Evening star., 1960-10-07
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French Try to Quiet
Fear on NATOL
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existing structure Of NATO
must be revised. Gen de Gaulle's
opposition to an "integrated"
NATO command is partly be-
cause of his belief that an army
to be effective must be a ma
tional institution. But it is also
partly because of his determi-
nation to reduce the alliance
by American military COM
manders.
The organization Of Europe
which he proposes, however,
goes beyond the military sphere.
At the same time as he de-
mands a larger voice for
France in Anglo American
councils he is calling for crea-
ton of new European institu-
tions within the six-nation
Common Market group to
develop a co-ordinated policy
along economic and political
as well as military lines. These
institutions, the general has
proposed, should consist of
meetings of heads of state
four times a year, monthly
conferences between ministers
of important departments of
state, permanent commissions
to develop common policy in
the political. economic defense
and cultural fields and a Euro
pean assembly made up of
parliamentary representatives
of the six nations.
Wants Form Treaty
This grandiose scheme, Gen.
de Gaulle has argued, should
be drawn up in the form of a
solemn treaty to be ratified by
referendum in each of the
member countries. In the
French presidents view it
would mark the beginning of
what he likes to refer to as an
imposing confederation" of
European states which could
play a determining part in the
struggle between the Russian
and American super powers. !
At the same time, Gen. de
Gaulle has made it quite clear
that his confederation is any,
thing but a step toward a real
integration of Europe. In CO.
operating with each other and
co-ordinating their policies,
each state would retain its full
sovereignty and complete con-
troll over its own military forces.
On various occasions, the gen.
eral has made it clear that his
basic hostility to supranational
authorities such as the Euro
pean Coal and Steel Commu-
nifty and Euratom is as strong
as ever.
These ideas, needless to say,
have not sat very we'll with a
number of other European
leaders, Dr.. Adenauer included.
When he first heard the out
lines of plan at Rambouillet in
July, the old Chancellor-pos-
sibly because he did not grasp
its full significance did not
seem unduly disturbed. But the
more he has thought about it
and the more Gen. de Gaulle
has amplif1ed his proposals the
clearer it has become that they
run directly counter to some of
the basic principles on which
Chancellor Adenauer has always
founded his policy.
Berlin Threat Cited
These include a strong belief
that the ultimate safety of
Europe will always depend on
a firm commitment of Amer
ican military power on the
continent. In his view, moth
ing whatever should be done to
undermine or weaken this COM
mitment since there is not now
and never will be enough real
European power to take its
place. Particularly at a time
when the Germans are expect
ing a renewed Russian threat
to Berlin, they are not recep-
tive to any ideas for drastic
revision of the Atlantic treaty
There are other serious points
of difference both in spirit and
detail of Gen. de Gaulle's pro-
posals. Where the French
concept of building Europe
is limited strictly to the six
continental nations, the Ger
mans are anxious to find some
way of bridging the gap which
haA. grown up between the