Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-03
Defensefrontier
Lies in Europe,
Bradley Warns
Normandy Toll Cited
In Arguing for Arms
To Implement Treaty
By J. A. O'leoY

Gen. Bradley, Army Chief of
Staff. told the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee today that
Americas defense frontiers lie in
the heart of Europe" in common
with the IL other nations joining
in the North Atlantic treaty.
To support his words, Gen.
Bradley reminded the committee
that in the last war it cost the
United States $1,000 casualties in
10 days to get toehold on The
Normandy beaches.
He argued in favor of following
up the treaty with military assist
ance for Western Europe. but he
was careful to admit that mill
tary assistance is not specifically
required by the treaty"
Collective Aid Assured.
However" he continued" this
pact and some military assistance
would provide both an assurance
of collective aid and would pro-
vide additional means to resist.
Given the sorely needed materials
and given the proper training,
European divisions, established on
their own home territory in West
ern Europe. will be in a firm po-
sition of readiness. I have no
doubt that given the assurance of
aid. and the means to resist, that
they will contest resolutely any
threat of aggression.
Finally. after studied ap-
praisal of the future security pro-
visions for our country, the Joint
Chiefs of Staff are in unanimous
agreement that our strategy, in
case we are attacked, must rely
on sufficient integrated forces Of
land, sea and air power to carry
the war back to the aggressor,
ultimately subjugating the sources
of his military and industrial
power.
plans for the common defense
Of the existing free world must
provide for the security of West
ern Europe without abandoning
these countries to the terrors of
another enemy occupation. Only
upon that premise can nations
closest to the frontiers be expected
to stake their fortunes with ours
in the common defense.
I'm conclusion, let me state that
I believe our national objective is
permanent peace and security.
Both peace and security are neces-
sary to maintain our way of life.
and to sustain our standard of
living. At no time in our history
has it become so important that
we be utterly sincere and profound
in our integrity. If we are con-
vinced that the European Recov-
cry Program promotes peace
through economic stability. and
that the North Atlantic Treaty
strength for democracy
through political stability, then
we should adopt the treaty whole
heartedly."
Cites Geographical Position.
Gen. Bradley reminded the COM
mittee that geographically the
other countries joining in this
treaty "are already in positions
where any aggression into Western
Europe would be a conquest Of
their homelands." Then he SOL
EMMY added:
Il assure you that our frontiers
Of collective defense lie in COM
mon with theirs in the heart of
Europe. In World War II we had
the costly experience of making
on the Normandy beaches the
greatest amphibious assault in
to gain a toehold in Eu-
rope from which we could launch
the final attack for victory. That
beachhead cost the United States
81 900 casualties in the first 10I
days. I was a commander in that
sea-to-land assault and I hope
that the occasion shall never arise
when I might again be called upon
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