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...pressures of rearmament on their precarious economies. Britain, facing near-bankruptcy, reluctantly slowed down its rearmament program (see below). France, which seems to lack the moral purpose to save itself, could not make up its mind to ratify the Pleven (European army) plan, which the French themselves originated. The Benelux countries talked of pulling out of the European army: if Britain wouldn't join, if the French would neither fish nor cut bait, they wanted to return to the old system of nations individually contributing divisions to SHAPE...
...said the French last week, this Army will have some 1,000,000 men. About half, or 590,000 of them, will be organized into combat divisions, the rest will be service and support troops. The divisional breakdown: 14 French, 12 German, 12 Italian, and five from Benelux (Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg...
Belgium: Spending 15% for defense. Under arms: 73,000 men. Available to NATO: 1 division now, 2 more by mid-1952. Equipment: inadequate. Morale: fair; powerful anti-Communist strength (spearheaded by Catholics), but filled with ambiguities of socialist pacifism. The Benelux countries set their pace by the pace and policies of France...
Scandinavian, Benelux and other Continental delegates gradually shifted to the British point of view, declined to support a federated "little Europe" (i.e., without Britain). In voting last week for specialized agencies, the Consultative Assembly recommended that work begin at once to seek intergovernmental agreement in transport and agriculture...
Western Union, comprising the five Brussels Treaty powers-the United Kingdom, France and the Benelux nations. The Permanent Defense Organization of Western Union (Uniforce) at Fontainebleau theoretically commands a united Western European army (Uniter), an air force (Uniair) and a navy (Unimer). Actually, the forces are united only on paper...