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Suggests Men Abstain...
...would be on this basis: Does it advantage me, or does it not, when I get into a war? Now, if I felt that the material destruction that I was going to accomplish was not equal to some moral or great reaction otherwise to this act, then I would abstain. If I thought the net was on my side I would use it instantly . . . The United States is not going to declare war or conduct an aggressive campaign. It is merely going to defend itself, and if someone, in spite of its peaceful purposes, jumps on it, I believe...
...Abstain from voting, if they felt that action now was premature...
...hesitation to demand clear-cut action from the U.N. stemmed partly from fears that: 1) the General Assembly would refuse to pass a strong resolution against Red China, or 2) many nations would abstain from voting on a strong resolution, thereby making it nearly meaningless even if passed. At Lake Success and in Washington, U.S. diplomats were busily polling and exploring other nations' views. As the week ended, the U.S. had not worked out a clear-cut view...
Another former top-level diplomat had a similar remembrance: "Malenkov did not bother to talk with the guests. It seemed as though he resented just being there. You could not tell what sort of fellow he was. He did not drink too much, and he did not abstain-a calculating toyer with a glass. Always he wore that party uniform [a drab, high-collared tunic, once affected by Stalin], which went out long ago in Russia . . ." The diplomat paused. Then, spacing his words for emphasis, he continued: "I -would -hate -to -be -at -the -mercy -of -that...