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do we now have that are dependable and what military defense have we succeeded in creating?” That question cannot be answered until we know what'the French Parliament is going to do about ratifying the European s Defense Community. V

Premier Mendes-France has promised to submit to the French Parliament before it adjourns nfext month a request for the ratification of EDC. Personally, he favors ratification but previously doubted if he could secure a majority in Parliament for his proposal. Of course, his popularity in France has been increased by his ability to end the war in Indochina which had become very unpopular even though he ended it on terms that amounted to a communist victory.

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