Evening star., 1954-09-25
u. 5. 10 Warn n Paris
I0n Recall Of Troops
Over German Issue
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LONDON, Sept. 25-Informed
diplomats here say United States
Secretary Of State Dulles is carry
ing to London tonight q warning
that France can't count on
United States troops remaining
in Europe II Paris blocks allied
attempts to rearm West Ger
many.
Mr.. Dulles Is due here tomor-
row for a conference on German
rearmament with the foreign
ministers Of France, West Ger
many, Italy, Belgium, the Neither
lands. Luxembourg, Britain and
Canada.
The informants said il
Frances Premier Mendes-France
goes along with plans TO bring
West Germany into the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, the
United States likely will renew its
guarantees to keep troops In
Western Europe: Otherwise, the
sources said, Mr.. Dulles will ad-
wise Mr.. Mendes-France not tt
assume" American forces would
stay on.
Washington sources reported
Mr.. Dulles is going with a slightly
hopeful. yet highly cautious at.
titude about the chances of sue.
ceSSful agreement at the nine.
power conference opening Tues.
day.
Quick Decision. Sought.
The proposal to include thu
Germans in NATO already ha,
been approved informally by al
the nations involved except
France.
United States policy maker,
were said to feel the French
might be taking an American
defensive force for granted sine,
President Eisenhower declared
last April that a "fair share" O.
United States troops would helr
guard Western Europe so lonl
as its security was threatened
by the Communist East.
The informants here said Mr.
Dulles will seek a quick decision
on the controversial German
arms question but will oppos,
any solution discriminatin,
against the allies wartime foes
/ Mr.. Mendes-France agreed re.
Gently with British Foreign Sec.
retary Anthony Eden that West
Germany should be brought into
NATO by the end of this year
The French proposed certain
conditions. however, that thu
other nations have not founc
completely acceptable.
Strict Safeguards Urged.
The French plan reported,
calls for an alliance of sever
European powers - Britain
France. Belgium, Italy. tn,
Netherlands, Luxembourg ant
West Germany-to administe
strict safeguards against an.
overpowering German rearma
ment.
Production of atomic ant
other mass destruction weapon
would be prohibited in the ''for
ward zone"-meaning Germany
A supervisory council would kee]
a lid on the armed forces Of tn
member nations and check arm
> production. The council! ais
would allocate American militar
! aid to the seven.
. Mr.. Dulles was said to oppos
any suggestion that q non
American agency should contre
the United States aid program
British Plan Offered.
The British have propose
linking the seven European allie
by bringing Italy and German
into the f1ve-nation Brussel
alliance, the nucleus of NATC
; Instead of setting up a ne,
council, as the French have sug
gested, the British woul,
strengthen NATO to provid
assurances against German ag
gression.
West German Chancellor Kon
rad Adenauer last night indorse,
the British plan. He gave hi
views in a speech to a group o
industrialists at Offenbach.
The European Consultative
Assembly, winding up two week
of debate at Strasbourg, France
urged the London conference t.
let the Germans rearm. TIL,
advisory body took no stand
however, on German admission
to NATO.