The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-24
Washington
News Report

Washington. D. c., March 10 -
France has stirred bitter resent
ment among U. S. diplomats and
NATO military officials by unilatcr-
ally flouting NATO and withdraw
ing the French fleets allegiance to
supreme NATO command i'll time
Of crisis.
The French are thought to be
trying to gain bigger role in
NATO, which they want to be a
sort Of Big Three affair. In reality,
it is Germany which should be the
third member Of any Big Three ar
rangement, for France has failed to
produce any great military strength
or support NATO satisfactorily.
Already most of the Army divi-
sions which France had pledged to
NATO have been sent off to Africa.
Thus France has failed to meet a
solemn obligation in this regard
Now the French want to take their
Navy from under NATO control
The French Air Force is not con
sidered a great value. which means
that France actually supporters
NATO to minor degree.
The French want NATO protec-
ton and NATO benefits. but they
seem to be content to let others
shoulder the burden Of military and
moral responsibility. Some u S. Of
ficials are thoroughly fed up.
Nasser and Kassim
The report from the Middle East,
making some of the rounds in
Washington, is that the recent
aboritive Iraqi revolution had to
be rushed too fast to allow maxi
mum chances for success Presi-
| dent Nasser, Of the United Arab
Republic. was willing to help b Ii t
didn't have time to get his support
to rebelling forces.
Evidently the pro communist
Iraqui government got wind of the
trouble sbrewing, began moves to
remove the Nasscr Army Of
ficers who were ready to support
the revolt and forced the hand Of
! the Nationalists before they, Of
Nasser. were ready.
Nasser was greatly angered by
| the actions of the Iraqi leaders
and their bombing of fleeing rebels
Feven inside Syrian territory-a n ]
his sudden move to unite the Egyp-
tan and Syrian armies reflected
determination to continue the war
of nerves, and pressure, against the
! pro communist Kassim govern.
ment.
Nasser is urgently trying to line
up other Arab states to support him
in his fight with Iraq like Saudi
Arabia. There Il strong posi-
billty that the recent revolt will
not be the last in Iraq.
Foreign Aid In 1859
The foreign aid program for the
coming year is set al approximate
| ly four billion dollars by the Essen
hover administration Congress is
expected to cut this somewhat but
not enough to suit a growing mum
Der Of lavish foreign aid foes
The greatest criticism Of the for.
eign aid program is that such a
vast operation cannot possibly be
efficiently rum There probably
aren't enough qualified experts
available to the government - who
would take civil service Jobs L
run this vast program.
| The government has named more
than half dozen directors Of this
colossus in the past few years. much
aid money cannot be finally ac-
counted for and many countries arc
dissatisfied with their share OF
| the pie. In short, we ALLEVIATE some
by giving more to others.
| Yet last year We spent billions
on the give-aWay program while 70
ing almost thirteen billion dollars III
the red. This sort Of thinking i
likely to reduce foreign aid con
siderably this year-from the re-
quested 80 billions.
! Meanwhile, defense SPENDING will
probably be increased Dean Ache
son. former Secretary Of State, has
called for an increase in defense
spending Of 5000 900 900. Achesor
says the present Administration :
policy is not matching Russia in
1CBM's missile for missile is a
policy of national suicide