European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              March 17, 196b the stars and stripes Page 5 to a reduce troops in Europe senator urges Washington up  Lames b i arson called tues f or a substantial withdrawal Ida an troops from Western if rope win re he said they rec in effect As hostages to the . Pledge to defend against any soviet attack. If the credibility of our pledge to resist communism in Europe is still not established the Kansas Republican said there is Little Hope that it eve will  Pearson a member of the Senate armed services commit tee Gaid that withdrawal of a substantial portion of our 250,000 troops and their 236,000 dependents from Western Europe would go far toward curbing the nation s balance of payments deficit a id help Shore up the Dollar abroad. Part of the Pool in addition he said if More troops Are to be sent to Vietnam and he emphasized he was not endorsing such a move Cornmon sense would seem to dictate that our military commitment in Wes Tern Europe should be Consi dered As part of the Pool fro which these needs should be drawn rather than continuing to treat it As a separate and isolated Force not to be tampered with. Turk soviet agreement Ankara a Turkey and the soviet Union signed Here monday a $28.5 million credit agreement w h i c h will enable Turkey o buy Machii i y and equipment for the construction of a dam am Hydro electrical Plant on the Manav at River in sen. James b. Pearson Southern Turkey the news Agency said. Anatolian door7. Worthless ncrap8. Appearing  Ai -11. Grief1. Breach 43. Shuts 4. Article 45. I sorted of foul wheaten 9. Car flour tooth 46. N cd 12. Australian Zealan Bird Bird 13. Parts 47. Skin34. A Wing tumor l.  40. Heedful17. A to in r 4. Possessed Toni ii ships 1 q r i " i 19. Sumy  21. 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Either Way Pearson said there would be a reduction in the balance of payments  would be cheaper however to use existing regular units rather than to train new ones. The Kansas senator said that the net Cost of maintaining american troops in Europe in 1966 was $720 million about half the total balance of payments deficit of $1.4 billion for that year. He predicted that the net Dollar Cost of keeping troops in Europe for the years1967 and 1968 again would run to Between $700 million and $800million. Europeans Pearson added expect the United states to raise taxes and Cut spending reduce our budget deficit and to adopt Tough new measures to reduce our balance of  but he added european willingness o prescribe exceeds any willingness towhee it comes to withdrawal which would do Smuch As anything to reduce our balance of payments deficit and ease the pressure on the  the Johnson administration also has resisted any move to withdraw troops fro Europe. The intransigence of the Johnson administration and the West european governments i particularly frustrating in View of the fact that because of the great changes in Europe since the Early 1950s there is general agreement that the one remain ing principal justification of such a conventional Force in Europe is psychological rather than military. It is argued that the maintenance of the present five to six division Force is necessary to demonstrate the cooperate credibility of our pledge to of defend Western Europe. If the credibility of our pledge to resist communism in Europe is still not established there is Little Hope that it Ever will be. To maintain such a Large Force to serve in effect As hos tages is quite unjustified. Americans Are being asked to pay too High a Price for Western euro Pean psychological peace of mind Pearson said.  & ,4 v \ a iced ill ii an ice Jam pushes toward build Ings along the Israel River at Lancaster . 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