European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 d the stars and stripes sunday february 2, 1969 Nixon invites All shades of opinion from the military Washington up pres ident Nixon told . Military leaders Friday he wants to hear their views including differences of opinion to help him make policy decisions. Only if different views within the government reach the president Nixon said can the president make sound decisions. The final decisions will remade by As the president but i want to hear about All the nato allies France for $800 million Paris a the unite states and its nato partners have presented France with Billst Otaling about $800 million for military installations they left Inthis country. The installations were left when foreign nato military forces moved out of France atthe request of the French gov French sources said their government was study ing the notes and was deciding How to reject Bills represent what Amer Ica and its military allies in the North Atlantic treaty Organiza Tion consider to be compensation due for the residual value of More than 400 installations Builtin France As part of the common Western defense system while France was still a member of nato s military withdrew from the nato military command and i March 1966 gave its allies a year to leave the country. The unite states position has been that the Short notice violated a 1958agreement with France. The nato View is the same. Building costs Between 1950 and 1966 the United states spent $556 million for construction of nine airfields two port facilities and hundreds of depots warehouses offices schools hospitals and Railroad addition nato paid $550 million for military installation sin this country an expense borne in common by All Nat members. Of this the . Share is estimated at $300 $215 million has been spent As a result of the exodus nearly half of it for relocating hundreds of thousands of tons . Material and 70,000 Ameri can military personnel and de Pendents. Differences so i can make Thebes decision. I going to depend on Secretary Melvin Laird to bring to and the National Security Council Al viewpoints including minority viewpoints. Those you May no agree with and those that should prevail Nixon told about 200generals, admirals and High ranking civilians at the Penta gon. It was one of a series of visit the president has been making to major government depart ments. Praising the Caliper of . Military men Nixon said i want to near what they have to Are differences within the state department As to what our policy should be the president said. There Are differences within the defense on the other hand while those differences do exist believe that we Are All working together toward the same end. Want to hear those differences it if 11 # r. Huson we so 3-nation atomic proposal Bonn a a proposal toe Roll West Germany in an exclusive european nuclear club will be taken up by British prime minister Harold Wilson and German Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger when they meet Here later this month a British spokesman confirmed Here sat urday. The proposal under discussion by experts since last fall is for Britain Holland and West Ger Many to link up and produce enriched uranium by a revolution Ary process known As the Gas Centrifuge spokesman said it would be on the Agenda for the feb.12-13 talks Between the two government leaders but stressed that the tripartite plan is not yet Ripe for a final go ahead decision. Manned Moon Landing might be tried in May Washington a the space Agency said Friday it May attempt to land a Man on the Moon in May if its Apollo 9 space shot next month is successful. After we have assessed the results of Apollo 9 we May want to make the next Mission More ambitious than now or Les planned ambitious Apollo 9 Lemnitzer continued from Page 1 reformer i has been conducted. We at nato Are very impressed he said and i think the performance will be note Don the other Side of the Iron was on hand along with Many other dignitaries an military observers for the largest air Mobile assault demonstration Ever held in Europe. About 2,000 people watched the demonstration conducted by the 3rd inf div along with the 15th aviation group combat and air Force units flying f4d phantom jets Story on Page 6 Lemnitzer reminded newsmen asking about the time Factor involved in flying troops to Ger Many that reforger.-1,was care i fully planned but an exercise of this kind does t necessarily have to be performed at this Pace. There s no doubt in mind that this exercise could decompressed into a relatively Short period of time if it had Tobe. This was the Way we plan edit. We re going to get a lot of experience from it the Genera said. For defense of the Natona tons. Lemnitzer said there must be three types of forces those on the ground in Case of Surprise attack reinforcements such a those in reformer i and big lift and reinforcements from other nato member i confirms the commitment of the . To nato he said. Mission director George Hage explained. Polio 9, 1ue for launching feb. 28 from Cape Kennedy is designed to orbit the Earth with for the first time the full complement of equipment needed for a manned lunar Landing. We have built in enough flexibility so that we can react quickly to difficulties or to successes Hage said. Therefore we cannot Rule out the possibility of a lunar Landing by Apollo 10."at the same time Hage told a news conference an unsuccessful Apollo 9 Mission could result in the next space shot attempt ing to Complete the Mission for which the feb. 28 shot is de signed. Apollo 9, described previously Nixon meets with Council Washington up pres ident Nixon conferred with his National Security Council forbore than three hours saturday on the Middle East. Intensified. S. Diplomatic efforts toward a settlement of Arab Israel differences Are president sat Down with his leading military diplomatic and intelligence advisers at the White House at 9 30 a. ,m., and the meeting broke up at 12 42.there was no official comment on the substance of their discussions. It was believed in diplomatic circles that the United states would now Edge toward acceptance of a Long standing French proposal for Middle East discussions involving u. N. Representatives of the unite states the soviet Union France and Britain. As the busiest most comple flight in the history of the . Space program is to include the first Orbital testing of the lunar module that will carry the first men to the Moon. The spaceship will be manned by air Force col. James a. Mcdivitt civilian Russell
