Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 August 1947 — Page 28

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Britain May Pull All Troops | Out of Greece and Italy

Manpower Needed for Industrial Front

To Relieve Critical Economic Condition

By BRUCE MUNN, United Press Staff Correspondent : LONDON, Aug. 1.—The British government was reported by a foreign office spokesman today to be examining urgently the question of | withdrawing British troops from Italy and Greece.

An oficial spokesman said no date had been set for the proposed cuts]

ting down or overall pullout of British troops from Italy and Greece,

Informed sources understood the British garrisons in Austria also were marked for re- Britain's Quetion. pressed industry Government departments were| Britain was understood to have reported studying the question In| informed the United States that the light of a cabinet decision tol the troops in Italy and Greece must | speed up demobilization ud free p, pulled out as soOn As possible — } to ease the country 's manpower and

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inated EAM coalition in Greece had said the figure was nearly 16,000

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peace treaty comes into force. The focal point of the crisis’ | pressure swung suddenly to food] | minister John Strachey. The gov- | ernment was reported considering] | cuts in everything from butter to bedsprings Bir Stafford .Cripps, president of the hoard of trade, returned from Paris talked with Will Clavton, U. 8. undersecretary of state for economic affairs Mr. Cripps was understood - to have taken up in detail with Mr MOND RINGS Clayton the British dollar dilem-~ —— i N. ILLINOIS NT. ima. Unconfirmed reports circulatSn led that he warned Mr. Clayton

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American Economists

Alarmed Over Britain

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (U, P.) .— American economic officials were alarmed today by Britain's rapidly deteriorating financial position, { They studied prospects that the $3,750,000,000 American loan, which was supposed to suffice for five years, will be exhausted early this fall The American loan to Brifain is tonly one year and two weeks old, but only $1 billion is left.” In July {alone the British withdrew $700 million after having drawn $300 million in June State department and treasury officials are examining every possible aspect of the critical British situation They fear a real crisis will come in London before the “Marshall plan” begins to operate | next year. » This study coincided with moves | by British Prime Minister Clement { Attlee to reduce British imports | of American products drastically to | conserve his dwindling dollars, The | British also plan to slash their | armed forces overseas In such eritfcal areas as Germany, Greece, | Trieste, ole

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