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Pre-press conference briefing
August 7, 1957
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Disarmament proposal.
Secretary hopes the President will give a good
strong plug for proposals he advanced in London,
If we can't get disarmament, we can't allay fear of war.
Ambassadors,
Gluck. Both this story and the one about Earl E, T. Smith are political
and newspaper stories.
Many political appointees have given great
service to their country in Ambassadorships.
Incidentally, we have
never had a Secretary of State who was not a political appointment. The
President said he would like, but would not,
say that Mr. Gluck's story
had gotten a lot of publicity that he never intended.
Feels that he has
been picked to bare bones, suggest that we wait and see what kind of
Ambassador he makes.
Smith.
President will not criticize action,
Queen's visit,
Blair House is just undergoing repairs, major ones
contemplated for October.
Also, the Queen and Prince are old friends
and their staying at White House will give opportunity for informal talks.
Difficulty was about retinue.
Queen has accepted to stay at White House.
The Iman of Oman.
Message has been received by State, but has not
come to President's attention.
Actually we do not maintain diplomatic
relations with Oman and Muskat,
Wilson from the Iman of Oman,
One communication came to President
which President Wilson did not answer.
Bulganin.
President will not comment if question comes if he thinks
Bulganin is being downgraded.
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EISENHOWER LIBRARY
Khrushchev. Meeting with Tito,
Secretary said yesterday it was not
Surprising that an effort was being made to woo Tito,
So far no indication
that Tito had not maintained independence of his position.
Youth Festival.
We did grant visas but not endorsement of project.
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