Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-05-11 | Page 1 | Anglo-American Alliance End Suggested by Ike

Anglo-American Anglo Alliance End Suggested by Ike TOKYO May 11 UP uP Gen Dwig Dwight t D. D Eisenhower said said Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- the United States should avoid an Anglo-American Anglo alliance and seek wor world d peace through theU the U United it d Nations EIsenhower told a press pres conference conference conference con con- ference the wartime born Anglo- Anglo American alliance should sho be abolIshed abolished abol abol- d. d and its functions function l lift left lt up to the United Nations The view expressed Jay by the a army y chief of at staff contradicted that of Winston Vinston Churchin Churchill with with who whom he worked int intimately while supreme su su- su- su premo preme commander in Europe Churchill has proposed the Dalliance alliance Dalli alli- alli ance in strong strong- terms We have got to make the United Nations work Eisenhower Eisen Eisen- hower said Any lesser contacts should be in line with United Nations Nations Nations' Nations Nations' Na Na- policy He said however that a liaison similar to that he maintained at atS atS S H E Ef F sh should uld b be carried out whenever r American and British troops were side by side aide in the thc field EIsenhower said sold it was deplorable deplorable deplorable de de- de- de that a fight should develop develop de de- de- de between the and navy over the proposed merger of the armed forces He said he he failed to s see how it how it h had d devel developed The gener general l said Adm Chester W. W Nimitz and William F. F Halsey both favored unification at the time he returned from Europe Ho He denied claims that unification unification a- a tion would mean abolition of the marine marthe corps 1 l' l would be be the thelast last to advocate abolition of th the ma marines marin ma- ma rin rifles rines s he said