Evening star., 1959-12-16
Allies Get Warning of Soviet Might
Against Bockdrop of French Issue
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added, are eager to join forces
to produce middle-range mis-
Siles capable of firing atomic
warheads 1.500 miles. The
United States. he said, is study
ing the project and soon will
be able to give full assistance.
Missile Progress Noted
The great promise Of the
feet ballistic missile-the sub
marine-based Polaris system
is quickly being fulfilled" he
said.
He added that considerable
propress has been made in
Joint arms design and produc-
ton, including work on the
Surface-to-air missile Hawk.
and the air-to-air Sidewinder.
I'VE are determined to make
whatever effort and sacrifice
the future may require of us to
be able to maintain an effective
nuclear delivery capability,"
Mr.. Gates said.
He emphasized the need for
shared financing in the devel-
opment of new weapons.
Mr.. Gates said he saw no
indications Russia would make
any concessions at a summit
meeting that would warrant a
reduction of United States
forces.
London, Bonn Back u. S.
Defense Minister Harold
Watkinson of Britain and De-
fense Minister Franz Josef
Strauss Of West Germany also
supported the American posi-
ton that integrated command
is a keystone of NATO.
Mr.. Watkinson announced
Britain has no present inten-
ton Of cutting her 55,000-man
army on the Rhine.
Mr.. Strauss said the Germanl
goal of a ,000-man army by
the end of 1861 is two-thirds
realized and will be reached.
Secretary of State Christian ,
A. Herter, at the opening coun-
ell session yesterday, insisted
once more on lntegration of I
NATO military forces under a {
unified command to counter Z
the growing striking power of ;
improved Soviet arms.
France Equally Firm
With equal firmneSs, France !
has been holding out for a
system to preserve what Pres
ident de Gaulle refers to as the
national entity" of the par
ticipating forces. that is each / |
nation retaining full control of
its forces.
French Foreign Minister
Maurice Couve de Murville
appeared to be conducting a
diplomatic delaying action until
President Eisenhower arrives
Friday and can meet with Gen.
de Gaulle. The French hope
the two old wartime associates &;
can iron out the dispute.
AS his allies understand it,
Gen. de Gaulle wants American !
forces to remain in Western t
Europe. But he also wants :
France to have a bigger role in
NATO and stronger voice in '
world affairs. And he is look I
ing toward a future, perhaps a
distant one, when West Europe Z
will be able to negotiate with I
Russia on equal terms and will Q
no longer need to take shelter !
under America. armed might.
Partial Solution Seen l
There may be some effort to
find a face-saving partial solu-
ton to the dispute.
One suggestion is a step-by-
step arrangement to unity
Western defenses, at least in =,
the air. In return, the alliance
for the time being would off,
cially overlook Gen. de Gaulle's
refusal to accept stocks of ;
United States nuclear weapons : :
in France unless he has sole
control Of them. The United
States insists on joint control,
system accepted by Britain =
and Italy.
Such an arrangement would :
present a facade of unity TO
the Russians. But Americas /
top military men, and probably
those of other NATO nations.
probably will tell their political
chiefs privately that it would :
not do nearly enough to in !
crease the military effective
ness of the alliance.
Informed diplomats reported, :
meanwhile. that West Ger
many has won approval from {
her allies to build warships up :
to 5000 tons and submarines
up to 1000 tons. These sources q
said the tonnage ceiling on |
West Germany's growing navy
was raised at a secret session t