The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-05
Dulles SAYS
Britain, us.
Are In Accord

today called upon continental Eu-
rope TO put away its "old dangerous
rivalries" and join quickly In
armed union to provide the In
dispensable cornerstone Of strong
Atlantic community"
The secretary and Mutual Sc
curity Director Harold E. Stassen
few here from London, where they
repeatedly left behind a warning
to British leaders that concrete
progress must be made within IS
days toward creating European
defense army including German
troops or America may reduce its
aid program.
After a brief preliminary meet
Ing with Chancellor Konrad Ade-
nauer, they swung into a series
of conferences with German and
Allied leaders which viii virtually
fill their 21-hour stay here.
Dulles read a brief formal state
ment to the press after his first
chat with Adenauer. He praised
the 77-year-old chancellor as zone
Of the great postwar statesmen
who has the vision to move for
ward and realize the possibilities
of the future"
Dulles said he and Stassen we're
making this fact-finding tour of the
six nations which have signed the
treaty to create European de-
Tense army because I'VE believe
these countries stand on the thresh-
hold of a great evolutionary change
which viii supplant national rival
ries with unity"
in that way, and only in that
way" Dulles added, "can the ma
tons Of Europe put aside their
rivalries which have been so dam
gerous in the past.
In that way Europe can pro-
vide the indispensable cornerstone
Of a strong Atlantic community
and set up attractions which can
peacefully unite Germany"
The 75-day period Of which Dulles
repeatedly warned British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill and
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
as well as Italian and French gov
eminent chief& - would nut the
deadiine on Apfil 20 That Is three
days before the North Atlantic
council Of foreign ministers is to
meet in Paris.
Dulles in a farewell statement
before leaving London said his visit
there had revealed British-Ameri-
can accord on basic aims and only
very minor differences over how
to reach the goals.
In a written statement given to
reporters at the airport, Dulles
said the Americans and the Brit
ish "are in accord as to our basic
aims Of peace, security and eco
nomic well being and stability"
"As regards the means of at
tanning the goal" he continued,
"our differences Of opinion are
very minor as compared with the
large area of agreement. We leave
confident that our two govern
ments will, as In the past, work
together in cordial cooperation"
AS in his Paris and Rome talks.
Dulles repeatedly made it clear to
the British that unless progress Is
made on the six-nation army pro.
iect within the rs days, the U. 5.
Congress may refuse to pour any
more aid billions into this part Of
the world.
None of the participating coun-
tries have yet ratified the Euro
pean army treaty, although Ade-
nauer said Sunday the issue would
be placed before his Parliament
the week Of March Q. The proposal
faces the implacable opposition Of
the West German Socialists--sec-
ond most powerful political party
In the country.
Britain does not plan 10 become
q full member Of the European
army but has forwarded to Euro
pean Defense Community members
. proposal for linking British units
with the projected defense force
q case Of emergency.
Dulles is known to have urged
even closer British CO operation
with the plan.
West German Socialists reported
that party chief Erich ollenhauer
would tell Dulles during a sched-
uled private talk today that the
EDO treaty and its related Ger.
man Peace Contract with the
Allies are unacceptable to the So
cialisis.
The Socialists complain that
Germany would not have equal
righas with other nations under the
projected treaties and that the bulk
81 the Germans oppose them. They
say that . new approach to Mos
COW must first be made to unite
the divided country. II the Rus
SLAMS rebuff such move. the So
cialists argue. then = new basis
Cor German cooperation with the
West must be found,
An alliance Of the free nations
of Europe, including Britain and
The Scandinavian countries. Is pref.
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