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President Eisenhower's greatest foreign-policy blunder, Harriman implies, was his conduct at last summer's Parley at the Summit at Geneva: "It was. without question, right and proper that he should have gone there'. . . But it was of the greatest importance that he make no mistake . . . The impression was conveyed to the world that the cold war was over . . . The President gave every evidence of personal trust in the Kremlin leaders and even went so far as to credit the Russians with a desire for peace no less earnest than that of the West . . . Tensions relaxed...
...When Ike asked for a free hand in dealing with the Formosa area crisis, George's support produced an overwhelming bipartisan vote of confidence. His early, public espousal of a Big Four meeting was a key factor in the President's decision to attend the summit conference at Geneva last summer...
...disintegration of Adenauer's leadership began with Geneva's conference at the Summit. In Adenauer's eyes the Western policy of building strength in concert, which had enabled West Germany to defy Soviet displeasure and declare its sovereignty, had been abandoned, and the pillar on which he had leaned for six years had given way. The sight of Eisenhower beaming at Bulganin, Macmillan crying "There ain't gonna be no war," the new atmosphere of relaxation, confused and bewildered him. His mission to Moscow, which followed soon after, virtually shattered him. He considered Russian leaders...
...State Department Employee Hiss, 51, appearing before about 200 students and 50 newsmen, spoke with dry pedantry on "The Meaning of Geneva," dulled his 25-minute discourse further with many a soporific quotation. His main, unoriginal point: the suicidal nature of modern nuclear warfare makes the success of summit talks more vital now than it used to be. So saying, Alger Hiss, whisked out a back door, vanished into the night...
Completing these high-fashion ensembles is the new Flat-top hat in fuzzy Shetland-finished felt, with a narrow brim and a sporty taper running up to an absolutely flat summit. There's even a bow in the back...