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turned sour on the idea. They
fear the pact, which would bring
IL West German divisions into a
six-nation European army would
give German troops a new
chance to invade France.
Yet many French leaders agree
a European army including West
Germans is necessary to defend
Western Europe against Soviet
attack.
I'm Washington, White
House Press Secretary James
C. Hagerty said in reply to
questions that he did not
know whether President Eli
Senhower had advance knowl-
edge of Mr.. Dulles remarks.
CA reporter recalled at Mr.. !
Hagerty'S news conference
that Mr.. Dulles said two weeks
ago the United States does not
believe in coercion or buster
ing tactics in dealing with its
allies. Mr.. Dulles made the
statement in taking issue with
Senator Mccarthy, Republic
can, of Wisconsin after the
Senator criticized certain
phases Of the administrations
foreign policy.
(The reporter told Mr.. Hag-
erty that the French seemed
to believe that Mr.. Dulles him
self had resorted to coercion
and clustering tactics.
(Mr. Hagerty replied that
the reporter was mot going
to get me into q discussion on
that.O
Mr.. Bidault reported on the
Dulles statement at a meeting
of the French cabinet. There
was no indication. however, OF
the ministers reaction. The
Foreign Minister and Premier
Joseph Laniel also reported on
the recent Big Three talks in
Bermuda.
Although no official mention
was made of the Dulles state
ment, French sources said pri-
vately that his remarks might
reduce still further the chances
that the National Assembly
would ratify the EDO treaty.
The Secretary's blast also ap-
peared aimed at Italy and
The Italian government
has threatened to hold up action
On EDO until settlement of its
dispute with Yugoslavia over Tri-
este. Britain has turned down
pleas that she ally her.
self unreservedly with the pact
TO prevent German dominance in
the organization.
The right-wing Paris news
paper L'Aurore, normally pro-
American, described Mr.. Dulles
statement as "heartbreaking.."
and accused him Of "a complete
lack of diplomacy" L'Aurore de-
ciared: France doesn't want to
have to take orders from any,
body"
The left-wing but non-Com-
nunist Franc -TMeur commented:
Diplomacy of the fist on the
table never succeeded between
allies. In having forgotten that,
John Foster Dulles yesterday
a beautiful opportunity
to keep quiet-a phrase previ-
ously used by American United
Nations Delegate Henry Cabot
Lodge. jr., in reply to Soviet Del
egate Andrei VishinSky.
Called Brutal" Warning.
The independent pro-American
LIE Figaro described the warning
as unfortunately brutal" and
The Communist Party organ
L'Humanite spoke of new pres
sures" put forth "in the tone Of
ultimatum."
The left-wing non Communist
Combat said "one can condemn
the American ultimatum. but at
the same time understand it,"
Adding that France may no
longer wish to take "the slight
est responsibility for ''the re-
armament of Germany" Combat
declared: well. let's say so
frankly" I
In Britain, the liberal Man
chester Guardian commented:
1T would be folly simply because
Of failure to agree Immediately
on arming Germany. to tear
down the defenSes which have
been built in Europe since 1850.
The suicide would be Americas
as much as Europe. s."
The conservative London Daily
Telegraph said Mr.. Dulles out
burst" would have been better
left unsaid." And the independ-
ent leftist Daily Mirror said by
welding a big stick Mr.. Dulles
has given a boost to Russia s
of wooing West Eu-
rope from America.
Later in Paris. former Premier
Edouard Daladier. a bitter OPP
ponent of the proposed Euro
pean army, said the Dulles dec
laration strikes deeply at the
French national sentiment. If
Mr.. Foster Dulles wants to give
arms to the Com
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