Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-10

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bined organization Of some
SO nations.")'
In charting their plans. the
United States and Britain al
low for the possibility that the
East West cold war might &c
on for the next two genera
tions-until the year 2000-and
they are reported seeking to
adjust the scale and pace OF
allied efforts accordingly.
Diplomats say the State De-
lpartment in Washington and
the Foreign Office in London
are working independently on
the plans, which were decided
upon in principle last month
by President Eisenhower and
Prime Minister Macmillan.
Ideas Exchanged
Some Of the tentative ideas
already have been exchanged
between the two countries and
submitted to France, West Ger
many and other governments
involved.
Paul-Henri Spaak, secretary
general of the NATO, has been
acting as a sort of middle man
for the continental allies in
these exchanges.
Starting-point for the Eisen-
hover Macmillan plan-which
may be presented as a joint
effort next month-was the
declaration of interdependence
issued last month in Washing
ton. The simple point the
declaration sought to make was
las Mr.. Macmillan told the
President-that in the modern
world today it is folly for any
one country to try to cover all
the many vital fields of Sc
curity. No free nation could
afford to do so without becom-
ing a garrison state or going
bankrupt. The allies therefore
have to band together in all
ways to stand up to Russia s
J present and future challenges,
Mr.. Macmillan insists.
Mr.. Eisenhower and Mr.
Macmillan acknowledged in
their talks that NATO is the
| backbone of the Western de-
, Tense system. But they recog-
nized also that its strategy was
evolved before the H-bomb and
, the long range rocket, before
, military production costs had
zoomed, before Soviet sputniks
! Reappraisal Necessary
Accordingly a reappraisal o.
the entire organization anC
strategy of the system of al
liances in Europe, the Middle
East, Asia and America below
the Rio Grande became neces.
. sary.
, The senior diplomats, wht
! declined to be identified b!
, name, said the key factor il
British-American planning will
, be to win Congressional agree
, ment for modifying the atomic
, energy act. American willing
ness to share nuclear skills anC
secrets would, they said. hell
! create greater confidence amonl
the allies, some of whom fee
they have been treated will
painful mistrust in the past.
The greater confidence, il
turn. would open the way foI
/, the smaller nations of the al
lance to sacrifice some of theil
sovereignty in the common in.
, terest. Specifically, the idea il
to have them dismantle some
of their national air. land anc
sea forces as independent units
, and throw them into some sort
of central collective force.
No Early Decision Seen
Many elements in the design
have still to take the form
of concrete proposals, and in
formants said it is doubtful,
the NATO heads of government
? will be in position to take many
decisions in Paris next month
because of the far-reaching
nature of the concept.
For that reason another
meeting of NATO foreign, de.
Tense and finance ministers il
being planned for ealy 1853
in February or March.
Before that. the Foreign
Ministers of the Baghdad Pact
Council will confer in Ankara
The five Baghdad members arr
Britain, Turkey, Iraq, Iran anc
Pakistan. The United States
is a part-time member of the
pact.
The United States is likely
to invite into the global net
work many, if not all. of those
countries with which it ha:
treaty ties. There are about
so. Britain hopes to interest
several of its commonwealth
partners in the project.