UNITED STATES OF EUROPE

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26465, 5 July 1951, Page 7

UNITED STATES OF EUROPE

PLEA BY GENERAL EISENHOWER

LONDON. July 3. General Eisenhower to-nignt called on the nations of Western Europe for a supreme bid for unity in face of the Communist menace. He appealed for a United • States of Europe which would throw off the crippling bonds of history, nationalism, and prejudice, and go forward in security and freedom. General Eisenhower warned the Communists: “The stand in Korea should serve notice that we resist naked aggression with all the force at our command.” The nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation need not fear any Communist threat if they were alert, realistic, and resolute, he said. Speaking at a dinner of the Eng-lish-Speaking Union, the Supreme Commander in Europe of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation echoed Mr Churchill's plea for a united Europe. “It would be difficult, indeed, to overstate the benefits in these years of stress and tension that would accrue to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation if the free nations of Europe were truly a unit. But in that vital region, history, custom, language, and prejudice have combined to hamper integration. “Progress has been and is hobbled by a web of customs barriers, interlaced with bilateral agreements, multilateral cartels, local shortages, and economic monstrosities.” Mr Churchill and the Foreign Secretary (Mr Herbert Morrison) were among the 1000 guests at the dinner, at which it was announced that Princess Elizabeth will succeed Lord Salis-

bury as president of the EnglishSpeaking Union. General Eisenhower to-morrow will attend a ceremony in St. Paul’s Cathedral, when he will hand over the roll of honour commemorating the 28,000 United States troops based on Britain who lost their lives in the Second World War,