Rift Between America And Treaty Powers
' "Received Friday, 11 p.m, NEW YORK, April 15.. • A rift has oceurred between the United States and the Brussels Treaty Powers ovef the. Netherlands ' quarre. with the Indonesians, says the New York Times' diplomatic eorrespondent It is, understood that Britain, Franee. the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxem burg proposed that the United States should furnish them with miUtary equipment as a group to be distribuf.fi* 1 by them in accordance with their joiin, -defence plans. ' Mr. Dean Acheson (Secretary ot State) opposed the plan op. the grour.nl that he could not endorse any sucli stipulation to Congress which woulrt reserve freedom to deeide who shouM get what arms and on what Herrn.*; Behind this hpparently technical ques 1 tion of procedure lies the dispute ovei . I whether the United States should do cide on its own whether to grant o> withhold military equipment from th Netherlands because of the Nethei .lands' quarrel with the Indonesian Republie. " „ \
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Chronicle (Levin), 16 April 1949, Page 5
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