Evening star., 1953-04-22
Dulles Reaches Paris
For NAT0 Meeting;
More Planes Likely
By the Asseeiafed Press

PARIS, April 22.-Secretary Of
State John Foster Dulles arrived
by plane today from Washington
for the North Atlantic Council
meeting. The United States, he
said, has great faith in NATO
and we want to make it a sue
cess"
Perhaps we have a few ideas
on how to make it a success
which we will discuss with our
partners" he told reporters at
the airf1eld.
With Mr.. Dulles were Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Humphrey
and Mutual Security Director
Harold E. StaSsen.
The three-day NATO meeting
opens tomorrow. Secretary of
Defense Charles Wilson and
Gen. Omar N. Bradley. chairman
of the joint chiefs of staff, al
ready are in Europe to attend.
More Planes to Be Asked.
Council sources have revealed
that the ministers Of the IA ma
tions will be asked to approve a
program under which they would
build 2.700 more war planes by
the end Of 1854. Also in the mill
are plans for construction of $500
million dollars worth Of air bases,
fuel supply systems, and commu-
nications and air warning net
works to service the allied air
forces in Europe.
The aircraft building program
recommended by the NATO ex-
perts would bring the allied fleet
in western Europe to $500 planes
by the end of next year.
Mr.. Dulles also has said that
the United States will propose
that the Western allies stretch
out their program for the build
ing of a military force strong
enough to turn back any Com
munist invasion of Western Eu-
rope in the next 20 or 80 years.
Would Please Europe.
This is expected to meet the
approval of Americas European
allies, several of whom have told
the United States they cannot
keep up original defense targets
without greatly increased United
States help.
Mr.. Dulles and other officials
Of the Eisenhower administra-
ton. on the other hand, have
forecast cutback in the $780,
100000 foreign aid budget draft
ed by the Truman admins
tration.
In London today, about 200
distinguished citizens of seven
NATO countries issued a four
point plan to give us better de-
tense at less cost"
Gen. George C.. Marshall.
Henry Ford II, British philoso-
pher Lord Russell Bertrand
RusselD and Edouard Herriot.
president of the French Ma
tional Assembly, were among the
signers.
Send Open Letter.
Their plea took the form of an
open letter to fellow citizens in
the United States, Britain.
France, Canada, Belgium, The
Netherlands and Luxembourg
and to the men who will repre-
sent those countries at the NATO
council.
The letter proposed: aYa yn
!. The ministers attending the
Paris meeting issue a Joint
declaration calling for lower
tariffs and elimination of trade
and currency restrictions.
2. NATO take over the func-
tions OF all international agencies
engaged in economic activities
wherever such actions would
make for efficiency snd good
relations"
3. The Western nations set up
a North Atlantic consultative
assembly, with the job of en-.
couraging economic collaboration
between NATO members.
4. The Western nations set up
a central agency to coordinate
allied policy and planning "in all
vital areas where imperialist
Communist aggression threatens
peace" including Europe, the
Middle East and the Orient.