Evening star., 1957-12-24


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sources and strategic locations
and By the same token tn
United States and It's remain
ing friends would become eve
more closely encircled unit
finally we faced strangulation
Future Consultation
Now, my time on this bust
ness is running out. Mr.. Presi'
dent, so / shall mention onl!
now the matter Of developing
the habit Of NATO politica
consultations. This is needed Il
preserve the spirit Of unity.
Now. last weeks meeting was
as you pointed out. particular,
significant because II gave tn,
heads OF government. as well al
the foreign ministers. oppor.
tunity to talk together mo-
merely around the big confer
ence table but in informal con.
versations. In that way 1t wa.
possible TO clear up a lot ol
MISUNDERSTANDING and to dG
away with sJispicions that ir
some way we are trying to worn
against each other in different
parts OF the world. And at tbs
Council meeting we decided Il
put forth in the future every
effort TO carry forward that
type Of consultation through
the regular contacts in Pari:
of our permanent representa-
tives.
These representatives meet ir
Paris on practically a day-to-
day basis. and each Of our ma.
tions has promised to keep it
representative fully informed a.
TO national policies which might
have an impact Of an important
nature upon any other of the
allies so that We can keep eact
other informed and achieve 1
greater cooperation. not merely
in the interests Of the Atlantic
community but in the interest,
of all the free world.
Now. ! think it's probabl,
important to note the fact tha'
Of course NATO doesn't try Il
run the world. or even all tn,
free world. or rule over tn,
destinies Of other countries whit
are not represented in NATO.
might recall for the benefit O
any who have fears on thi
score that when the UniteI
States Senate ratified the Nortl
Atlantic Treaty, it did so IL
reliance on the unanimous re
port of the Foreign Relation
Committee. which said. and
quote. 1T would be particular.
unfortunate II our Government
took part in exclusive consulta
ton with Atlantic pact mem
bers over situations Of dee
concern to friendly states II
Asia, Africa. Latin America o
the Middle East"
! That principle Is as SCUM
today as 1t ever was. 1t woulO
be disruptive Of the unity whicl
is essential within the fire.
world If free world countrie
who are not members Of tn
| lNATO felt that their fate wa
being determined by meeting
of the NATO council in thei
absence. That, it can be sal
with absolute confidence. is nc
going to happen. There was n
evidence Of desire on the par
of the NATO Council or any .
the members to attempt to sc
itself UP as supreme over othe
free world countries or othe
free world organizations.
Concrete Evidence
And one evidence Of that fac
concrete evidence. is the fac
that NATO now has a desire Z
explore on the basis OF mutu
ality a possibility Of liaison wit
other collective defense organ
izations Of regional charactel
such as the Organization {
American States. the Southeas
Asia Treaty Organization. an
the Baghdad Pact.
The fact is that the peac
Of any part Of the world ca
be jeopardiEed by what goe
on in another part Of the worlt
and so It's in the common IN
terests that there should b
efforts TO create a sense Of CO
Ihesion and Of confident inter
dependence as between the IRE
world nations everywhere. An
the final declaration to whic
you alluded. Mr., President
categorical in this respect.
says, and again I quote. ITO a
of the peoples like ourselyt
who are dedicated to freedoI
and peace we offer our &C
operation on the basis Of com
plete equality and in the spiri
,of fraternity"
Well, Mr.. President, thes
decisions I have referred I
are, / think you would agre'
: the most important OF tn
! decisions in which we part
cipated. and indeed these de
J cisions add UP TO quite a 10
assuming Of course they ar
carried out with vigor. Tha
is going TO require sustaine
effort and sacrifice, perhaps
good deal of sacrifice on tn
part OF all of us. But the fac
that the decisions were take
under these solemn circlim
stances by the heads Of Got Urn