April 25, o 1956. : aN | Pre-press conference briefing. ACY 7 SOG Has been misunderstanding in press. SecretaryGeneral of the U.N. He does not report to the U.S.; he reports to the Security Council and Lodge to the State Department. We also hear through our Ambassadors in the Middle East. 1950 Tripartite agreement. Also misinterpretation about it. Some idea that statement put out in Augusta overlooked that agreement. That Agreement states that anything that would have to be done would be in accordance with UN Charter. The President said, 'We had agreed among ourselves that we would use feasiable and practical methos to prevent hospiilities. Cease fire agreement. that way. Cuestion of effectiveness. We hope it stays Cold War. Don't want to go into whether winning cold war or not. President read statement of 12 points prepared by Jim, and approved by State of what has been accomplished in three years. Bulganin-Khrushchef¥. May get question as to whdher we have request for invitation to visit America. Answer is No. Fresident said "We warned those people (Britain) as to what would happen." Guided missiles . President is well aware of situation. Speech to Editors. uestion may come about Advisory Committee, to which Fresident referred in extemporaneous remarks. Jim said it was a "foreign economic aid'' advisory committee as opposed to study of State Department as a whole. President shrugged his shoulders -~- agreed that it was to be in the field of foreign aid both for military and economic purposes. Stassen Report. Weare just keeping in touch. REPRODUCED AT THE DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY H-Bomb tests. Russians have had six tests since August of last year, not all necessarily H-bomb tests. Their point is that they do it over their own territory and that we do it in Pacific and endanger lives. President said when asked he would say that we were not going ahead with these tests just to make bigger and better bangs; our tests are for research purposes; research is impossible without tests. He pointed out that without the H-bomb the guided missile amounts to nothing -- if they stop tests they would have to stop work on the missiles. BEST COPY AVAILABLE nevosronyLcerrAieasers Oe COLLECTION BOX No. lAndrrar/ . 4 FOLDER Cofireccr,Y/25/SG