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Best evidence that it is high time for the evolution of a new, broader NATO came last week when even NATO's Gen eral Alfred Maximilian Gruenther was un able to muster up much congressional or public enthusiasm for the most sensible of pleas for foreign aid, made on the basis of the old NATO program...
Into the cavernous caucus room of the Senate Office Building last week marched NATO's General Alfred Gruenther. about to close out his distinguished Army career, on what he considered one of his most important missions: persuading the Senate Foreign Relations Committee not to vote cuts in the Administration's $4.7 billion foreign-aid program. Washington was crowded with holiday tourists, plenty of advance publicity had been given General Gruenther's appearance, and he could be counted upon for an eloquent, meaningful performance. But when the hearing opened only a handful of spectators and five Senators were...
With a huge map of Europe on his right and a rack of charts, e.g., of
NATO air strength, on his left. Al Gruenther spoke without notes for 45
minutes, effortlessly rattling off the complex statistics of defense
expenditures, populations and strength estimates, persuasively arguing
that Soviet "smiles, happy talk and receptions" in no way justify a
dilution of Western strength. Items:
Scott's idea won enthusiastic applause from all the air generals but one: General Lauris Norstad, soon to be named to succeed retiring General Al Gruenther as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. Norstad argued convincingly that the Air Force was already getting more than twice the appropriations of the other services and that it was no time to stir up trouble. Norstad won few Air Force converts with his appeal, but he did have a sobering effect on the conference. Bob Scott's campaign was drastically watered down...
Alarmed by the House committee cuts, the Administration stiffened its resistance to further cuts and summoned NATO's retiring commander, General Alfred Gruenther, to rebut Richards' arguments this week before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. But prospects of success were poor; in the absence of White House direction, sentiment in both houses is much as Dick Richards crystalized...