European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes a ctn Day july 10, ., Russia might talk 5 years about disarming by John a. Callcott Geneva up negotiations Between the United Stales and the soviet Union about Stop Ping production of nuclear mis Siles could last As Long As five years. American experts Are think ing in terms of four to five years for such highly comple talks once they begin in earn est. Negotiation of any actual reduction in missile arsenals As proposed by the United state four years ago probably would involve several More years of bargaining it is believed. At first the nuclear Powers will be talking about  this process could begin when the 17-nation disarmament con Ference resumes discussions july 16.america and Russia will thus be keeping their pledge As Parton the nuclear non proliferation treaty to discuss seriously even Tual measures of nuclear Dis armament to balance the prom ise of other countries not to acquire such weapons. Officials warn against any expectations of Quick results. An agreement Between Washington and Moscow to cease production of missiles would be the most complicated disarmament step Ever attempted they  would involve years of negotiation on numbers rocket ranges payloads and above All on safeguards. This problem of each Side making sure the other does not cheat on any agreement willbe the most difficult it is believed. The United states undoubtedly will insist on some form of on site inspection to insure that missile production in Russia does come to a halt. This applies to offensive Aswell As defensive or anti mis Sile , however is not expected to change its mind about such inspection. It always has opposed the idea of anyone con ducting on site inspections in the . And there have been no signs it will alter this  the present the United states is understood to consider spy in the sky satellites unsatisfactory for keeping a Checkon missile production. Missile locations such As anti missile defense installations possibly could be checked but not production in the factories. Whether a Start can remade on talks or More prob ably whether further exploration is necessary will be Dis cussed shortly by the american and soviet chief negotiators at the disarmament conference. William c. Foster is to arrive in Geneva Friday from Washington and Alexei a. Rosh chinos Russia is expected Over the weekend. The two men will meet to Dis cuss the conference Agenda be fore the opening session on july 16. Foster and Voshchin co chair men of the conference Are the men who negotiated the non proliferation pact. The conference session this summer will be Short lasting Only six  will recess aug. 25 or there about for the conference of non nuclear countries opening in Geneva aug. 29 and lasting four weeks. Aiding enemy spec. 5 Gurty Terry of Pearl City Hawaii carries a wounded North vietnamese Soldier to an evacuation helicopter near blah an. The injured Soldier was found by american troops in the Hamlet after they shelled it. A photo defends policies in Vietnam Wheeler says  Could  Diplomat attacks critical boo survive Blitz Washington u p i growing soviet strategic nuclear forces pose the biggest threat to the United states. But this country could survive first strike and destroy soviet cities and Industrial centers. On the other hand if the United states struck the first blow it could not Knock out sufficient missiles and planes to prevent Large scale retaliation. That is the assessment often. Earle g. Wheeler chair Man of the joint chiefs of staff As Given to the Senate prepared Ness investigating subcommittee in april and released in heavily censored form during the week end. Summing up this country s posture Wheeler said behave the military capability for any level of warfare which i applied fully could today destroy any nation As a  he said the joint chiefs Donot consider that the deliberate initiation of the strategic nuclear attack by the soviets is Likely however the possibility of nuclear War through Escala Tion or miscalculation cannot  further Wheeler said the United states cannot safely discount the possibility that soviet leaders might launch a preemptive strike if they con Sider themselves inextricably involved in a major confrontation Over critical  discussing what might happen if the United states hit first with nuclear weapons the general said we could not prevent the soviets from launching their own missiles and getting at least a certain number of their aircraft off the Fields and in route to the United  by Barry Kramer Saigon a the american Diplomat responsible for the pacification program in South Vietnam has labelled As grotesque charges contained in a netbook that the program is dead finished  ambassador Robert w. Komer sent by president Johnson last year to push sagging pro Grams of pacification refugee care and civilian Relief took a mat the betrayal by Marine it. Col. William a Corson who retired july 1, the Day the Book  Book is grotesque and is an insult to the thousands of hard working vietnamese and americans who Are out trying to make these programs work Komer said in an interview. The Book is a sweeping indict ment of  Programs in Viet Nam and of corruption and in competence among South Viet namese military and civilian officials. The problem with a Book like this is that it s become very very fashionable to be critical of the american Effort in Vietnam because it seems to be frustratingly unending to the american people Komer  Calls his Book the betrayal but his use of words like fraud liar false,1 and swindle betrays his own extremism. Words like that May help sell books but they re no much Good at informing the american people who have in vested so much blood and treas ure in trying to help  picked out Points which he claimed were in  quoted me As saying corps civil operations and revolution Ary development support was Able to distribute in 1st corps the northernmost military corps area 150,000 More tons of fertilizer in 1m7 than in 19m. Well in All of 1w7 we distributed Only 10,000 to 13,000 tons of fertilizer in 1st corps. We Only distributed somewhat Over 200,-000 tons in All of Vietnam that  said the Book also accuses him of setting Back Effort by  Advisers to help civil Gen. Creighton w. Abrams chief of  Military forces in Vietnam also objected to what he called overplayed reports of corruption among vietnamese. There is undoubtedly corruption in Vietnam Kraer said. If there was t corruption Premier Tran Van Huong would t be mounting a big Campaign against  on Orson s reports of diver Sion of  Goods Komer said i m convinced that the amount of diversion is considerably less than supposed but considerably More than is  but Komer added impasses any understanding that Corson who has t been in Viet Nam since August 1967, can derive such widespread  Komer claimed Many reforms had been made not Only in the vietnamese administration Butin  Checks against diversion As  that Corson had not been in Vietnam during a Dafter the communist tet Offen Sive in february Komer challenged the colonel turned author s Contention that the offensive had forced the Ameri cans to turn All their efforts from pacification to refugee re Lief. There was no diversion of Effort Komer said. We placed great emphasis on expediting pacification in he Countryside at the same time remounted a new Effort with the government to take care of the new  Komer claimed also that Orson erred in saying there Are four million refugees in Viet Nam there Are less than half that number. He must be re Ferring to the cumulative num Ber since we began  in 1965," Komer said. Most of those have been re  Corson says a i million of .-Purehum-d pias ters for the  Hamlet program in 1962. The figure was $10  and Komer admitted. Were late Ket Tiiu on to Ufier program. There War valid criticisms in 1965-60, but they Are not valid in 1966-07." Robert w. Komer ians by ordering that All project be cleared by the South Viet namese  am totally unaware of what he s talking about Komer  is entirely a government of South Vietnam operated program. We Are Only Here in an advisory role and flatly disagree that the Ameri cans should take Over and run Vietnam for the  we re trying to develop self reliant self sustaining coun try. I Don t think we can do that by taking Over like a Bunch of , who hag the rank of ambassador but who is actually Deputy for civil operations to european edition col. Jamet w. Campbell Uta. It col.  jr., up. Brt Proctor Mir 0, Frank Henrye Steina circulation a unofficial naw Apapas afm