European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Dual Basing not enough von Hase says Vilseck Germany up Large permanent american rce in Europe can never be re placed by one kept in the United states but held ready to return Ere if needed the West German Deputy defense minister warned saturday. Defense ministry state Secre tary Karl Guenther von Hase Germany Ade his comment during a tour the Maneu vers being conduct fed just Vest of the czechoslovak order by about 20,000 american soldiers including 12,000 flown Here from the United states the troops flown Here Are com posed of two brigades of the 24th 1 of div plus pilots and ground Foont. On Page 8, col. Vej Paris believes non nuclear War possible Paris a the Semi offi Cial French National defense re View said saturday that a Funda mental reversal of soviet strategic doctrine has introduced the concept of a major non nuclear War into russian military think ing and could threaten the stability of the first time since Russia became a nuclear Power the unsigned article said the red army s contingency plans in clude the possibility of an East West conflict fought exclusively with conventional weapons. It warned that the new strategy might make the soviet leaders less prudent in backing their cont. On Page col 4 atomic arms defense key Healey states from a and up dispatches Munich British defense minister Denis Healey warned saturday that nato would have to use nuclear weapons within few Days after an All out soviet invasion of Western Europe or surrender. Addressing an International military science conference Here Britain Healey disclosed that the British and West German governments Are working out a nato Doc Trine for the initial use of nuclear weapons in a number of typical he told military experts fro seven countries that the superiority of the soviet led Warsaw cont. On Page col. 3 commentator Gen. Tyman l. a Point about saturday s helicopter assault demonstration at Grafe Woehr to West German finance minister Franz Josef Strauss left and nato Secretary general manlio Broslow. Behind a flaming screen of napalm dropped by air Force fighters the army staged the biggest such assault Ever made in said the exercise gave notice to any aggressor of the strength of nato. A mph he in him by a opposed to troop cuts by Jay Ligons a Nuernberg Bureau chief Grafe Woehr Germany is Gen. Lyman l. Lemnitzer supreme Allied commander Europe said Satur Day he is opposed to further reduction of . Troop strength in Europe. Although he declined to comment directly on a recent statement by former defense Secretary Clark Clifford that More Europe based troops might be withdrawn Lemnitzer told a news conference we have a minimum number at the present time and i would not care to see any further moves in this direction under the circumstances that Lemnitzer s remarks concerning additional troop withdrawals to . Bases came just two Days after Gen. James h. Polk Usa eur and seventh army commar Der in chief said he would rather have a division permanently stationed in Europe than standing by at Home to be flown to Germany in an emergency asked by a newsman if he thought nato would have to update its defense plans because of the russian invasion of Czechoslovakia Lemnitzer said not at All. We have plans for the defense of the nato area. There is no reason to modify the plans just because of what happened in Czechoslovakia. There is nothing Static about them. It s our business to keep the plans up to Date and the fact that there was an invasion of Czechoslovakia has not caused us to alter our the general said he was impressed with the Way in which .cai2t unofficial new poor of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East vol. 27, no. 288 sunday february 2, 1969 if 21855 a St doily 10 sunday Northwest hit by snot wind passes closed by United press International wind driven Snow swept in land across the Washington and Oregon coast into Montana weather Cloudy with occasional very tight rain. Rata Snowert monday. Frankfurt held Brg High 40, Low 32. Tome Raturi a corded saturday a cd a prti87 Acuna p m ath a. Do a Leno p �7 41 Berlin Al 37 a top rth in p 43 Frankfurt 4 4am pm 37 is London Tab 28 Madrid o Munich olm part ol37 94 37 49m 00 borne p63 Wnm Lul p end wino Friday blocking major paste through the cascades closing schools and baiting travel. Hurricane Force winds with gusts up to 115 Miles an hour lashed the Eastern slope of the Colorado Rockies. Chinook winds began bringing an end tothe bitter cold in parts of Montana Idaho gov. Don Samuelson declared a state of emergency in 10 hard hit Northern counties he said Snow packs 10 feet deep lined Many streets and hardly Coo in Pae 84, col v Nixon May tour Europe with focus on de Gaulle Washington us Seu. Everett m. Kirkseu said Fri Day it Cost Blip $180 to treat president Nixon and the senatorial leadership to lunch this week at the Capitol the Republican Leader mentioned the bid in explaining Why be thinks congressional salaries should be increased from to to
