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One could cite almost innumerable instances of petty ways in which the   
British element in ACC has soughtto dominate the American side. They all   
point to the need which has existed from the start, namely, the need for a   
senior American general officer to represent his country in ACC and uphold   
our traditions and our policies, as well as in the planning of what is to   
come. The trouble is that the only American officers whom the British are  
willing to see promoted are either those whom they have themselves raised   
to posts of seeming importance and who will do the British bidding, or   
those who are of weak character and can thus be completely dominated.  
Too many of the American officers are men who, though of high position in   
civil life and able in mentality, are without military experience and so   
ble to hold up their end in Anglo-American military gatherin
 
                                                            
 
 
 Another large subject that cannot be considered here is the   
difference in the attitude of the British and the Americans towards the   
Catholic Church. Regardless of whether they are Catholics or Protestants,   
the Americans have always had a sympathetic attitude towards the Catholic   
Church in Italy, and towards its high officials. They seem to realize that   
it is not a matter of one's religious beliefs, but a realization that in a   
country like Italy the Church is an integral part of the life of the   
people. The British attitude is hostile, almost without exception. Not   
only do a small minority of British Catholics lament this, but some of   
their Protestant Officers say the same. Several Jewish British officers   
have been particularly hostile in their comments on the lack of   
appreciation of the situation on the part of Brigadier Lush, himself a   
                            Jew.                            
 
                                                            
 
 
  Now that the war draws to an end, there will be a new need for   
British and American officers to understand each other and to work in   
cooperation and harmony. Americans believe that this can be done, but only   
if they complete equality in personnel, in the right to determine policies   
and in fixing plans. These facts are as true for the future administration   
of other enemy countries as for Italy. There is yet time to correct the   
kes that have been made; but the time is not of limitless ex