“REAL TROUBLES AHEAD”
MONTGOMERY’S VIEWS ON FUTURE
(Rec. 9 p.m.) OTTAWA, August 24. Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery, Deputy Allied Commander in Europe, said today that he thought the world’s real troubles were in the future.
Field-Marshal Montgomery, who arrived from London, said: “I feel that a lot of people think all our troubles are behind us. The Korean war is over, and we have had eight years of peace since World War 11. But our real troubles now are ahead of
Saying that the world’s political leaders should reach agreement on global strategy, he added: “We fighting men cannot do anything unless we getpproper guidance from our political chiefs.”
Field-Marshal Montgomery was asked to appraise the present position of preparedness of the North Atlantic Treaty defence forces. He said: “Four years ago it would have been a walkover for anyone attacking us. Today, any attacker would not have it entirely his own way. We could make it very unpleasant for him.”
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27128, 26 August 1953, Page 9
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