Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-02-02 | Page 4 | Ike Says More Yanks Needed in Europe

Ike Says More Yanks hanks Needed in Europe I WASHINGTON Feb 2 D C-D UPI UPI- i Gen Dwight D D. D Eisenhower told a congressional meeting Friday that the transfer of some additional U. U S S. S units to Europe will be es es- In a n statement issued after a two hour meeting with the house armed services service and for foreign ign affairs committees Eisenhower was quoted ed as saying I One unit sent soon to Europe will be the equivalent of two or three sent later because of the psychological factors now involved imol in collective c rearmament efforts The statement was issued by Chairman VInson D. D Ga of the armed services committee and Acting Acting ActIng Act- Act Ing Chairman Richards D. D Df S. S C. C of the foreign affairs committee It said members asked Eisenhower questions on all phases of the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed rearmament of Europe including tn- tn In Including I eluding tho use we of American I troops I Generalizes Number Eisenhower however howe did not detail detail de dc- de- de tail tan the precise amount of AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican ground air or sea power which will be assigned to Europe the statement said The statement related that Eisenhower supreme commander of allied powers in Europe expressed expressed expressed ex pressed great satisfaction at the up stepping-up of the defense effort in the last week There Thera was no elaboration on this point The Tho general also expressed extreme extreme extreme ex ex- pI pleasure ensure and gratification at the tho news that Holle Holland nd is a abc Y l to lo double its defense effort statement said ti W Uj I Confidence c In Europe 1 1 I It was related that the b e n brought out in answer to op u lions that he has full in the ability of the western trans to build an of effective def der defeat 1 force within a reasonable time to i Eisenhower Thursday laid do doirs J his opposition to a limit on ft Uti number of American America troops t to tiK f sent to Europe His express s the ranks of split lawmakers d d' d manding such a ceiling I t