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Rome, Nov. 22.
Britain's new Conservative government is reported to be willing to provide troops and perhaps air power for a European Army if they could be withdrawn as needed to defend British interests outside the con- tinent.
The bare details became known as top Ainerican and other delegates arrived for the opening of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Council on Saturday.
Averell Harriman, Chairman of
The plan of Prime Minister Winston NATO forces in Europe, and Mr Churchill's Government contains the key provision the temporary committee of the that the troops, likely to be drawn from the four NATO Council. to live British divisions now under Gen. Dwight] D. Eisenhower's NATO Command, could be used describe to the Council hlx elsewhere as decided by the British.
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London. Nov 22 The mam task of the Council of the North Allanbe Treaty
The fundamental purpose in Rome to mesitate misation meeting in 5. agree on the military and developed in Bcial waje of its European the basically agreed cutlook remganisation programme
the Finance Mintflers of ni Slates present and the basically agreed outlook al Defence) Ministers present.
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decisions. mand but would have its own international political, fiscal and military control structure to be topped by a civilian European Defence Commissioner Bthi Board.
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The Haitian Voodoo dancer Cicero (second from left) recently made his first appearance at the Champs Elysees Theatre in Paris.
He is performing with Katherine Dunham, the famous West Indian dancer, and her star troupe.
London Express.
U.S. PLANNING
TRANSPORT OF
ARMIES BY AIR
Washington, Nov. 22.
A new policy of building up a jet-powered transport fleet to speed troops by air from bases in the United States to any threatened part of the world is in the making, an aviation publisher said tonight.
Mr Wayne W. Parrish, editor and publisher of American Aviation, writing in the current issue of the magazine, said this would mean that:
"Instead of building up huge, thinking visualises "many hun- costly, permanent military estab-dreds and eventually thousands" Ushment in all parts of the of big turbo-jet or turbo-prop- world surrounding the Commmu- powered troop and cargo carriers, mist areas, there will be a greater he wrote. trend toward keeping our major strength at home but having it in readiness to use anywhere in the world on short notice.
Arcording to one
usually Mr Harriman's committee is well-informed source. this charged with reviewing the case made by the Defence Ministers meeting may even be held in Washington during the visit of
and the Finance Ministers of He contended there has been Mr Winston Churchill, Britain's NATO and effecting a compro- "gop in the United States Air new Prime Minister, and mise To some extent, as Ad- Force (USAF) concept of air Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthor, ministrator of the United States power;" that the USAF has been Eden
Security Ald programme. he is preparing for strategic bombing the Rome in a position to propose closing of a major power, the need for ¦ session of the Council is to prosthe gap by granting Uniled which may or may not come."
Vice Ure US Secretary of State. Slates assistance, U S. Arm; Secretary Frank Mr Dean Acheson, with sufficient The Rome
session of the Pace, Jr. arrived a few ibutes farts about the scope of the 1952 NATO Council is being held at inter after
Thanksgiving rearmament programme in per- the end of November as original with American nat turkey dinner
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A second vital question on which the Rome session of NATO will try to clear the ground even before final decisions are possibir Is the
the integration of Germany in Western defence.
GERMAN ISSUE
"HIGH TIME"
Gas Eruption Havoc
In
Vienna, Nov. 22. Dantage of over four million schillings was done cruption of gas during the last two days ofi the Zlstersdorf oilfield near Matzen.
an
Two of derricks were completely destroyed. Оде of them disappeared in a crater,
filled at present
with
a seething mass of mud, off and water.
A sea of bubbling black sitme, crude oil and water three feet deep has spread over an area of nearly two hectares-Beuler.
New Command
Disclosed
Rome, Nov. 22.
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He accused the Air Force of being "negative" in doing any- thing about replacing the old An Atlantic C-47, twin-engined transports Command, covering the English of World War II fame which Channel and a part of the North tre still the backbone of the Sea, has been in existence for air lift in Korea. "It
is high several months under a British Ume, in fact late in the day, Admiral, it was disclosed here to plan large-scale
today. replacements oday. of the C-47s," he said.
