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lieve an apparently serious
situation in Indo-China, the
President said that was being
carefully watched but he was
not in position now to say
what might happen.)
Foreign Minister Georges
Bidault, in a major policy state
ment by France for the NATO
ministers, accused the Commu-
nists, meanwhile, of launching a
new attack in Indo- China while
talking peace in Korea. Mr..
Bidault referred to the Wet Mini
invasion of the kingdom of Laos.
"It is lntolerable for the re-
newal of negotiations in Korea
to be accompanied by a renewal
Of hostilities in Indo- China" Mr..
Bidault declared. You are not
heading for peace-even if you
find many fighters of peace to
say so-when you close one the
ater of operations only to open
another"
Turning to the European
phase of the international sit
uation, Mr.. Bidault said that
Germany must be unified by
free elections and permitted to
make her own alliances.
Mr.. Bidault urged a cold ap-
praisal of Soviet tactics, adding
THE Soviet Union knows better
than any one else that Germany
is the key to the European
problem the division of Ger
many is means of keeping a
check on Europe by maintaining
state of uncertainty and hence
weakness"
Others Also Cautious.
It was apparent as the so or
so ministers gathered in the
Palais de Chaillot that they
shared both Gen. Eisenhower S
and Mr.. Bidault's caution to-
ward Soviet policy.
Until we can see genuine evil
dence of change in long-range
(Russian) Intentions, there can
be no justification for relaxing
our buildup."
Lord ISInay added he had
heard nothing to indicate that
Russia is cutting her forces. He
said the West is not letting down
either. But with Western Europe
chafing under the load Of re-
armament spending. and leaders
of the new United States admin
istration already forecasting cuts
in foreign aid, it was apparent
the NATO Council at this Ses-
sion would not plan any big ex-
pansion.
The emphasis, instead, will be
on Cd holding on to what al
ready has been. achieved; (2)
planning for several more
ground divisions. several thou
sand more aircraft and more
ground installations in the next
several years, and 90 setting
up a long-range program OF
slow buildup aimed at continu-
ing to keep the Soviet military
might in check.
To do that, NATO's planners
figure it will take more than $12
billion next year. That is the
total of the Ia nations individ-
ual defense budgets. plus new
programs the experts want to
get underway.
Months of work have gone into
preparation for the ministers
meeting. Representatives of the
IA nations meet here every week
to keep up the defense machin-
cry and momentum. These rep
resentatives already have worked
out tentative proposals on many
problems. Final approval still
must come from the ministers
| however.
| Here are some of the mair
subjects, with the proposals tt
be presented:
l.. Long-term programming-
France long has complained thai
. something better than year-to'
year planning of defense expen'
ditures is necessary. She sale
she needed assurances on how
much help she can expect before
/ putting factories to work al
turning out complicated ma.
teriel. The tentative agreement
/ II. sA>.l CAoAA.. L.