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U.S. OFFICIALS TO START FORMAL CONSIDERATION OF N. ATLANTIC PACT
Washington, April 24.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will this week begin formal consideration of the North Atlantic Pact,
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bar whose duties tauch on the diplomatic and military front. The former Secretary of Stute, Air, George Marshall, probably will be called, health permitting. Mr. Dean Acheson, the US Secretary of State, who
Other probable witnesses before the momentous hearings, which 'will appear before the Committee on Thursday
will last a month or six weeks, to urge ratification of the Treaty, is expected
are the former Under Secretary of State, Mr. Robert Lovett, for- to explain in detail how the United States Gov-
mar President Herbert Hoover ernment plans to spend more than $1,000 mil-
andi the elder statesman Mr. lion in helping to re-arm Western Europe.
Bernard Baruch Why, therefore, Meanwhile, the chairman of There is very little opposition United States.
Senate
Armed the should not this Increased security the the teks of Treaty itself. Since its signa-be translated into reduced mill-Committee, Mr. Millard Tydings. Bald Congress probably could been ture it has
favourably tary expenditures?
Who Is To Decido Annace the Arst year of the-nrms received by the majority of the
Should the United States de-recovery spending from $300,000,- American Congress, the press and public opinion generally. ride itself what arms it is going 900 to $600,000,000 and by put- to rend to ench country, or should tig, firm $15,000,000,000 lid on But nrgely for doniostle' rea-
Atlantic powers be the nation's own defence spend- sons, there is likely to be con- the North
the permitted to distribute the arms Ing. oboul siderable controversy
The Tydings proposal may gel collectively accorting to "teeth" ront of putting
Into the
a thorough airing at the pact plan? Alliance by providing arms and
Can the European nations be hearings. The Detence Secretary, Mr. Louis Johnson, and the Se- supplies to Its members.
relles upon to make their own Political
anticipate contributions
military observers
cretaries of all three to general ге
services arc to testify-Reulers from the beginning of the that
the armament and to resist aggres- ficial consideration of
and United Preső. tion individually, wh
wherever Jt Treaty next Thursday, Senators will tend to debate military aid may come, or will they tend to sit back and rely on the United rather than the Treaty,
States to re-arm and save them by military action, If necessary?
The
Committee chairman, Senator Tom Connally, promised
These are some of the ques- tons being askéxi In Congres-
the sional circles: Can
United
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Jerusalem, April 24. Motor lorries Ionded with files and office equipment arrived here from Tel Aviv today as sections of the Israeli Ministry of Justice More Government Jerusalem. American re-armaments and $5,- took the unusual step of Ruthurufflers are due to move to Jeru 11.00 mladic News Real. (Imfort
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Some supporters of the Treaty claim that its very existence) safeguards the security of thei
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