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come to Washington to discuss
with the President and others the
progress made in the upbuilding
of NATO and the problems in
volved, including equipment and
the means to provide security"
He said he wished it understood
that because I happen to be as
signed to a job in Europe I am
not unmindful of the conflict in
Korea" He said he would not
ask for arms and equipment
needed on the battlefield.
The general said Korea has
been a great inspiration" to the
nations of the NATO. and a mo-
rale builder, showing what can be
done with modern arms by out
numbered forces. He also paid
high tribute to the leadership in
the war in Korea. mentioning by
name Gen. Macarthur, Gen. Ridg-
way and Gen. Van Fleet.
He classed them as among the
greatest military commanders the
country has produced.
Gen. Eisenhower said that much
progress had been made in the
effort to set up in Western Europe
a defense against possible agrees
sion One of the problems had
been morale. That, he said, had
improved greatly.
Reports Material Progress.
1--WE know where we are at" the
general said. He said he and his
staff had worked with the govern
ments of the European nations on
budget" and had received the
help of ECA officials, the World
Bank and others. The effort, he
said, has been to produce secur-
ity without wrecking economy"
He suggested this was a problem
for the United States itself.
II don't want to paint a picture
that is too encouraging" of the
work that has been done in
Europe, Gen. Eisenhower said, but
he added the progress had been
material.
Our fundamental belief is that
we must be successful" he said.
THAT there can be no giving way.
The Western world can do any
thing"
Later he commented that "the
free world must produce" and the
security must be made sure or
there will be drastic changes in the
American way of life.
Earlier Gen. Eisenhower had
denied fatty that he and Presi-
dent Truman talked politics dur
ing their luncheon conference at
the Blair House yesterday, or at
any other place.
Gen. Eisenhower began his
schedule today with a meeting
with the standing group of the
NATO. where presumably he dis
closed little of the plans mapped
yesterday.
Even the generals session with
the dentist at Walter Reed Hos
pital was wrapped in secrecy. At
the hospital that meeting-which
Gen. Eisenhower said was to
clean and fix up my teeth"-was
described by officials as strictly
a private matter" An official
said he was under orders not to
say what happened to the gen.
erals teeth, if anything.
Vital Military Matter.
With so little made public on
the conference. it is well to men
ton that there are ample military
matters which would have justi-
fed such a meeting.
These include:
l. The need for greater aid from
the United States to several and
perhaps all the NATO powers.
This has to do with congressional
slicing of the economic aid pro-
gram.
2. The really critical need for
more American airpower in Eu-
rope, chiefly in the form of more
air bases in France to which air
officers in Europe have referred
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