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X.A.14, Nov.52. - page eight Bonn fels very strongly, that a great erisis will eecur around the period between the second half ef 1955 and 1957. During these critieal months, Seviet and S,tellite ferces will reach the peak of their efficiency and power, will have made decisive strides in atemic researeh and the building ef atemie weapens, will have a tremendous reservoir ef trained and reli able manpewer, will have fully integrated their Satellite forces. By that time, furtnermere, China will have become one of tne most formidable military forees. This is based on reperts of Kast Germans new serving with the Chinese. Therefore, as Benn sees it, the preblem ef the Seviet poliey is a fairly simple one s: te prevent the West Írom unifying, integrating and rearming tili that time, when, se the Seviets believe, the balance ofpewer will be in their favour, if the West keeps oneas it does today. It is this the reason of the present Stalinist policy ef purely political warfare. Germans very strongly feel the urgency of the situation and henee are most eager te bring any sacrifice in order to get the West united and armed. They are very upset abeut tne French obstructionist tactics. Freneh policy, se they argue, almost lo ks sometimes as if it where eenceived in the Hast. They are alse very upset about the absence of Great Britain in active polieies. When Churchill came, he was greeted with enthusiasm; new people are disillusioned and begin te ask themselves whether Churchill's apparent weakness is nit the sign ef a mere prefeund British decadence. British prestige stillilives, but it is sinking rapidly and dangerously. Unless Britain reasserts itself in the near future, by taking beld initiatives, the results ean beeeme disastrous. In this eennection it is worth mentioning, that the Ger mans shew feen understanding fer the vast untapped reseurees eof the Dark Centinent. They hope that Britain will take bold initia tives soon, especially since the Germans keenly feel that Afriea might turn eut te be the future arsenal ef Demoeracy. Interesting also is the fact, that the Afriea Plans ef Intelligence Digest are genwrally known in Bonn, and are eonsidured there as yet the mest eonstructive approach te the general problem ef Western Defense. It is clear that given a ehanee, vast German eapital and enterprise would ask fer a chance te partake in that venture. the German-American relations are very good indeed. Though the present Ameriean Ambassador Walter Donnelly is far frem pepular, this does not alter substantially the German attitude, es— peeially since the Germans know how the Pentagon is thinking, They knew that the Amerieans want te defend German seil and want the rearmament at once, This has added vastly te America's prestige, In fact Germany seems te be today the mest pre-american country on the continent.