AUSWER I believe that most of the other members of the Western negotiating team are about at the same stage in their thinking as we are. As matters now stand, I foresee no difficulty in reaching a sound Western position by the tine the Ten Nation talks begin. COOLIDGE S'tUDY QUESTION Ir. President, is the recently submitted report by ltr. Coolidge being used as a guide in the formulation of our disarmament proposals? ANSWER The study wiiich Mr. Coolidge completed, has been submitted to both the Secretaries of State and Defense and is being used by them; as they see fit, to assist them in the development of disarmament policy to be recommended to me. QUESTION ir. President, coulda you tell us whether the Coolidee study will be made public? AUSTER There was never any intention of making the Soolidve study public. It was developed for internal use only by the Secretaries cf Defense and State to assist them in the development of our disarmament policy. QUESTION it, President, there have been stories to the effect that a musber of officials concerned with disarmament were Gisappointed in tne Coolidge report, Would you care to comment on this? ALSWER, REPRODUCED AT THE DWIGHT.D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY it believe the best answer I can vive you is that the Coolidce study is, as nas been stated before, being used to assist the Secretaries of State and Defense in the formulation of cisarmament policy.