House and Ben- Gurion both declined to reveal any details' of the talks. Ben- Gurion said as he left Eisenhow- er's office that they covered very many world problems as well as Israel-American relations. Asked if he was encouraged, Ben-Gurion told newsmen: "One is always encouraged after meeting a man like the President of the United States." No Restatement Responsible United States of- ficials said the State Department is opposed to restating at this time the government's opposition to any possible new Middle East aggres- sion. Ben - Gurion reportedly wants the United States, Britain and France to reaffirm their 1950 dec- laration which pledged action by them in event of aggression against present borders. Western diplomats reportedly believe any restatement at this time would be viewed by the Arabs as directed against them. This might worsen conditions in the region, it is felt. As some 30 to 50 Arab students sought to picket the White House,. Ben-Gurion told Eisenhower of his deep concern over what he considers the dangerous drift of events in the Middle East. Eisenhower had been given in- formation, prior to the meeting, indicating that tensions have eased in the past few weeks. it.. William . M. Holaday . told the House Space Committee he has found his Job as head of a co- ordinating committee between the Defense Department and the Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Ad- ministration so discouraging he is planning to leave government service. Eisenhower has recommended the Civilian-Military Liaison Com- mittee, which Holaday heads, be abolished as no longer needed. Holaday told the committee it has never actually been, used and that he opposes its elimination. Called to Discussion Holaday, formerly Pentagon di- rector of guided missiles, was called, before the space committee in connection with Eisenhower's proposed changes in the National Space Act. He read a statement expressing only mild disapproval of some of them, but under committee ques- tioning he disclosed the depth of his dissatisfaction. Holaday said he disagrees strongly with Eisenhower's re- peated assertion that the civilian and military space programs should be conducted separately. Greater Similarity "The similarity between the pro- grams is far greater than anyone would be led to believe," he said. Holaday urged that all space research and development be un- der one agency, preferably NASA. Once the military use of a specific project had been clearly estab- lished, he said, it could be as- signed to one of the services. The present setup, he said, is an invitation to a four-way fight for funds, facilities anti brain- power among the Air Force, Army, Navy and NASA. Asks Unity "If we're to have an efficient program, making the most use of our manpower and money and facilities," Holaday said, "it must be a single program." Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates was asked about this state- mnent by Holaday, and he told a news conference he disagrees. Holaday's testimony that the civilian-military liaison committee had been "bypassed and left to! die on the vine" produced an angry reaction among committee mem- bers. He drew criticism for not as- serting the authority granted to him as chairman, and the Defense Department and NASA were charged with violating at least the intent of the law by failing to make use of the committee. Holaday said when he took over as chairman last July the two agencies had already relegated it to a minor role and the statutory authority given him was mean- ingless. k V ; r . 4 Y 9 Y." .. 4 r Wt'tE .._._ . V FCC Head Quits Post In Dispute WASHINGTON (M - John C. Doerfer resigned yesterday as chairman of the Federal Commu- nications Commission. He said he did so to spare Pres- ident Dwight D. Eisenhower "pos- sible embarrassment." Eisenhower accepted the resig- nation with a letter which thanked Doerfer for tireless, loyal and ef- fective service. 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