Show 1 NATO TO T And Us s There are growing doubts I concerning the future of NATO I the North Atlantic Treaty OrI Organization Organization Or Or- founded President President I gan by I dent Harry Truman and Euro Euro- European leaders shortly after afterworld afterworld afterworld world war Yar II The military organization organization organization or or- ties together US U.S. f and European defense IN EUROPE in recent weeks t and months some have made madea madej j i a determined effort to obtain th the agreement of several governments to increase the European share of NATO's which cost would offset in a ar r sense expected US U.S. troop withdrawals withdrawals withdrawals with with- in 1971 President I Nixon has pledged to retain I troop strength in Germany through next June 30 but it itis itis is known that cuts will come after that time I G However there is reluctance on the part of many governments governments governments govern govern- ments to increase their expenditure expenditure expenditure ex ex- or commitment f MEANWHILE THE Soviet pece offensive and the looming looming loom loom- ing g detente between West Germany and Russia and West Germany and Russia and West Germany and Poland have ha lessened fears of a new European war Also working in that direction direction direction tion is the bitter hostility between between between be be- tween Russia and which China-which many feel is a restraining ining inC in- in influence in in- f C fluence Bence on n the west THESE TRENDS or moods plus US U.S. troop withdrawals may be the beginning of the end for NATO If that should be it would represent an immense immense immense im im- im- im mense victory for the Soviets and leave the third great industrial industrial in in- l d triaI area in the world f f dangerously exposed to future r I Communist aggression for the first time since the late forties For that reason the NATO I military command should be I E retained and Washington should continue to prod European European European Euro Euro- governments to contribute contribute contri contri- bute bate their ir fair share to it even as necessary US U.S. troop withdrawals are carried out outI next year I |