Word: american
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...have just read your Nov. 9 article on the PX situation here in Seoul, Korea. This is an aspect of overseas operations that should be brought regularly to the attention of the American public...
...most regrettable part of this recent episode is that a strong decision taken by American authorities was reversed. Such a reversal weakens the basic position of the U.S. in its relation with this country...
...wake of Porter's memorable trip, his proposed recognition of Red China met with stony nonrecognition in the two places most concerned. "Crude interference in China's internal affairs!" cried Radio Peking. "Preposterous," said Hong Kong's pro-Nationalist newspaper, Shih Pao: "Our American friends should soberly think of the damage done to U.S. good will abroad by Porter's shallow views...
When he is not helping to ease that struggle, through classroom lectures and speeches to undergraduate organizations, Professor Duroselle retreats to his Widener study, where he is currently doing research on American foreign policy from Wilson to Roosevelt. His book, to be published next Spring, will serve as the introduction to a ten-year study of Franco-American relations. As director of the center for study of international relations, a branch of the Foundation Nationale des Sciences Politiques of the University of Paris, Duroselle is directing the research for this project...
...comments on the present state of Franco-American relations are at once perceptive and optimistic. "The idea of France's withdrawing from NATO is absurd. France is intelligent enough to realize that her security is to a large degree dependent on the American alliance. But De Gaulle thinks NATO's structure could be more efficient. For example, he thinks that there is too much integration in the army command, necessitating a discreet balance between generals and staff officers of the various countries. He won't change the structure by himself, but he would like to start negotiations to change...