French NATO Block

'pHE new French Premier. Rene May er, comes to power in Paris with the backing of General Charles de Gaulle, who opposes the European army project as ten tatively agreed upon by European powers. The evolution of this new government in France definitely puts a damper on hopes that the European Army Treaty would he speedily executed. Shortly after his appointment, Premier Mayer announced that he would negotiate for "additional protocols’’ to maintain the unity and integrity of the army and of the French Union. This was taken to mean that Mayer was inclined to the De Gaulle po sition of national armies for both France and Germany, instead of units subordinated in a NATO Army, as has been talked for the last two years. One of the effects of Mayer’s ascension was the announcement by German Chancel lor Konrad Adenauer that he now con sidered changes in the original combined army plan desirable. This seemed to be a concession by Adenauer to nationalist units in Germany who were pressing for more nationalist arrangements in the NATO de fense program. Coming at a time when