Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-23
|Mendes-France Gets
Promise Of edo
Aid by Churchill
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German leaders to discuss the
breakdown at Brussels.
From these conferences. Mr.
Adenauer and his advisers are
expected to chart West Ger
many's moves If France finally
rejects a European army plan
Sovereignty Move Seen.
The first reaction among West
German leaders was that the
United States and Britain must
move swiftly to bolster Mr.. Adj
enauer's prestige by giving West
German sovereignty at once.
His closest advisers think the
chancellor expects the United
States and Britain to:
/. Call on France to join In
giving West Germany full SOW
ereignty.
2. Find a formula to give the
federal republic defense forces
which would enable her to fight
back in case Of any aggression
from the East. Most German
sources believe France can be
persuaded to agree to that.
Ministers Admit Failure.
Winding up their conference
in the Belgian capital, the for.
eign ministers of France. West
Germany. Italy's Belgium. the
Netherlands and Luxembourg is.
sued a communique admitting
failure to agree on EDO, but de.
claring they shared these fou,
common political aims for West.
ern Europe:
/. Closer European co-opera.
ton to protect West Europe from
aggression.
2. The avoiding of neutraliza.
ton Of Germany.
3. Continued efforts to work
for unification of Germany anc
some sort of German contribu.
ton to allied defense.
4. Drafting of a formula tc
promote Europe's political anc
economic Indignation.
It was generally felt that bar.
ring some miracle, EDO and the
six-nation European army it was
to set up were dead hopes.
Alternative Plan Reported.
The French Premier reported
~ carried to the British Prime
Minister the outline of some al
ternate plan of European de-
tense. in which Britain woulc
play a major role. Observers in
London believed Sir Winston
himself had some such plan to
put before. the bustling, deter.
mined French leader.
They recalled Sir Winston's
message last week to Mr.. AIDE
nauer, a key figure at the Brus-
sells talks
MY belief" Sir Winston sale
then, lis that all will come out
right IN the end in one form
or another. +"
On the heels of yesterdays
breakdown, Secretary of State
Dulles sent the French chief q
note saying the United State.
reserves its position on EDO If il
is either changed substantially
or rejected. It was recalled thai
Mr.. Dulles warned France last
December that the junking Of
EDO might touch off an "ago.
nized re-appraisal' of American
foreign policies in Europe.
The main. worry for both Brit.
ain and the United States ha.
been the convention giving West
Germany almost complete SOW.
ereignty, which as present.,
drawn cannot take effect unit
EDO becomes a reality. The al.
lies figure much more delay ii
granting this sovereignty will
mean the end of MIR. Adenaueri
government.
France Fearful of Germany.
France. author of the EDO
idea, has baked at ratifying tn,
treaty for fear of it's old foe
Germany, might dominate tn.
organization.
In anticipation of failure TO,
the European army idea, British
and American experts in Londor
have been drafting a new con,
vention which would give Ger.
many full sovereignty no MATES
what happens to EDO.
Once that sovereignty has beer
granted, the way viii be clear fol
West Germany to make som,
contribution to the Vests de.
tense, probably through tn,
North Atlantic Treaty Organi.
cation.
Mr.. Adenauer was reported
confident the United States ant