Disposing of aircraft, mine- Studies made after
World sweepers and other small ships
covers parts of Meanwhile, Mr Parrish wrote,
War II of the requirements for the Command the USAF has not prepared for moving one army diviston con- the British, French, Belgian.
Danish or follow-through of
templated mobility
G "fantastic" number Dutch and
coasts bul NATO such bombing and has "under- of transport planes, Mr Parrish not Norway's coast,
said.
But these estimated its own responsibilities
studies had spokesman said.
Fuller debils would be re- as the No. 1 medium for keeping two things wrong about them:
leased during the NATO Coun- the world peace by an ability to (1) They were based
cil's meeting in Rome, he said. prevent or put out sparks in all existing types of transports; (2)
The spokesman said that the They involved parts of the world."
standard arm
constructed Command division of 15,000 men.
on a basis, concerned geographical Mr Parrish said the new
mainly matters such as the pro- divisions of 4,000 tection of harbours, minesweep- or 5,000 men, with their equip 10g and co-ordination of trafic mant, thus bringing the plane
and eld
not say how long requirements down to something
had been reasonable.
that it would
Up to now most of the studies for greater use of "air lift" have Mr Parrish said. But the new been based on existing planes,
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Unions
Pentagon thinking involved
streamlining
COST FACTOR Mr Parrish said that among the factors which had brought about the shift in high-level thinking on air policy was the appointment of Robert A. Lovelt as Defence Secretary-"a sirong believer in the full use of air
power."
He
the Command existence.
He indicated
in
control no large ships or con- ground siderable troops-Reuter.
bodies
Dispute Over New Guinea
Further progress on this issue already sanctioned in principle
Berlin, Nov. 22. by the
NATO
Governments in Delegates from 64 different Brussels last December will countries ent the General depend on the outcome of the Council of the Communist-ed coming concerned about the cost Top policy-makers are bc- | European Army conference in World Federation of Trade
Paris, whose report is also not Unions
The Hague, Nov. 22. due until December.
here yesterday called of arming both the U.S. and the Western world Allies and
Indonesian Foreign Minister on workers all over the world
of keeping large numbers
of Achmad Soebardjo to start "an international fight.S. soldiers abroad.
conferred But the official chairman of of the working classes against
today with his Dulch colleague, "Moreover, there is no assur-Dirk U. Stikker, and L. Peters, this
conference,
M. Robert war preparations." na the French Foreign
ance that the men and equip Minister for the Dutch-Indonesia will make
This was one of a series of ment will be located where they Union.
at the right statemerit in Rome both on the resolutions passed by nearly 300 will be needed
The subject was understood to be the recent note the Nether- agreement and remaining is delegates, claiming to represent time."
Therefore, the new thought Islands sent to Indonesia rejecting 80 million workers, at the end agreement on the form of in- tearation of German units.
of a seven-day meeting in East to build up highly mobile, U.S. the latter's claims to Dutch New
based forces based in the US. Guinea-Associated Press. One of the remaining unsolved
few other suit- issures, it is understood from
The delegates also adopted and perhaps a
resolution calling on the able places. There will be air Nations General As-bases abroad but far fewer than planned for earlier, Mr Parrish
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Berlin.
usually well-informed source, a
is the future relationship of the United West German Federal Republicsembly in Paris to "take im-
to the North Atlantic Organisa- mediate measures against the wrote-Associated Press,
ber
'ion of which it is not a mem- international arms race in order to prevent another world war,” --Reuter.
In usually well-informed quarters here it is thought that Dr Adenauer may possibly be later invited to go to Rome lo address the Council.
The Council will have before it a report from its military committee of Chiefs of Staff of member Governments on the command structure of NATO and the Middle East area,
SOVIET NOTES TO ARABS
Damascus, Nov, 22. Russia has told Syria, that she view of the fact that would regard the formation of Greece and Turkey will not by a Middle East Command as
In
then formally be members of hostile set directed against her,
ary.
NATO; however, they may dafora Syrian Toreign Office spokes consideration of it until Janu-man said today,
This view won contained in It will in any case receive a a note delivered to the Syrian report from the ave-power com- Mbilster in Moscow last night. mittee presided over by the Representatives of Irng, the Cánndian External Affairs Lebanon and Egypt were
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