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turers huge sums TO retool for
such jobs, and this program will
last only a few years II 1t works
according to plan.
Delivery Problem
Will arms be shipped as soon
as we lay hands on them?
American military men must
face the worry that Communist
armies might overrun Europe be-
fore Western European armies
could hold them on some line.
Right now the Rhine River is
widely cited as the supposed first
holding line. But If Western Eu-
rope crumbles. as France did In
1910, would American arms be
picked up for use against us?
TO guard against 1t. American
officers plan to work out careful
schedule of delivery to Europe.
One top policy maker told this re-
porter: "Materiel will be shipped
to match men. We will ship stuff
as quickly as they are ready to
take care Of 1t and use it in COM
bat"
What actually will happen II q
serious fight brews? How serious
does it have to be to become WARP
What steps would We take to en-
ter war? :
The political policy makers say
much Of this field Is vague. They
say the treaty left 1t vague on
purpose because the interests Of
the IL nations are so identical
when it comes to safety. 1t was
possible to give them a chance to
assess what happens at any time
and work out solutions to At the
exact case.
A council Of the II nations viii
be set up as soon as the treaty is
ratified by the main powers. prob
ably two or three months from
now.
Where will 1t meet2 No one
knows. Italy's Foreign Minister.
Count Sforza, thinks 1t should
meet anywhere except one Of the
European capitals.
The council will not make de-
cisions. 1t will only consult, take
evidence, work out plans and rec
ommend them to the home gov
ernments. But 1t will be possible
to send out q 24-hour call for q
council meeting.
Strategy Board
The council will be asked to set
up a defense committee. This
committee will be made up Of top
ranking military men. 1t will
work out the common use. In the
event Of war. Of airfields. ports,
supplies and communications.
During peace 1t must determine
how to train the Western armies
to work together and how TO or
der supplies the most economi-
icaIly for all of them.
This defense committee viii
have one Of its toughest tasks In
fitting into its plans the Brussels
powers" which have pledged to
come TO each others defense for
the next 50 years.
The Brussels powers are Britain.
France. the Netherlands, Belgium
and Luxembourg. They have
been at work a year on defense
plans, and American military men
who have sat In with them say
they are making surprising prog
ress." Their plans are top secret
What would the council think
was q real cause TO 90 to war;
What II Communist inspired
riots started TO wreck Berlin? The
council would meet and decide
whether the ricting was out Of
hand for the Western troops In
Berlin before II decided that all--
out war was at hand.
What If war In the Middle East
meant danger for the oil the
Western world needs or for the
Suez Canal. which Is part Of the
Western worlds security system
Again the council would meet TO
determine whether the fracas
could be handled by local forces.
What II Red armies began 70
roll for Western Germany? Top
men here say we would be at war
Immediately beside the other IL
nations In the pact and that Con-
gress would vote for war the next
day, the way It did sitter Pearl
Harbor.